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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 1

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold on a lighter test with low comparable receipts. Weaned, Preconditioned feeders still bringing premiums, with fleshy, bawling feeder calves facing large discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $363.27/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −82.05 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$363.27

20 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$74.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.66

vs KY average

−58.35 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	387.22	2,121	8thin
Medium and Large 2	577	363.38	2,096	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	316.05	1,833	3thin
Medium 1-2	570	312.50	1,781	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.72/cwt here — about $340 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 sale20 hd

363.27

—

KY average24 barns · 905 hd

384.93

−21.66

National average182 barns · 16,136 hd

421.62

−58.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−82.05

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	—	Average	1,758	186.35	3,277	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	169.64	2,689	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	157.63	1,907	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	130.51	1,338	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,087	$1,829	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,775	1thin

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 495Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 65Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year 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
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	445	452.50	452.50
6	450–500	459	447.50–452.50	451.67
2	500–550	518	387.50–392.50	390.04
4	550–600	558	372.50–385.00	378.16
5	600–650	610	350.00–352.50	351.99
2	650–700	672	342.50	342.50
14	700–750	724	335.00–345.00	342.36
3	750–800

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 1

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

467 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 495▲ 67 vs year ago 400 · +16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 65▼ 41 vs year ago 88 · −46.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 19▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.27/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −82.05 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$363.27

20 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$74.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.66

vs KY average

−58.35 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	387.22	2,121	8thin
Medium and Large 2	577	363.38	2,096	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	316.05	1,833	3thin
Medium 1-2	570	312.50	1,781	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.72/cwt here — about $340 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 sale20 hd

363.27

—

KY average24 barns · 905 hd

384.93

−21.66

National average182 barns · 16,136 hd

421.62

−58.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−82.05

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	—	Average	1,758	186.35	3,277	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	169.64	2,689	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	157.63	1,907	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	130.51	1,338	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,087	$1,829	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,775	1thin

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 495Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 65Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year 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
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	445	452.50	452.50
6	450–500	459	447.50–452.50	451.67
2	500–550	518	387.50–392.50	390.04
4	550–600	558	372.50–385.00	378.16
5	600–650	610	350.00–352.50	351.99
2	650–700	672	342.50	342.50
14	700–750	724	335.00–345.00	342.36
3	750–800

98 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	417.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,558	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,014	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	451.67/cwt	447.50–452.50	2,073	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	396.52/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,935	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	390.04/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,020	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,242	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	378.16/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,110	4
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	570	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,781	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	316.05/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,833	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	363.86/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,118	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	351.99/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,147	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	336.22/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,152	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	330.61/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,189	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,302	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	674	320.89/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,163	6
Steers	650–700	Large 2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	323.34/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,318	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	342.36/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,479	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,102	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	333.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,561	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,915	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	920	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	3,123	55
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	953	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,954	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	973	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	3,206	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,058	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	388.29/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,409	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,397	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	353.79/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,479	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	366.38/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,546	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	330.00/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,436	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,472	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	337.31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	428.19/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,387	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,364	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	352.29/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,286	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	407.85/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,542	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,511	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	346.14/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,481	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	431	330.02/cwt
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,342	172.71/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,318	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	186.30/cwt	180.00–196.00	3,270	7
Bulls	—	—	2,395	206.97/cwt	203.00–211.00	4,957	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	116.49/cwt	112.50–119.00	1,096	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	128.54/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,318	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	149.50/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,652	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,568	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	156.08/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,859	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,312	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	169.64/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,689	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,821.36/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,821	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	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
2	550–600	557	402.50	402.50
60	800–850	828	352.00	352.00
55	900–950	920	339.50	339.50
53	950–1000	973	329.50	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	415.00–420.00	417.58
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
5	450–500	488	387.50–402.50	396.52
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	582	350.00–372.50	363.86
2	600–650	640	332.50–340.00	336.22
4	650–700	662	327.50–340.00	330.61
3	700–750	717	322.50–325.00	323.34
2	750–800	775	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	580	307.50–320.00	316.05
1	600–650	645	322.50	322.50
6	650–700	674	315.00–322.50	320.89
2	700–750	735	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	341	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	395	380.00–385.00	382.50
3	400–450	422	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	487	352.50–367.50	361.35
10	550–600	560	315.00–325.00	320.97
3	600–650	633	292.50–295.00	294.18
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
6	300–350	324	415.00–445.00	428.19
2	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	407.85
6	400–450	443	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	514	330.00–340.00	335.09
11	550–600	559	330.00–347.50	337.96
3	600–650	612	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	682	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	320.00–335.00	330.02
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	347.50–357.50	352.29
2	400–450	428	340.00–352.50	346.14
3	450–500	477	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	575	282.50–290.00	286.35
3	650–700	683	275.00–280.00	278.32
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
12	350–400	363	385.00–397.50	388.29
4	400–450	418	352.50–355.00	353.79
2	450–500	473	332.50–342.50	337.31
4	500–550	511	332.50–342.50	335.59
6	550–600	558	330.00–347.50	336.57
4	600–650	629	307.50–325.00	313.17
3	650–700	671	320.00–322.50	321.68
1	700–750	720	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	512	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	415.00	415.00
10	400–450	422	360.00–375.00	366.38
5	450–500	489	372.50–377.50	373.43
9	500–550	511	357.50–370.00	363.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	322.50–330.00	327.61
2	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	367.50	367.50
3	400–450	435	325.00–337.50	330.00
2	450–500	460	315.00–325.00	320.00
2	500–550	540	292.50–302.50	297.50
2	550–600	575	302.50–315.00	308.64
1	600–650	605	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	166.00–173.00	169.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	170.00	170.00
8	—	1,191	151.00–159.00	156.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	140.00	140.00
7	—	941	112.50–119.00	116.49
8	—	1,025	124.00–133.00	128.54
5	—	1,105	145.00–156.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,755	180.00–196.00	186.30
3	—	1,342	166.00–179.00	172.71
2	—	2,395	203.00–211.00	206.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	3,125.00	3,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,821.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,775.00	2,775.00

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards · Wed, Oct 1

Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

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Slaughter Cattle

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