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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 24

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned preconditioned packages. Fleshy,bawling and off colored calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of one extremely high dressing individual.

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 $265.46/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −135.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.09.

Average price

$265.46

75 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs KY average

−4.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	268.34	1,443	69
Large 1-2	553	243.33	1,346	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	221.34	1,210	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale75 hd

265.46

—

KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd

260.62

+4.84

National average181 barns · 11,916 hd

270.33

−4.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.09

−135.63

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $401.09 across 33 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	1,734	148.68	2,578	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	127.67	1,889	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	120.51	1,419	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	106.69	1,090	35

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)	1,095	$1,780	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,185	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,330	1thin

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 680Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 45Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	327.50–330.00	329.52
6	400–450	424	300.00–314.00	309.19
8	450–500	488	285.00–295.00	293.43
14	500–550	516	288.00–299.00	295.85
8	550–600	570	289.00–298.00	293.12
3	600–650	611	277.00–288.00	284.28
6	650–700	674	277.00	277.00
2	700–750	730	250.00	250.00

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 24

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 680▲ 70 vs year ago 350 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 45▲ 22 vs year ago 63 · +34.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $265.46/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −135.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.09.

Average price

$265.46

75 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs KY average

−4.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	268.34	1,443	69
Large 1-2	553	243.33	1,346	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	221.34	1,210	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale75 hd

265.46

—

KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd

260.62

+4.84

National average181 barns · 11,916 hd

270.33

−4.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.09

−135.63

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $401.09 across 33 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	1,734	148.68	2,578	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	127.67	1,889	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	120.51	1,419	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	106.69	1,090	35

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)	1,095	$1,780	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,185	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,330	1thin

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 680Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 45Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	327.50–330.00	329.52
6	400–450	424	300.00–314.00	309.19
8	450–500	488	285.00–295.00	293.43
14	500–550	516	288.00–299.00	295.85
8	550–600	570	289.00–298.00	293.12
3	600–650	611	277.00–288.00	284.28
6	650–700	674	277.00	277.00
2	700–750	730	250.00	250.00

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	371	329.52/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,223	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,215	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,366	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	309.19/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,311	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,582	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	293.43/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,432	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,401	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	295.85/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,527	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	543	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,167	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,351	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,364	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	293.12/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,671	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,794	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	262.27/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,581	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	284.28/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,737	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	246.43/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,646	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,867	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,652	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	235.78/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,948	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,530	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	530	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	267.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	734	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	274.34/cwt	267.50–277.50	883	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,016	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	295.00/cwt	285.00–305.00	959	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	351	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,088	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	289.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,088	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	314.98/cwt	312.50–317.50	954	2
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	335	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	980	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 2	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	318.43/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,165	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	299.17/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,161	4
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	390	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,160	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 2	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	310.85/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,315	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	129.30/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	145.23/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,911	157.18/cwt	150.00–170.00	3,004	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	695	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	95.35/cwt	90.00–101.00	887	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	107.89/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,133	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	122.84/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,296	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	125.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,473	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	117.29/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,384	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,625	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	128.70/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,925	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	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 →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	483	327.50	327.50
28	550–600	590	304.00	304.00
15	650–700	665	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	603	257.50–267.00	262.27
2	650–700	668	244.00–249.00	246.43
1	700–750	715	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	210.00–220.00	214.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	247.00	247.00
1	550–600	550	248.00	248.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	895	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	325	285.00–305.00	295.00
4	350–400	376	285.00–300.00	289.47
10	400–450	424	271.00–286.00	278.17
2	450–500	458	269.00–271.00	270.02
19	500–550	523	253.00–261.00	256.97
12	550–600	566	249.00–259.00	254.26
2	600–650	610	240.00–249.00	244.43
5	650–700	664	234.00–249.00	241.64
1	700–750	705	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	304.00	304.00
14	450–500	462	300.00	300.00
23	500–550	515	270.00–279.00	274.15
15	550–600	568	272.50–286.00	285.12
4	600–650	609	253.00–256.00	254.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	252.50	252.50
2	250–300	275	260.00–275.00	267.09
3	300–350	322	267.50–277.50	274.34
1	350–400	380	272.50	272.50
6	400–450	420	252.00–268.00	259.25
6	450–500	466	250.00–265.00	257.80
5	650–700	692	222.00	222.00
1	700–750	745	191.00	191.00
1	750–800	765	194.00	194.00
1	900–950	925	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	312.50	312.50
8	350–400	351	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	572	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	207.50	207.50
2	450–500	463	222.50–231.00	226.77
1	500–550	510	221.00	221.00
2	550–600	565	220.00–223.00	221.51
2	600–650	633	208.00–210.00	209.00
1	750–800	785	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	285.00–305.00	299.17
8	400–450	434	280.00–290.00	285.34
1	450–500	460	289.00	289.00
2	500–550	538	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	568	245.00–258.00	252.17
2	600–650	613	230.00–243.00	236.42
5	650–700	666	220.00–236.00	230.79
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	303	312.50–317.50	314.98
8	350–400	366	310.00–332.50	318.43
7	400–450	423	300.00–314.00	310.85
1	450–500	480	292.50	292.50
8	500–550	527	270.00–284.00	276.11
8	550–600	579	269.00–275.00	271.23
3	600–650	627	254.00–262.50	257.06
1	650–700	695	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	708	229.00–232.00	230.51
2	800–850	813	195.00–203.00	198.96
1	850–900	885	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	390	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	251.00	251.00
1	450–500	480	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00

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)	1	—	1,095	1,780.00	1,780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,185.00	1,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,330.00	1,330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,173	123.00–128.00	125.58
11	—	1,180	113.00–121.00	117.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,050	101.00–114.00	107.89
1	—	880	79.00	79.00
7	—	930	90.00–101.00	95.35
5	—	1,055	119.00–129.00	122.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,496	124.00–134.00	128.70
2	—	1,355	118.00–122.00	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	128.00–131.00	129.30
7	—	1,911	150.00–170.00	157.18
6	—	1,683	138.00–149.00	145.23

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards · Wed, Apr 24

Albany Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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