Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last :Steers 1.00-3.00 higher,heifers 3.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.81/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$158.81

275 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$26.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	660	160.25	1,058	260
Large 2	531	133.96	712	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.29/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale275 hd

158.81

—

KY average23 barns · 7,853 hd

154.81

+4.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,741	88.31	1,537	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	63.08	971	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	56.54	681	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	47.59	440	13

Every lot, as filed

105 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	269	218.15/cwt	216.00–220.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	215.98/cwt	192.50–224.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	193.46/cwt	180.00–200.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	156.05/cwt	137.00–164.00	902	36
Steers	Large 2	—	575	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	745	2
Steers	Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.02/cwt	136.00–148.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.02/cwt	130.00–149.00	668	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	578	4
Steers	Large 2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Large 2	—	623	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	128.16/cwt	120.00–135.00	804	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	109.53/cwt	105.00–114.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	116.39/cwt	104.00–120.00	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	156.10/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,046	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.07/cwt	175.00–189.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.24/cwt	127.00–147.00	708	19
Heifers	Large 2	—	520	116.60/cwt	108.00–122.00	606	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	580	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.19/cwt	135.00–152.00	553	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	149.35/cwt	149.00–150.00	783	17
Heifers	Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	753	94.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.23/cwt	136.00–146.00	946	8
Steers	Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	2
Steers	Large 2	—	486	137.86/cwt	132.00–142.00	670	4
Steers	Large 2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	139.91/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	159.66/cwt	146.00–160.25	1,271	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	127.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	123.90/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,156	9
Steers	Large 2	—	768	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	189.76/cwt	180.00–202.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	224.67/cwt	224.00–225.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	174.68/cwt	173.00–180.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	156.58/cwt	144.00–163.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	166.82/cwt	157.00–178.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	156.85/cwt	149.00–163.00	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	139.28/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,146	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	143.31/cwt	142.00–146.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	191.02/cwt	180.00–200.00	797	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	212.31/cwt	200.00–215.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	116.99/cwt	116.00–119.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.52/cwt	129.00–138.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	212	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	451	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	46.28/cwt	45.00–48.00	381	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	63.76/cwt	59.00–68.00	976	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	61.52/cwt	59.00–64.00	750	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	929	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	55.29/cwt	49.00–59.00	539	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	54.65/cwt	49.00–58.00	643	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	40.86/cwt	35.00–46.00	507	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	30.95/cwt	27.00–35.00	281	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	88.96/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,598	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,547	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	650.80/cwt	640.00–660.00	7,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	750.37/cwt	675.00–890.00	8,352	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	831.07/cwt	780.00–860.00	8,701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	590.43/cwt	500.00–660.00	6,135	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	981.16/cwt	930.00–1,040.00	11,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	661.63/cwt	630.00–710.00	7,510	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.35/cwt	150.00–175.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.98/cwt	133.00–157.00	832	11
Bulls	Large 2	—	680	119.02/cwt	116.00–122.00	809	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	283	141.17/cwt	132.50–150.00	400	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	580	122.03/cwt	120.00–123.00	708	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	376	140.81/cwt	130.00–152.50	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	468	119.97/cwt	116.00–125.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.05/cwt	127.00–146.00	804	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.66/cwt	135.00–155.00	476	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	166.45/cwt	153.00–179.00	779	9
Heifers	Large 2	—	677	108.59/cwt	103.00–113.00	735	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	715	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	704	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	626	115.06/cwt	109.00–119.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	167.59/cwt	161.00–179.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	222	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	174.98/cwt	160.00–187.50	649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	176.66/cwt	170.00–187.50	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	159.33/cwt	158.00–161.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	206.68/cwt	205.00–207.50	759	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	519	118.83/cwt	111.00–124.00	617	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	478	134.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	641	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	635	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.26/cwt	136.00–156.00	762	7
Bulls	Large 2	—	780	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	807	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1

How this sale compares

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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 841Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 77Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 16

Compared to last :Steers 1.00-3.00 higher,heifers 3.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	157.50	157.50
36	—	578	137.00–164.00	156.05
3	—	385	175.00–189.00	180.07
3	—	996	130.00	130.00
8	—	665	136.00–146.00	142.23
10	—	760	127.00–142.00	139.91
3	—	863	125.00–131.00	127.66
4	—	625	140.00–146.00	143.46
9	—	933	121.00–128.00	123.90
8	—	529	144.00–163.00	156.58
8	—	474	157.00–178.00	166.82
3	—	803	125.00–126.00	125.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	216.00–220.00	218.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	192.50–224.00	215.98
13	—	468	180.00–200.00	193.46
19	—	670	156.00–157.00	156.10
69	—	796	146.00–160.25	159.66
6	—	424	180.00–202.00	189.76
3	—	333	224.00–225.00	224.67
12	—	534	173.00–180.00	174.68
15	—	626	149.00–163.00	156.85
14	—	823	139.00–140.00	139.28
2	—	708	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	129.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
2	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	440	140.00	140.00
4	—	486	132.00–142.00	137.86
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
2	—	768	116.00–119.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	136.00–148.00	144.02
20	—	474	130.00–149.00	141.02
29	—	627	120.00–135.00	128.16
6	—	760	105.00–114.00	109.53
13	—	717	104.00–120.00	116.39
19	—	520	127.00–147.00	136.24
22	—	378	135.00–152.00	146.19
2	—	830	108.00	108.00
42	—	574	127.00–146.00	140.05
9	—	327	135.00–155.00	145.66
6	—	665	120.00–130.00	121.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	160.00	160.00
4	—	433	151.00–152.00	151.50
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
17	—	524	149.00–150.00	149.35
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	108.00–122.00	116.60
3	—	580	119.00–120.00	119.66
2	—	215	140.00	140.00
2	—	753	91.00–97.00	94.01
4	—	468	116.00–125.00	119.97
3	—	677	103.00–113.00	108.59
1	—	290	142.50	142.50
2	—	715	97.00–100.00	98.50
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
4	—	626	109.00–119.00	115.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	222	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	142.00–146.00	143.31
18	—	417	180.00–200.00	191.02
6	—	321	200.00–215.00	212.31
9	—	512	161.00–179.00	167.59
3	—	555	158.00–161.00	159.33
3	—	367	205.00–207.50	206.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	116.00–119.00	116.99
2	—	613	129.00–138.00	133.52
4	—	423	150.00–175.00	162.35
11	—	574	133.00–157.00	144.98
9	—	468	153.00–179.00	166.45
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
2	—	678	122.00–132.00	126.94
12	—	371	160.00–187.50	174.98
5	—	323	170.00–187.50	176.66
2	—	757	119.00	119.00
7	—	521	136.00–156.00	146.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	212	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	116.00–122.00	119.02
2	—	283	132.50–150.00	141.17
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
3	—	580	120.00–123.00	122.03
4	—	376	130.00–152.50	140.81
4	—	519	111.00–124.00	118.83
1	—	300	142.50	142.50
3	—	478	130.00–136.00	134.08
2	—	635	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	780	103.00–104.00	103.49
1	—	740	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	45.00–48.00	46.28
7	—	974	49.00–59.00	55.29
3	—	907	27.00–35.00	30.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,530	59.00–68.00	63.76
1	—	1,630	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,219	59.00–64.00	61.52
12	—	1,177	49.00–58.00	54.65
3	—	1,242	35.00–46.00	40.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,290	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,796	85.00–93.00	88.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	640.00–660.00	650.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,113	675.00–890.00	750.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	780.00–860.00	831.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,039	500.00–660.00	590.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	930.00–1,040.00	981.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,135	630.00–710.00	661.63

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle