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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 20

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

513 head

▼ 371 vs last sale 884▼ 194 vs year ago 707 · −27.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 49▼ 37 vs year ago 82 · −45.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. 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 $283.65/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −161.67 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$283.65

44 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$31.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

vs KY average

−25.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	287.78	1,569	38
Large 1-2	540	265.00	1,431	1thin
Medium and Large 2	581	255.99	1,487	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.79/cwt here — about $82 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 sale44 hd

283.65

—

KY average23 barns · 1,105 hd

271.89

+11.76

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−25.61

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−161.67

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	—	Low	1,741	139.07	2,422	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	119.92	1,907	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	115.14	1,497	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	96.51	997	12

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,928	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,019	$1,081	4thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	342.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,096	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	318.97/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,333	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,442	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,479	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,315	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	286.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,491	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	312.18/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,626	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	277.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,591	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	255.99/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,487	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,411	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	274.17/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,703	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	245.04/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,539	5
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	260.62/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,746	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	240.37/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,647	11
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	244.87/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,807	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,931	66
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	234.18/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,897	34
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	228.49/cwt	227.00–229.00	2,011	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	261.72/cwt	252.50–270.00	733	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	846	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	825	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	236.40/cwt	232.50–240.00	863	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	269.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	987	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	262.63/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,098	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	233.44/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,015	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	262.92/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,249	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	244.90/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,261	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	232.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,214	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,453	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,104	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	218.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,258	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,467	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	240.41/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,416	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,471	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	251.38/cwt	249.50–257.50	1,589	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	212.66/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,416	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,408	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	221.89/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,651	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	198.44/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,520	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	181.22/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,486	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,633	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,762	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,016	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	380	290.20/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,103	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,202	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	289.89/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,333	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,463	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,452	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	258.54/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,463	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	243.04/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,385	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	236.59/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,493	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,328	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	4
Bulls	700–750	Large 2-3	700	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,173	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	131.56/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,227	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	141.42/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,522	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	81.28/cwt	69.00–88.00	725	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	99.32/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,069	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,441	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	106.47/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,345	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	116.23/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,567	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	114.21/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,770	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	125.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,048	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,215.07/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,215	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,928.08/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,928	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 884Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 49Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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	310	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	418	305.00–327.50	318.97
3	450–500	481	307.50	307.50
12	500–550	520	280.00–300.00	286.72
18	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	277.64
6	600–650	621	270.00–275.00	274.17
20	650–700	670	255.00–265.00	260.62
7	700–750	738	244.00–246.00	244.87
34	800–850	810	226.00–237.50	234.18
12	850–900	880	227.00–229.00	228.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	487	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	581	250.00–262.50	255.99
5	600–650	628	242.50–247.50	245.04
11	650–700	685	237.50–245.00	240.37
2	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	825	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	340.00–345.00	342.62
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	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
3	400–450	421	342.50	342.50
8	500–550	521	310.00–312.50	312.18
66	750–800	773	249.75	249.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	490	277.50	277.50
15	500–550	542	268.00	268.00
4	550–600	581	252.50	252.50
29	600–650	632	249.50–257.50	251.38
4	700–750	744	220.00–222.50	221.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	280	252.50–270.00	261.72
1	300–350	335	252.50	252.50
6	350–400	366	265.00–275.00	269.80
30	400–450	418	257.50–272.50	262.63
16	450–500	475	252.50–270.00	262.92
13	500–550	515	240.00–252.50	244.90
8	550–600	589	232.50–247.50	240.41
2	600–650	613	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	722	195.00	195.00
5	750–800	766	190.00–202.00	198.44
2	800–850	820	180.00–182.50	181.22
1	850–900	855	191.00	191.00
2	900–950	942	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	212.50	212.50
3	450–500	463	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	545	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	242.50	242.50
2	350–400	365	232.50–240.00	236.40
3	400–450	435	227.50–242.50	233.44
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
6	500–550	521	230.00–235.00	232.92
8	550–600	577	210.00–220.00	218.11
4	650–700	666	210.00–218.00	212.66
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
1	400–450	430	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	395	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	290.20
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	418	285.00–290.00	287.50
3	450–500	460	280.00–295.00	289.89
4	500–550	548	265.00	265.00
15	550–600	566	250.00–267.50	258.54
7	600–650	631	232.50–240.00	236.59
4	650–700	663	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	207.00	207.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	570	237.50–245.00	243.04
1	600–650	640	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	930	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	500	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	124.00–128.00	125.62
3	—	1,550	112.00–117.00	114.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	69.00–88.00	81.28
7	—	1,076	97.00–101.00	99.32
2	—	1,093	109.00–110.00	109.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,263	106.00–107.00	106.47
5	—	1,348	114.00–119.00	116.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	128.00–134.00	131.56
1	—	1,685	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,783	136.00–144.00	141.42

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,928.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	950.00–1,500.00	1,215.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	680.00	680.00

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.