Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 lower with lower quality offering, feeders sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower with lower quality offering, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in feeder steers and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.24/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$151.24

325 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

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	565	153.37	867	299
Medium and Large 2-3	486	126.80	617	26

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about $250 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 sale325 hd

151.24

—

KY average25 barns · 6,914 hd

148.59

+2.65

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	1,855	100.74	1,869	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,195	96.00	1,147	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	74.28	1,127	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	63.52	765	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	56.50	564	17

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	509	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	884	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.43/cwt	141.00–166.00	665	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	136.37/cwt	125.00–143.00	867	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	206.81/cwt	203.00–211.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	200.08/cwt	194.00–208.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	171.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	160.46/cwt	160.00–160.50	945	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.72/cwt	120.00–134.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.18/cwt	142.50–162.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.34/cwt	143.00–166.00	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	167.53/cwt	145.00–173.00	1,049	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	169.52/cwt	156.00–181.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	164.68/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,102	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	140.42/cwt	133.00–152.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	158.30/cwt	151.00–159.00	961	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	148.41/cwt	148.00–148.50	1,208	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	144.63/cwt	134.00–158.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	151.49/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,179	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	154.21/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,121	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	167.26/cwt	155.00–180.00	891	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	179.39/cwt	169.00–185.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	182.01/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,166	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	183.26/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,061	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	185.59/cwt	182.50–187.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.72/cwt	173.00–188.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.24/cwt	165.00–182.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	170.64/cwt	160.00–184.00	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	184.72/cwt	180.00–186.00	992	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,195	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	57.10/cwt	52.00–62.00	580	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	52.95/cwt	48.00–57.00	520	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	68.65/cwt	64.50–72.00	959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	55.21/cwt	46.50–59.00	656	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	73.00/cwt	72.00–74.00	913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	64.94/cwt	62.00–71.00	781	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	66.52/cwt	66.00–67.00	657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	77.41/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,226	9
Bulls	—	—	1,879	104.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,971	8
Bulls	—	—	2,000	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,149.04/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	11,927	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	1,017.57/cwt	910.00–1,180.00	14,470	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,125.30/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	16,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,910	2,125.00/cwt	2,125.00–2,125.00	40,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	172.73/cwt	169.00–175.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	135.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	163.67/cwt	152.00–175.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	127.64/cwt	121.00–152.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	130.76/cwt	107.00–138.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.24/cwt	151.00–166.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	174.24/cwt	160.00–183.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	115.37/cwt	109.00–122.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.32/cwt	132.00–156.00	761	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	810	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,027	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	128.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.94/cwt	121.00–147.50	917	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	132.54/cwt	117.50–138.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	173.72/cwt	170.00–177.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	126.62/cwt	122.00–132.00	662	3

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 1,167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 30Year 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
41	—	509	173.75	173.75
21	—	589	160.00–160.50	160.46
34	—	607	151.00–159.00	158.30
42	—	668	153.75	153.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	420	141.00–166.00	158.43
22	—	636	125.00–143.00	136.37
3	—	238	170.00–175.00	171.64
5	—	725	120.00–134.00	128.72
4	—	323	142.50–162.00	156.18
16	—	471	143.00–166.00	152.34
6	—	377	151.00–166.00	159.24
23	—	520	132.00–156.00	146.32
18	—	568	135.00–150.00	142.56
3	—	760	125.00–133.00	128.33
30	—	665	121.00–147.50	137.94
2	—	293	170.00–177.50	173.72
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	121.00–152.00	127.64
7	—	423	107.00–138.00	130.76
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
2	—	715	118.00	118.00
2	—	623	109.00–122.00	115.37
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
5	—	479	117.50–138.00	132.54
3	—	523	122.00–132.00	126.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	203.00–211.00	206.81
6	—	478	194.00–208.00	200.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	161.00	161.00
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
3	—	562	133.00–152.00	140.42
3	—	522	134.00–158.00	144.63
1	—	600	152.00	152.00
1	—	420	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	188.00	188.00
30	—	626	145.00–173.00	167.53
8	—	567	156.00–181.00	169.52
23	—	669	150.00–170.00	164.68
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
23	—	814	148.00–148.50	148.41
1	—	1,115	119.00	119.00
40	—	778	148.00–155.50	151.49
1	—	965	139.00	139.00
54	—	727	148.00–160.00	154.21
17	—	533	155.00–180.00	167.26
8	—	476	169.00–185.00	179.39
6	—	425	173.00–188.00	180.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	181.00–184.00	182.01
41	—	666	175.00	175.00
15	—	579	182.00–187.00	183.26
6	—	542	182.50–187.00	185.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
3	—	420	165.00–182.00	171.24
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
11	—	472	160.00–184.00	170.64
2	—	625	145.00–149.00	146.95
3	—	370	169.00–175.00	172.73
4	—	563	152.00–175.00	163.67
8	—	525	160.00–183.00	174.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	180.00–186.00	184.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	131.00–140.00	135.52
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
2	—	525	132.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	795	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,016	52.00–62.00	57.10
7	—	982	48.00–57.00	52.95
2	—	988	66.00–67.00	66.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	64.50–72.00	68.65
9	—	1,584	73.00–80.00	77.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	46.50–59.00	55.21
2	—	1,250	72.00–74.00	73.00
10	—	1,202	62.00–71.00	64.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,879	100.00–108.00	104.89
2	—	2,000	94.00–95.00	94.52
1	—	1,375	80.00	80.00

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
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,038	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,149.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	910.00–1,180.00	1,017.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,443	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,910	2,125.00	2,125.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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