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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 16

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 600▲ 5 vs year ago 467 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 73▼ 39 vs year ago 81 · −48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 25▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers over 700lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with the exception of 500lbs to 600lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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 $268.32/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −176.99 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$268.32

49 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$45.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs KY average

−31.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	273.36	1,498	41
Large 1-2	543	260.00	1,411	2thin
Medium and Large 2	577	245.77	1,418	3thin
Medium 1-2	543	227.50	1,235	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.86/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd

268.32

—

KY average26 barns · 1,065 hd

266.49

+1.83

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−31.01

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−176.99

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	1,758	147.88	2,600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	125.96	1,589	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	125.26	1,852	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	110.93	1,155	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	175.00	1,943	1thin

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)	1,640	$2,077	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,520	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,466	$2,372	5

Every lot

96 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,096	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	313.78/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,152	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	309.84/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,308	3
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,279	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,488	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	279.96/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,355	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,533	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,590	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	271.19/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,451	21
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	543	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,235	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	266.31/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,531	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	245.77/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,418	3
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	260.23/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,593	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,559	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,546	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	249.42/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,709	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	248.95/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,797	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	247.73/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,885	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	237.06/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,979	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	250.10/cwt	250.10–250.10	2,101	66
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,863	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	574	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	690	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	820	7
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	325	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	772	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	251.50/cwt	242.00–260.00	926	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	255.25/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,105	35
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	239.98/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,142	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,007	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	223.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,161	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	246.92/cwt	242.50–254.50	1,301	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	206.22/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,182	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	243.86/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,400	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,289	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	236.97/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,457	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	226.29/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,398	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,557	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,459	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,616	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,663	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	329.74/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,217	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,343	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	282.75/cwt	272.50–286.00	1,221	5
Bulls	450–500	Large 2-3	460	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	932	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	277.45/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,282	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,116	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	250.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,211	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	250.78/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,347	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,383	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	228.43/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,425	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,304	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	226.30/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,516	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,558	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,376	1
Bulls	800–850	Large 2	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,943	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	142.75/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	769	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,010	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	113.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,198	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,348	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,557	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,687	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	117.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,580	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	127.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,947	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,520.00/head	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	2,076.75/head	1,860.00–2,260.00	2,077	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,437	2,327.76/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,328	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 600Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 73Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	255.00	255.00
7	300–350	322	250.00–260.00	254.77
12	350–400	368	242.00–260.00	251.50
35	400–450	433	247.50–257.50	255.25
5	450–500	476	237.50–242.50	239.98
20	500–550	527	242.50–254.50	246.92
16	550–600	574	232.50–250.00	243.86
10	600–650	615	232.50–247.50	236.97
4	650–700	677	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	206.00	206.00
2	800–850	800	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	990	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	222.50	222.50
2	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	232.50	232.50
3	500–550	520	220.00–230.00	223.33
1	550–600	555	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	618	225.00–227.50	226.29
4	650–700	682	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	520	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	510	197.50	197.50
2	550–600	573	200.00–212.50	206.22
2	600–650	610	210.00–212.50	211.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	237.50	237.50
1	350–400	355	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	600	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	313	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	367	310.00–325.00	313.78
3	400–450	422	300.00–315.00	309.84
5	450–500	496	309.00	309.00
21	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	271.19
16	550–600	575	265.00–271.00	266.31
20	600–650	612	250.00–269.00	260.23
14	650–700	685	240.00–253.00	249.42
13	700–750	722	239.00–252.00	248.95
3	750–800	761	239.00–252.00	247.73
7	800–850	835	229.00–240.00	237.06
1	900–950	900	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	455	327.00	327.00
4	500–550	508	313.00	313.00
2	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
66	800–850	840	250.10	250.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
9	450–500	484	277.50–290.00	279.96
3	550–600	577	242.50–250.00	245.77
1	600–650	630	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	665	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	369	315.00–340.00	329.74
5	400–450	432	272.50–286.00	282.75
3	450–500	462	270.00–287.50	277.45
3	500–550	537	240.00–257.50	250.78
5	600–650	624	222.50–235.00	228.43
5	650–700	670	222.50–230.00	226.30
2	700–750	705	220.00–222.00	220.99
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	660	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
8	450–500	484	245.00–255.00	250.17
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	591	234.00	234.00
2	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	120.00–127.00	123.76
2	—	1,273	130.00–135.00	132.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,000	100.00–102.00	100.98
2	—	1,088	120.00–128.00	123.90
8	—	1,055	110.00–118.00	113.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	123.00–132.00	127.85
3	—	1,345	114.00–120.00	117.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,748	139.00–148.00	142.75

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,640	1,860.00–2,260.00	2,076.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,520.00	1,520.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,625.00	1,625.00

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	—	1,440	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,437	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,327.76

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.