Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.32/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$139.32

82 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$27.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	480	144.30	692	67
Large 2	502	117.06	587	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.24/cwt here — about $105 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 sale82 hd

139.32

—

KY average17 barns · 2,883 hd

137.54

+1.78

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	—	Average	1,762	86.82	1,529	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	59.30	853	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	54.09	617	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	43.35	425	11

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Fancy	—	345	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	690	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	150.83/cwt	148.00–155.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	139.01/cwt	134.00–145.00	638	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	139.99/cwt	135.00–143.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	723	22
Bulls	Large 2	—	333	128.78/cwt	125.00–132.50	429	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	435	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	528	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	54.55/cwt	50.00–59.00	621	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	37.97/cwt	25.00–44.00	374	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	60.68/cwt	60.00–61.00	772	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	60.93/cwt	59.00–63.00	855	6
Bulls	—	—	1,756	89.31/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	52.33/cwt	52.00–53.00	533	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	46.01/cwt	45.00–47.00	415	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	56.86/cwt	55.00–58.00	847	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	47.31/cwt	44.00–49.00	498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	81.83/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,451	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,993	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	580.98/cwt	540.00–610.00	5,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.93/cwt	131.00–153.00	758	15
Heifers	Large 2	—	838	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	763	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	372	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.49/cwt	146.00–152.00	570	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	538	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	171.26/cwt	155.00–176.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	172.40/cwt	167.00–175.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	158.96/cwt	157.00–161.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	168.61/cwt	166.00–174.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.52/cwt	134.00–152.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.98/cwt	120.00–132.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	2
Steers	Large 2	—	355	150.73/cwt	137.50–157.50	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	518	1
Steers	Large 2	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Steers	Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	Large 2	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	592	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	696.19/cwt	540.00–850.00	6,516	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	692.52/cwt	510.00–875.00	7,361	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	7,298	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,718	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	411	141.60/cwt	141.00–142.50	582	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	382	145.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	557	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	225	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	149.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	186.37/cwt	186.00–188.00	908	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	688	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 770Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 58Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	222.50	222.50
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
8	—	521	155.00–176.00	171.26
3	—	481	167.00–175.00	172.40
2	—	408	198.00–200.00	198.99
2	—	573	157.00–161.00	158.96
2	—	745	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	112.50	112.50
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	137.50–157.50	150.73
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	92.00	92.00
2	—	640	125.00	125.00
5	—	312	148.00–155.00	150.83
5	—	459	134.00–145.00	139.01
4	—	554	135.00–143.00	139.99
15	—	523	131.00–153.00	144.93
4	—	379	146.00–152.00	150.49
4	—	426	135.00–150.00	139.07
3	—	270	140.00–155.00	149.27
2	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	101.00	101.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	435	120.00–124.00	121.30
2	—	838	91.00	91.00
5	—	372	130.00	130.00
2	—	538	110.00–119.00	114.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	479	150.00–152.00	151.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	125.00–132.50	128.78
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
6	—	411	141.00–142.50	141.60
3	—	382	142.50–150.00	145.93
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
1	—	225	152.50	152.50
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
3	—	512	166.00–174.00	168.61
1	—	425	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	134.00–152.00	140.52
2	—	618	120.00–132.00	125.98
3	—	661	130.00–132.00	131.31
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
5	—	487	186.00–188.00	186.37
1	—	410	198.00	198.00
1	—	380	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,139	50.00–59.00	54.55
3	—	1,273	60.00–61.00	60.68
4	—	1,053	44.00–49.00	47.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	986	25.00–44.00	37.97
3	—	1,018	52.00–53.00	52.33
2	—	903	45.00–47.00	46.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,404	59.00–63.00	60.93
4	—	1,490	55.00–58.00	56.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,756	85.00–92.00	89.31
3	—	1,773	80.00–84.00	81.83

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	540.00–610.00	580.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	936	540.00–850.00	696.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,063	510.00–875.00	692.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	695.00	695.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	510.00	510.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Heifers · 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