Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher. 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 $160.72/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$160.72

419 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

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	669	161.73	1,081	399
Medium and Large 2-3	601	140.55	844	20

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $237 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 sale419 hd

160.72

—

KY average23 barns · 5,257 hd

159.18

+1.54

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	1,910	101.77	1,944	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,320	98.97	1,306	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	74.22	1,019	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	69.35	812	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	59.77	620	6thin

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	—	689	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,046	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	128.84/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.76/cwt	137.00–149.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	152.86/cwt	150.50–157.50	1,104	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	204.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	199.47/cwt	192.50–204.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	152.56/cwt	145.00–158.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.91/cwt	137.00–149.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	153.31/cwt	143.50–164.00	964	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	167.16/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,031	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	180.60/cwt	179.00–187.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.22/cwt	161.00–189.00	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	153.44/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	194.16/cwt	191.00–201.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	142.62/cwt	135.00–147.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	165.37/cwt	163.50–179.00	956	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	157.32/cwt	154.50–159.00	1,221	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	168.00/cwt	161.00–179.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	186.39/cwt	176.00–190.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	185.17/cwt	183.00–187.50	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,241	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	840	114.95/cwt	114.95–114.95	966	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	164.95/cwt	149.00–169.00	968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	145.89/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,056	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.35/cwt	147.00–174.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	164.83/cwt	155.00–172.50	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	118.08/cwt	110.00–126.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.31/cwt	140.00–155.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	711	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,320	98.97/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,306	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	59.77/cwt	56.00–64.00	620	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	75.84/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,033	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	66.92/cwt	66.00–68.00	950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	73.19/cwt	70.00–79.00	876	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	65.50/cwt	62.00–69.00	739	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	101.77/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,944	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,256	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	922.08/cwt	730.00–1,060.00	11,314	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	676.67/cwt	640.00–710.00	7,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	839.46/cwt	700.00–990.00	10,174	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	11,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,245.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,250.00	14,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.29/cwt	134.00–152.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	145.92/cwt	143.00–149.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.56/cwt	155.00–170.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.84/cwt	132.00–141.00	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	120.94/cwt	116.00–126.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	154.26/cwt	145.00–158.00	489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.15/cwt	107.50–125.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.50/cwt	133.00–152.00	818	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	146.74/cwt	133.00–151.00	788	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,020	65

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 946Year ago 1,167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 17Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 10Year ago 0

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
20	—	689	151.75	151.75
65	—	700	145.75	145.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	778	123.00–130.00	128.84
5	—	428	137.00–149.00	143.76
6	—	381	145.00–158.00	152.56
5	—	470	137.00–149.00	143.91
1	—	985	129.00	129.00
17	—	626	132.00–141.00	138.84
8	—	317	145.00–158.00	154.26
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
6	—	674	129.00–132.00	130.18
60	—	562	133.00–152.00	145.50
21	—	537	133.00–151.00	146.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
2	—	678	116.00–126.00	120.94
2	—	535	128.00–129.00	128.49
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
2	—	435	107.50–125.00	116.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	722	150.50–157.50	152.86
64	—	617	165.00–170.00	167.16
6	—	538	179.00–187.00	180.60
32	—	578	163.50–179.00	165.37
108	—	776	154.50–159.00	157.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	191.00	191.00
5	—	378	200.00–215.00	204.33
7	—	418	192.50–204.00	199.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	143.00	143.00
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
2	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
8	—	572	135.00–147.00	142.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	629	143.50–164.00	153.31
1	—	930	128.00	128.00
22	—	478	161.00–189.00	183.22
9	—	666	146.00–164.00	153.44
7	—	768	145.00–150.00	147.54
3	—	338	191.00–201.00	194.16
2	—	825	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
5	—	524	161.00–179.00	168.00
4	—	369	176.00–190.00	186.39
2	—	425	183.00–187.50	185.17
14	—	856	145.00	145.00
13	—	587	149.00–169.00	164.95
10	—	724	139.00–152.00	145.89
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	840	114.95	114.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	147.00–174.00	160.35
3	—	368	155.00–172.50	164.83
2	—	713	110.00–126.00	118.08
7	—	517	140.00–155.00	146.31
8	—	628	134.00–139.00	135.00
5	—	577	134.00–152.00	142.29
3	—	423	155.00–170.00	162.56
6	—	808	120.00	120.00
3	—	861	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	149.00	149.00
2	—	468	143.00–149.00	145.92
2	—	575	130.00–134.00	131.97
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	350	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	58.00	58.00
11	—	1,197	70.00–79.00	73.19
8	—	1,128	62.00–69.00	65.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	91.00–106.00	98.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	56.00–64.00	59.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,362	71.00–81.00	75.84
2	—	1,420	66.00–68.00	66.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,910	100.00–104.00	101.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	878	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,227	730.00–1,060.00	922.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	640.00–710.00	676.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,212	700.00–990.00	839.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,240.00–1,250.00	1,245.00

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