Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with very good demand on thin fleshed heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady on light test. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate 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 $168.12/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$168.12

452 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$37.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.10

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	580	172.29	999	399
Medium 1-2	569	142.00	808	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	135.07	757	40

One grade step is worth $37.22/cwt here — about $242 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 sale452 hd

168.12

—

KY average20 barns · 5,960 hd

156.02

+12.10

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	1,990	91.00	1,811	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	61.81	672	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	61.55	628	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	532	165.55/cwt	147.00–175.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	142.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.02/cwt	133.00–153.00	700	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.91/cwt	139.50–159.00	760	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	194.75/cwt	190.00–205.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	139.55/cwt	127.00–145.00	723	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	651	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	160.60/cwt	160.60–160.60	756	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	151.02/cwt	142.50–160.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.09/cwt	151.00–170.00	899	68
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	569	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	993	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	207.44/cwt	207.00–210.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	186.65/cwt	186.00–190.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.75/cwt	160.00–173.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	120.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	198.70/cwt	197.50–199.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	157.81/cwt	150.00–158.30	1,302	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	155.69/cwt	155.00–156.00	995	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	186.07/cwt	178.00–189.00	962	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	181.39/cwt	171.00–187.00	853	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.60/cwt	133.00–135.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	61.55/cwt	61.00–62.00	628	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	68.19/cwt	65.00–72.00	697	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	746	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	51.54/cwt	50.00–53.00	494	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	19,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,277.41/cwt	1,210.00–1,350.00	17,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.09/cwt	139.00–156.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	149.74/cwt	140.00–153.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.47/cwt	152.50–168.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.50/cwt	153.00–162.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	111.02/cwt	97.00–119.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	160.60/cwt	160.60–160.60	858	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.84/cwt	138.00–150.00	647	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	115.63/cwt	101.00–127.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.35/cwt	141.00–144.00	954	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	121.86/cwt	119.00–126.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	92.57/cwt	85.00–100.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	813	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	190.41/cwt	190.00–197.00	878	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	153.14/cwt	145.00–160.00	565	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	151.15/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,034	8

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 946Last week 1,487Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 55Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	147.00–175.00	165.55
1	—	215	172.50	172.50
68	—	576	151.00–170.00	156.09
2	—	765	139.00	139.00
6	—	344	186.00–190.00	186.65
4	—	426	160.00–173.00	163.75
1	—	890	149.00	149.00
10	—	372	197.50–199.00	198.70
16	—	639	155.00–156.00	155.69
1	—	1,235	118.00	118.00
1	—	725	145.00	145.00
14	—	470	171.00–187.00	181.39
8	—	684	146.00–156.00	151.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	190.00–205.00	194.75
7	—	376	207.00–210.00	207.44
67	—	461	190.00–197.00	190.41
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
25	—	518	127.00–145.00	139.55
2	—	375	142.50–160.00	151.02
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
8	—	676	120.00–128.00	120.98
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
2	—	580	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	558	178.00	178.00
67	—	825	150.00–158.30	157.81
11	—	517	178.00–189.00	186.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	140.00–146.00	142.03
63	—	476	133.00–153.00	147.02
29	—	528	139.50–159.00	143.91
1	—	1,030	107.00	107.00
15	—	630	130.00–144.00	136.79
16	—	435	138.00–150.00	148.84
2	—	765	124.00	124.00
13	—	670	141.00–144.00	142.35
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
18	—	577	130.00–145.00	140.86
2	—	805	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,095	109.00	109.00
12	—	369	145.00–160.00	153.14
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	417	156.00	156.00
64	—	471	160.60	160.60
58	—	534	160.60	160.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	115.00	115.00
3	—	727	97.00–119.00	111.02
2	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.58
7	—	573	101.00–127.00	115.63
5	—	477	119.00–126.00	121.86
2	—	808	85.00–100.00	92.57
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	135.00–137.50	136.24
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
2	—	475	125.00–129.00	127.00
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	107.00	107.00
2	—	665	119.00–125.00	122.00
5	—	630	133.00–135.00	134.60
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
9	—	528	139.00–156.00	152.09
4	—	558	140.00–153.00	149.74
3	—	435	152.50–168.00	160.47
2	—	475	153.00–162.00	157.50
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	192.00	192.00
3	—	468	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	61.00–62.00	61.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	65.00–72.00	68.19
4	—	1,200	58.00–64.00	62.15
2	—	958	50.00–53.00	51.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	91.00	91.00

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	—	1,350	1,440.00	1,440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,277.41

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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