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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 12

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 465▼ 128 vs year ago 508 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 91▼ 67 vs year ago 98 · −68.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 33▼ 43 vs year ago 45 · −95.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.19/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −129.57 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$273.19

59 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs KY average

+7.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	276.00	1,468	54
Medium and Large 2	548	250.03	1,371	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	232.00	1,259	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale59 hd

273.19

—

KY average23 barns · 1,233 hd

266.01

+7.18

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+7.82

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−129.57

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $402.76 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	—	Low	1,717	156.24	2,682	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	137.36	1,675	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	130.19	1,981	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	114.68	1,187	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,344	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	310.25/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,337	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	314.39/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,446	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	313.14/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,638	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	327.41/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,739	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,380	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	315.89/cwt	312.50–317.00	1,763	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	299.67/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,699	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	281.80/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,649	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,764	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,624	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,951	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,774	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,962	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,895	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,175	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	232.90/cwt	232.90–232.90	2,138	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,074	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	277.18/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,145	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,082	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	286.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,225	20
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	278.26/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,344	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	260.42/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,276	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	282.22/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,431	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	269.98/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,417	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	254.55/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,349	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,529	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,232	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	262.81/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,537	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,410	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	254.52/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,560	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,628	41
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,340	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	219.97/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,480	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	210.68/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,513	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	241.03/cwt	239.50–244.00	1,735	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	201.01/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,483	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	333.30/cwt	327.50–340.00	917	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,015	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	981	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	303.68/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,306	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	295.02/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,351	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	286.27/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,446	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	268.29/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,449	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	272.52/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,542	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	267.00/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,613	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,367	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,497	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,861	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	159.65/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,805	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	106.86/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,056	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,357	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,337	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	134.18/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,614	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	151.57/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,043	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,950	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	122.64/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,826	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	142.58/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,495	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 465Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 91Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 33Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	392	274.00	274.00
3	400–450	413	277.00–277.50	277.18
2	450–500	490	253.00–268.00	260.42
2	500–550	530	252.00–257.00	254.55
1	550–600	585	241.00	241.00
2	700–750	738	198.00–204.00	201.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	507	280.00–284.00	282.22
7	550–600	550	278.00	278.00
41	600–650	625	260.50	260.50
24	700–750	720	239.50–244.00	241.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	427	280.00–295.00	286.97
7	450–500	483	270.00–282.00	278.26
6	500–550	525	267.00–273.00	269.98
12	550–600	585	255.00–269.00	262.81
2	600–650	613	250.00–259.00	254.52
3	700–750	718	210.00–212.00	210.68
1	800–850	835	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	224.00	224.00
2	600–650	635	210.00–212.00	210.99
2	650–700	673	217.00–223.00	219.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	384	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	431	307.00–317.00	310.25
13	450–500	460	309.00–323.00	314.39
7	500–550	523	304.00–317.00	313.14
4	550–600	567	293.00–305.00	299.67
3	600–650	600	294.00	294.00
2	650–700	657	297.00	297.00
1	800–850	810	234.00	234.00
1	900–950	910	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	531	324.00–330.00	327.41
4	550–600	558	312.50–317.00	315.89
7	600–650	615	304.00	304.00
7	700–750	732	268.00	268.00
56	900–950	918	232.90	232.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	258.00	258.00
4	550–600	585	274.00–285.00	281.80
1	600–650	615	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	685	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	327.50–340.00	333.30
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	430	294.00–310.00	303.68
2	450–500	458	292.00–298.00	295.02
3	500–550	505	275.00–292.00	286.27
6	550–600	566	269.00–274.00	272.52
4	600–650	604	265.00–269.00	267.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	820	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	575	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	680	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	540	264.00–269.00	268.29
1	650–700	690	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	130.00–141.00	134.18
1	—	1,060	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,348	150.00–153.00	151.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	106.00–108.00	106.86
1	—	1,060	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,105	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	130.00–136.00	132.35
2	—	1,750	141.00–144.00	142.58
5	—	1,489	116.00–128.00	122.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,757	155.00–167.00	159.65

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.