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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 25

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 605▼ 685 vs year ago 1,083 · −63.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 54▲ 8 vs year ago 55 · +14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 21 · −23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $262.14/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −183.18 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$262.14

18 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs KY average

−12.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	267.37	1,463	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	236.01	1,357	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $106 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 sale18 hd

262.14

—

KY average25 barns · 987 hd

262.54

−0.40

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−12.15

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−183.18

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	1,917	150.27	2,881	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	122.26	1,595	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	116.30	1,783	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	105.87	1,125	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,449	$1,756	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$1,559	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,444	$2,294	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

93 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	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	291.27/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,136	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	283.72/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,206	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	263.97/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,122	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	284.49/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,303	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	264.53/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,275	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	275.35/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,465	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	255.39/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,456	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,357	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,445	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	259.36/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,611	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	242.00/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,742	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,804	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,895	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	236.00/cwt	232.95–239.00	2,058	136
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,967	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,805	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,931	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	760	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	860	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	247.74/cwt	242.50–252.50	946	8
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	238.36/cwt	237.50–240.00	989	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	248.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,065	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	234.08/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,095	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	245.43/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,161	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,027	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,057	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	495	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,010	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	230.14/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,220	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	217.85/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,157	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	227.05/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,271	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,188	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	592	215.33/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,275	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	199.97/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,226	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	198.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,438	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	174.53/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,354	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,594	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	192.29/cwt	187.00–203.00	1,590	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,445	8
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	955	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,442	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	714	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	283.80/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,064	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,063	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,353	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	248.80/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,259	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 2	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	231.65/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,316	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	196.53/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,189	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	219.71/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,397	9
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	215.40/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,437	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,343	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	685	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,329	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	697	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,289	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	198.77/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,427	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,477	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,683	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,412	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	150.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,846	6
Bulls	—	—	2,008	161.21/cwt	156.00–167.00	3,237	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	86.19/cwt	80.00–95.00	751	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	102.62/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,101	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	114.75/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,294	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	123.18/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,436	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,609	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	122.67/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,611	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,875	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	116.13/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,767	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	108.45/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,760	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,558.69/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,559	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,449	1,755.67/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,756	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	2,440.34/head	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 605Year ago 1,083

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 54Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 21

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	390	290.00–292.50	291.27
2	400–450	425	282.50–285.00	283.72
2	450–500	458	284.00–285.00	284.49
8	600–650	621	254.00–265.00	259.36
1	650–700	660	257.00	257.00
8	700–750	720	236.00–250.00	242.00
1	750–800	755	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	835	227.00	227.00
1	950–1000	950	207.00	207.00
3	1050–1100	1,073	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
136	850–900	872	232.95–239.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	260.00–272.50	263.97
5	450–500	482	262.50–265.00	264.53
9	500–550	532	265.00–279.00	275.35
6	550–600	570	250.00–261.00	255.39
2	600–650	615	230.00–240.00	235.04
1	950–1000	965	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	235.00–237.00	236.01
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	255.00–260.00	257.50
8	350–400	382	242.50–252.50	247.74
5	400–450	428	245.00–255.00	248.74
5	450–500	473	241.00–249.00	245.43
19	500–550	530	226.00–235.00	230.14
8	550–600	560	222.00–230.00	227.05
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
7	700–750	724	190.00–200.00	198.57
1	750–800	785	203.00	203.00
3	800–850	827	187.00–203.00	192.29
8	850–900	881	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	485	218.00	218.00
3	550–600	592	215.00–216.00	215.33
1	950–1000	955	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	210.00–220.00	214.92
1	500–550	545	202.00	202.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	181.00	181.00
1	750–800	765	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	232.50	232.50
3	400–450	415	237.50–240.00	238.36
3	450–500	468	227.50–237.50	234.08
7	500–550	531	210.00–223.00	217.85
2	550–600	588	200.00–204.00	201.99
3	600–650	613	194.00–206.00	199.97
4	750–800	776	171.00–178.00	174.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	189.00	189.00
1	650–700	685	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	297.50	297.50
1	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
2	350–400	375	282.50–285.00	283.80
2	450–500	483	275.00–285.00	280.03
5	500–550	506	240.00–253.00	248.80
3	550–600	568	229.00–233.00	231.65
9	600–650	636	218.00–226.00	219.71
6	650–700	667	210.00–224.00	215.40
7	700–750	718	192.00–206.00	198.77
1	750–800	765	208.00	208.00
2	850–900	863	190.00–200.00	195.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	226.00	226.00
1	550–600	550	186.00	186.00
2	650–700	697	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	231.00	231.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	605	193.00–200.00	196.53
2	650–700	670	200.00–201.00	200.49
1	800–850	825	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	133.00	133.00
11	—	1,313	119.00–129.00	122.67
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	119.00–127.00	123.18
4	—	871	80.00–95.00	86.19
4	—	1,128	111.00–118.00	114.75
8	—	1,073	98.00–108.00	102.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	108.00–109.00	108.45
10	—	1,522	113.00–120.00	116.13
2	—	1,500	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	156.00–167.00	161.21
6	—	1,895	147.00–155.00	150.17
1	—	1,870	129.00	129.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,558.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,449	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,755.67

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	—	1,495	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,440.34

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.