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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 22

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 380▼ 125 vs year ago 480 · −26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 28▲ 18 vs year ago 35 · +51.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 14 · +21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.77/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.55 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$296.77

27 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.97

vs KY average

−17.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	299.32	1,557	24
Large 1-2	540	293.00	1,582	1thin
Medium and Large 2	573	267.96	1,535	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $22 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

296.77

—

KY average26 barns · 1,284 hd

303.74

−6.97

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−17.33

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−148.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $445.32 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,719	157.87	2,713	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	135.29	2,097	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	133.27	1,630	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	118.69	1,214	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,519	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,216	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,083	2thin

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	304	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,117	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,258	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	312.39/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,303	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	462	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,377	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	305.78/cwt	297.00–312.50	1,452	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	298.64/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,538	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	2
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,582	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	295.48/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,649	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	267.96/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,535	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,773	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	275.38/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,713	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	261.80/cwt	261.80–261.80	1,979	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,928	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	715	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	863	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	286.28/cwt	285.00–287.50	939	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	846	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,064	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,123	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	285.11/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,072	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,048	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	306.15/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,246	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	285.42/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,213	17
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	252.30/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,193	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	226.70/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,084	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	278.53/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,340	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	250.76/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,276	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,477	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	267.79/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,403	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	538	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,363	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	264.68/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,490	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,446	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	234.20/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,508	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	210.80/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,503	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,634	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,554	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	211	348.15/cwt	337.50–352.50	735	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	332.61/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,091	2
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,205	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	313.36/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,285	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,273	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	298.40/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,364	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	299.26/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,445	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	485	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,387	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	260.55/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,285	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	280.80/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,485	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	261.76/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,403	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	267.95/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,498	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	263.50/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,476	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	241.30/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,375	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	258.60/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,598	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	256.54/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,701	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,867	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	218.46/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,689	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,709	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	165.02/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,715	3
Bulls	—	—	1,792	150.71/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,701	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	106.53/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,012	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	116.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,199	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	125.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,316	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	129.11/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,534	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	138.19/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,748	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	127.43/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,890	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	137.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,158	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,519.31/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,519	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,215.92/head	1,160.00–1,270.00	1,216	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,990.00/head	1,990.00–1,990.00	1,990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed May 22, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 380Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 28Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	367.50	367.50
3	350–400	387	325.00	325.00
18	400–450	417	304.00–315.00	312.39
13	450–500	475	297.00–312.50	305.78
20	500–550	515	289.00–306.00	298.64
2	550–600	558	291.00–300.00	295.48
7	600–650	622	269.00–279.00	275.38
1	750–800	765	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	573	266.00–270.00	267.96
1	600–650	605	254.00	254.00
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	605	293.00	293.00
70	750–800	756	261.80	261.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	540	293.00	293.00
2	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	445	286.00	286.00
3	450–500	457	292.00–303.00	298.40
5	500–550	536	260.00–266.00	261.76
2	550–600	560	259.00–268.00	263.50
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	337.50–352.50	348.15
2	300–350	328	317.50–347.50	332.61
4	400–450	410	305.00–320.00	313.36
3	450–500	483	294.00–305.00	299.26
4	500–550	529	278.00–285.00	280.80
4	550–600	559	261.00–271.00	267.95
2	600–650	618	255.00–262.00	258.60
2	650–700	663	253.00–260.00	256.54
2	700–750	735	254.00	254.00
2	750–800	773	214.00–223.00	218.46
1	800–850	810	211.00	211.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	965	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	485	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	251.00–270.00	260.55
4	550–600	570	239.00–246.00	241.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	301.00–310.00	306.15
2	500–550	520	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
10	300–350	342	311.00	311.00
2	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	305.10
17	400–450	425	275.00–295.00	285.42
18	450–500	481	270.00–289.00	278.53
5	500–550	524	259.00–279.00	267.79
7	550–600	563	258.00–273.00	264.68
12	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
4	700–750	713	207.00–216.00	210.80
2	750–800	782	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	538	250.00–255.00	253.34
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	252.50	252.50
3	450–500	478	224.00–232.00	226.70
1	500–550	515	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	690	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	292.50	292.50
2	300–350	328	285.00–287.50	286.28
4	350–400	376	279.00–295.00	285.11
4	400–450	403	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	473	251.00–253.00	252.30
5	500–550	509	247.00–253.00	250.76
1	550–600	595	243.00	243.00
5	600–650	644	230.00–238.00	234.20
1	900–950	925	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,160.00–1,270.00	1,215.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,519.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,990.00	1,990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	148.00–153.00	150.71
3	—	1,645	157.00–169.00	165.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,265	134.00–146.00	138.19
13	—	1,188	124.00–133.00	129.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	102.00–110.00	106.53
7	—	1,050	122.00–132.00	125.37
5	—	1,028	112.00–120.00	116.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	133.00–143.00	137.54
2	—	1,483	126.00–129.00	127.43

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.