Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.37/cwt on 511 head.

Average price

$163.37

511 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$22.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

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	611	164.31	1,003	489
Small and Medium 1-2	415	150.00	623	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	468	142.14	665	21

One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $338 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 sale511 hd

163.37

—

KY average21 barns · 4,668 hd

157.51

+5.86

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	—	Low	1,811	99.03	1,794	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	67.97	1,109	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	64.63	851	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	61.09	679	9thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	—	—	1,925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,694	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	14,157	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.97/cwt	132.00–149.00	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.22/cwt	160.00–185.00	828	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	130.07/cwt	124.00–136.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	203.89/cwt	197.50–219.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	149.46/cwt	142.00–158.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.96/cwt	137.00–155.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	146.82/cwt	140.00–153.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	151.03/cwt	140.50–154.00	1,003	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	825	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	140.65/cwt	139.00–142.00	875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	205.02/cwt	191.00–220.00	877	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	193.33/cwt	193.00–194.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	137.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	134.57/cwt	134.50–135.00	955	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.37/cwt	129.00–148.00	656	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	148.56/cwt	141.00–153.00	774	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.73/cwt	162.50–172.50	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	183.62/cwt	180.00–187.50	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	143.87/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,039	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	154.97/cwt	140.00–159.00	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	179.67/cwt	170.00–191.00	670	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	163.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	945	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	146.30/cwt	145.50–150.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	151.19/cwt	141.00–159.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	144.45/cwt	137.00–149.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	151.74/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	179.63/cwt	161.00–186.00	961	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	156.11/cwt	152.00–161.00	974	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	140.65/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	148.77/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,093	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	159.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,067	184
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.62/cwt	149.00–160.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.23/cwt	154.00–175.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	150.16/cwt	142.00–158.00	782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	57.48/cwt	57.00–58.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	66.37/cwt	64.00–71.00	905	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	65.14/cwt	61.00–69.00	737	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	67.97/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	62.03/cwt	61.00–63.00	774	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,916	102.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,963	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	1,088.00/cwt	990.00–1,170.00	16,842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	15,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.07/cwt	146.00–155.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	130.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	155.31/cwt	152.00–157.00	660	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	147.68/cwt	135.00–157.50	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	130.63/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.05/cwt	125.00–139.00	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.71/cwt	130.00–149.00	611	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	134.67/cwt	129.00–137.00	847	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	113.69/cwt	112.00–116.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	126.76/cwt	120.00–131.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	121.25/cwt	117.50–125.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	120.57/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	132.36/cwt	125.00–136.50	899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	143.45/cwt	134.00–147.50	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	152.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	161.50/cwt	158.00–165.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.44/cwt	133.00–149.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	159.17/cwt	158.00–160.00	603	11

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,487Last week 1,065Year ago 982

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,493	96.00	96.00
5	—	1,916	100.00–107.00	102.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,108	57.00–58.00	57.48
6	—	1,131	61.00–69.00	65.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	64.00–71.00	66.37
4	—	1,248	61.00–63.00	62.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	66.00–71.00	67.97

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	—	1,430	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,548	990.00–1,170.00	1,088.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	1,030.00	1,030.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	622	132.00–149.00	141.97
26	—	475	160.00–185.00	174.22
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
3	—	986	130.00–133.00	132.00
2	—	325	162.50–172.50	167.73
2	—	813	137.00–138.00	137.50
2	—	420	180.00–187.50	183.62
11	—	722	140.00–147.00	143.87
14	—	584	140.00–159.00	154.97
6	—	373	170.00–191.00	179.67
11	—	529	141.00–159.00	151.19
9	—	658	137.00–149.00	144.45
3	—	777	139.00–142.00	140.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
4	—	584	124.00–136.00	130.07
4	—	433	142.00–158.00	149.46
3	—	370	137.00–155.00	147.96
6	—	474	140.00–153.00	146.82
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	366	197.50–219.00	203.89
20	—	428	191.00–220.00	205.02
6	—	457	193.00–194.00	193.33
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	577	160.00–170.00	163.86
10	—	841	145.50–150.00	146.30
4	—	778	151.00–153.00	151.74
63	—	535	161.00–186.00	179.63
45	—	624	152.00–161.00	156.11
2	—	883	148.00–149.00	148.50
17	—	735	147.50–153.00	148.77
184	—	667	150.00–162.00	159.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	857	135.50	135.50
102	—	664	140.50–154.00	151.03
30	—	573	140.00–148.00	144.02
23	—	622	139.00–142.00	140.65
15	—	710	134.50–135.00	134.57
46	—	521	141.00–153.00	148.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	130.00–145.00	137.98
11	—	524	130.00–139.00	135.21
34	—	471	129.00–148.00	139.37
5	—	324	135.00–157.50	147.68
13	—	792	126.00–131.00	130.63
12	—	574	125.00–139.00	134.05
1	—	1,010	117.00	117.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
27	—	428	130.00–149.00	142.71
17	—	629	129.00–137.00	134.67
2	—	928	117.00–124.00	120.57
13	—	679	125.00–136.50	132.36
6	—	368	134.00–147.50	143.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	103.00	103.00
2	—	570	112.00–114.00	112.97
2	—	410	125.00	125.00
3	—	673	112.00–116.00	113.69
5	—	368	120.00–131.00	126.76
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
2	—	300	117.50–125.00	121.25
1	—	745	112.00	112.00
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	425	152.00–157.00	155.31
6	—	453	150.00–153.00	152.50
4	—	312	158.00–165.00	161.50
11	—	379	158.00–160.00	159.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
4	—	385	155.00–165.00	160.16
7	—	480	149.00–160.00	153.62
6	—	417	154.00–175.00	163.23
5	—	521	142.00–158.00	150.16
1	—	905	111.00	111.00
8	—	569	146.00–155.00	152.07
2	—	730	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	658	128.00–134.00	130.99
4	—	630	133.00–149.00	140.44
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	205.00	205.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle