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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 7

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 252▼ 110 vs year ago 513 · −21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 31 vs year ago 80 · −38.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

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 $278.07/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −167.24 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$278.07

17 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$34.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs KY average

+2.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	292.11	1,630	7thin
Medium and Large 2	561	275.05	1,543	6thin
Large 1-2	567	258.03	1,463	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.08/cwt here — about $167 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 sale17 hd

278.07

—

KY average22 barns · 490 hd

280.00

−1.92

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+2.99

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−167.24

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	—	High	1,855	164.63	3,054	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	139.92	1,775	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	133.79	2,056	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	121.62	1,334	13

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,869	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,690	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$1,290	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,207	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	306.26/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,302	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	297.37/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,436	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	293.87/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,552	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,477	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	567	258.03/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,463	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	291.41/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,661	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	274.58/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,576	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,786	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	261.68/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,743	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	255.70/cwt	255.70–255.70	1,994	67
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,064	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,714	1
Steers	850–900	Large 2	875	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	966	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	266.67/cwt	265.00–267.50	920	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,068	6
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,037	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	255.37/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,050	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	286.31/cwt	284.00–287.50	1,245	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	254.47/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,204	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	240.54/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,145	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	273.53/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,321	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	233.75/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,180	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	266.47/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,364	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	277.92/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,451	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	235.36/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,337	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	256.73/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,466	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	210.05/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,277	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	242.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,479	6
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	612	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,408	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,453	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	789	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,562	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,401	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,043	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	312.66/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,201	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	301.87/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,253	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	294.63/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,364	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	277.37/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,476	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	254.85/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,465	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	233.50/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,443	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,444	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	200.52/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,530	2
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	790	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,430	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,548	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	162.74/cwt	157.00–167.00	3,030	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,404	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	117.46/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,314	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	125.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,437	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	134.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,666	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	145.86/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,905	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,963	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,913	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	139.21/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,259	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,869.28/head	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,869	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 252Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 46Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	305.00–307.50	306.26
2	450–500	483	292.50–302.50	297.37
2	500–550	535	276.00	276.00
4	550–600	574	269.00–280.00	274.58
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	820	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	330.00–335.00	332.45
2	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	460	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	528	290.00–297.50	293.87
5	550–600	570	285.00–298.00	291.41
4	650–700	666	254.00–269.00	261.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	290.00	290.00
67	750–800	780	255.70	255.70
60	800–850	819	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	567	257.00–259.00	258.03
1	600–650	615	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	265.00–267.50	266.67
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
5	400–450	411	252.00–260.00	255.37
4	450–500	473	251.00–261.00	254.47
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	568	230.00–243.00	235.36
1	600–650	625	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	789	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	476	235.00–247.50	240.54
2	500–550	505	230.00–237.50	233.75
2	600–650	608	206.00–214.00	210.05
1	650–700	655	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	805	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	522	275.00–280.00	277.92
3	600–650	605	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	342	282.50	282.50
6	350–400	392	272.50	272.50
9	400–450	435	284.00–287.50	286.31
5	450–500	483	268.00–277.00	273.53
13	500–550	512	257.50–272.00	266.47
6	550–600	571	252.00–261.00	256.73
6	600–650	609	240.00–247.50	242.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	207.00	207.00
2	600–650	612	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	384	300.00–317.50	312.66
4	400–450	415	297.50–305.00	301.87
3	450–500	463	292.50–299.00	294.63
9	500–550	532	267.50–280.00	277.37
7	550–600	575	251.00–260.00	254.85
6	600–650	618	228.00–238.00	233.50
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	763	199.00–202.00	200.52
1	850–900	865	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,053	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,869.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,690.00	1,690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	122.00–128.00	125.14
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,119	115.00–119.00	117.46
3	—	1,055	130.00–136.00	133.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,623	137.00–145.00	139.21
9	—	1,487	129.00–135.00	131.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	140.00–162.00	145.86
7	—	1,236	131.00–137.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	176.00	176.00
6	—	1,862	157.00–167.00	162.74

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.