Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to holiday. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.86/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$159.86

402 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$24.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

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	620	161.14	999	381
Medium and Large 2-3	520	136.69	711	21

One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $288 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 sale402 hd

159.86

—

KY average17 barns · 3,603 hd

156.82

+3.05

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	2,032	94.65	1,923	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	59.86	917	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	58.18	682	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	50.24	535	8thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	140.33/cwt	140.25–141.00	885	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	149.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	787	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.04/cwt	121.00–138.00	903	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	170.29/cwt	170.00–171.00	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	198.55/cwt	190.00–202.50	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	199.50/cwt	190.00–208.00	852	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	156.53/cwt	156.00–157.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	140.49/cwt	133.00–146.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	175.52/cwt	155.00–186.00	837	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	157.90/cwt	157.90–157.90	1,265	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	167.17/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,016	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	168.02/cwt	160.00–187.00	729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	132.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	147.08/cwt	132.50–152.50	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	127.70/cwt	115.00–138.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	179.93/cwt	165.00–185.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	137.26/cwt	134.00–139.00	991	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	140.13/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,089	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	132.33/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	154.49/cwt	140.00–160.00	966	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	166.17/cwt	162.50–170.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	146.53/cwt	135.00–150.00	979	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	179.74/cwt	171.00–186.00	944	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	161.01/cwt	153.00–169.00	853	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	155.62/cwt	140.00–164.00	907	48
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	860	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	978	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.73/cwt	137.00–157.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.94/cwt	150.00–175.00	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	141.39/cwt	134.00–148.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	166.70/cwt	166.00–168.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	56.89/cwt	55.00–58.00	878	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	55.39/cwt	52.00–59.00	640	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	61.79/cwt	60.00–64.00	735	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	54.62/cwt	53.00–57.00	528	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	47.61/cwt	45.00–51.00	536	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	63.25/cwt	60.00–66.00	950	12
Bulls	—	—	2,024	87.77/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,776	4
Bulls	—	—	2,039	101.52/cwt	100.00–106.00	2,070	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	138.02/cwt	127.00–145.00	910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	146.88/cwt	137.00–153.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.11/cwt	142.00–166.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	142.14/cwt	136.00–150.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.07/cwt	146.00–154.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	123.85/cwt	111.00–129.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.58/cwt	130.00–154.00	681	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.41/cwt	126.00–147.00	747	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.41/cwt	118.00–126.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	149.80/cwt	141.00–157.00	485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	133.79/cwt	124.00–138.00	815	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.20/cwt	124.00–143.00	786	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.20/cwt	134.00–155.00	562	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.08/cwt	131.00–151.00	614	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	21

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 173Year ago 1,678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 53Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	631	140.25–141.00	140.33
21	—	525	149.00–153.00	149.97
9	—	653	140.25	140.25
15	—	434	156.00–157.00	156.53
21	—	712	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	119.00	119.00
21	—	669	121.00–138.00	135.04
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
56	—	474	130.00–154.00	143.58
49	—	532	126.00–147.00	140.41
3	—	720	118.00–126.00	123.41
10	—	324	141.00–157.00	149.80
26	—	609	124.00–138.00	133.79
35	—	569	124.00–143.00	138.20
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
1	—	960	122.00	122.00
21	—	377	134.00–155.00	149.20
16	—	429	131.00–151.00	143.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	111.00–129.00	123.85
2	—	395	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	124.00–129.00	126.46
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	170.00–171.00	170.29
66	—	801	157.90	157.90
16	—	608	163.00–170.00	167.17
21	—	525	171.00–186.00	179.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	190.00–202.50	198.55
22	—	427	190.00–208.00	199.50
2	—	310	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
3	—	468	133.00–146.00	140.49
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
6	—	567	130.00–134.00	132.84
4	—	382	132.50–152.50	147.08
3	—	602	115.00–138.00	127.70
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	477	155.00–186.00	175.52
13	—	434	160.00–187.00	168.02
4	—	355	165.00–185.00	179.93
24	—	722	134.00–139.00	137.26
19	—	777	137.00–143.00	140.13
3	—	917	131.00–133.00	132.33
40	—	625	140.00–160.00	154.49
2	—	338	162.50–170.00	166.17
18	—	668	135.00–150.00	146.53
2	—	822	139.00	139.00
31	—	530	153.00–169.00	161.01
6	—	874	144.00	144.00
48	—	583	140.00–164.00	155.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	860	113.75	113.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	137.00–157.00	148.73
10	—	383	150.00–175.00	157.94
4	—	612	134.00–148.00	141.39
2	—	708	122.00–123.00	122.50
7	—	659	127.00–145.00	138.02
7	—	567	137.00–153.00	146.88
7	—	428	142.00–166.00	158.11
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
3	—	478	146.00–154.00	151.07
3	—	331	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,205	86.00	86.00
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
3	—	512	166.00–168.00	166.70
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
3	—	428	136.00–150.00	142.14
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
3	—	525	122.00–130.00	126.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	55.00–58.00	56.89
1	—	1,815	40.00	40.00
12	—	1,502	60.00–66.00	63.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,156	52.00–59.00	55.39
1	—	1,160	51.00	51.00
12	—	1,190	60.00–64.00	61.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	53.00–57.00	54.62
5	—	1,125	45.00–51.00	47.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,024	83.00–92.00	87.77
4	—	2,039	100.00–106.00	101.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	850.00	850.00

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

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