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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 28

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 630 vs last sale 1,001▼ 857 vs year ago 1,228 · −69.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 78▲ 2 vs year ago 69 · +2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 14 vs year ago 6 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on a lighter test due to the extreme heat and health concerns. Fleshy, bawling and off color calves facing big discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $254.15/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.61 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$254.15

52 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$37.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs KY average

+12.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	260.58	1,418	42
Large 1-2	563	229.85	1,294	6thin
Medium and Large 2	582	223.10	1,298	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.48/cwt here — about $120 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 sale52 hd

254.15

—

KY average26 barns · 920 hd

240.87

+13.28

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+12.27

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−148.61

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	1,775	161.03	2,858	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	138.63	1,752	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,562	137.79	2,152	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	120.80	1,340	22

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)	1,135	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,308	$2,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,406	$2,566	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,225	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	313.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,143	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,106	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,199	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	287.43/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,371	3
Steers	500–550	Large 2	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	256.35/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,356	5
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	538	238.77/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,285	4
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	255.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,488	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	289.74/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,695	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,760	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	261.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,621	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	235.54/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,496	2
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,792	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,853	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	237.61/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,689	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,623	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	242.25/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,858	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,729	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	229.67/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,890	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,808	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	855	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	257.47/cwt	250.00–277.50	940	7
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	243.96/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,017	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	258.52/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,091	5
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	453	241.64/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,095	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	251.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,157	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	238.18/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,103	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,370	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	252.25/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,294	14
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	537	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,249	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,499	22
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	576	228.52/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,316	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	223.10/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,298	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	241.81/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,415	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	229.58/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,428	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	210.54/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,438	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	197.65/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,409	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	745	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,438	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	197.28/cwt	192.50–202.00	1,509	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,569	1
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	830	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,540	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	395	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,037	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,261	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	236.71/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,255	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,511	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,437	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 2-3	587	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,218	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	234.96/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,436	4
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	640	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,488	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	224.83/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,486	5
Bulls	650–700	Large 2	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,538	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	178.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,540	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,752	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	148.45/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	161.25/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,799	10
Bulls	—	—	2,178	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,758	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,373	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	114.79/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,274	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	131.19/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,467	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	138.34/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,747	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,690	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	138.24/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,107	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	129.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,043	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	147.51/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,418	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,478	2,502.41/head	2,425.00–2,575.00	2,502	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 1,001Year ago 1,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 78Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	453	230.00–247.50	241.64
2	500–550	537	232.50	232.50
4	550–600	576	225.00–231.00	228.52
2	700–750	745	193.00	193.00
2	800–850	830	185.00–186.00	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	257.50	257.50
7	350–400	365	250.00–277.50	257.47
5	400–450	422	252.50–260.00	258.52
7	450–500	460	250.00–255.00	251.42
14	500–550	513	245.00–260.00	252.25
6	550–600	585	237.00–252.50	241.81
5	600–650	622	224.00–233.00	229.58
2	650–700	685	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	713	191.00–203.00	197.65
2	750–800	765	192.50–202.00	197.28
1	800–850	830	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	240.00–246.00	243.96
4	450–500	463	232.50–240.00	238.18
4	550–600	582	216.00–226.00	223.10
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
7	650–700	683	203.00–217.00	210.54
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	474	289.00	289.00
22	550–600	553	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	292.52
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	529	250.00–267.50	256.35
8	550–600	583	250.00–270.00	255.26
2	600–650	635	231.00–240.00	235.54
3	700–750	746	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	795	215.00–220.00	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	310.00–315.00	313.26
2	400–450	428	275.00–285.00	280.09
3	450–500	477	282.50–290.00	287.43
22	550–600	585	276.00–291.00	289.74
4	600–650	619	260.00–265.00	261.86
5	650–700	696	257.50	257.50
9	700–750	711	230.00–246.00	237.61
10	750–800	767	233.00–250.00	242.25
3	800–850	823	229.00–230.00	229.67
2	900–950	927	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	235.00–240.00	238.77
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	290.00	290.00
28	700–750	702	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
2	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	267.52
4	600–650	611	230.00–237.50	234.96
5	650–700	661	222.50–232.50	224.83
1	800–850	815	212.00	212.00
2	850–900	865	175.00–181.00	178.00
2	950–1000	990	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	508	245.00–250.00	248.28
2	550–600	577	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	660	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	773	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
7	500–550	530	235.00–237.00	236.71
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	262.50	262.50
3	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,310	129.00	129.00
6	—	1,263	135.00–144.00	138.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	125.00–133.00	129.03
11	—	1,524	134.00–141.00	138.24
4	—	1,639	146.00–150.00	147.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	120.00–128.00	123.68
7	—	1,110	109.00–119.00	114.79
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,118	129.00–135.00	131.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	142.00–152.00	148.45
2	—	2,178	170.00–175.00	172.53
10	—	1,736	157.00–164.00	161.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,478	2,425.00–2,575.00	2,502.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,353	2,625.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.