Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.24/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$164.24

303 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

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	693	164.89	1,143	297
Medium and Large 2-3	511	132.00	674	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $469 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 sale303 hd

164.24

—

KY average25 barns · 6,563 hd

164.34

−0.11

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	1,731	94.25	1,632	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	71.03	1,037	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	70.90	793	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	56.50	579	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	427	147.18/cwt	141.00–156.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.78/cwt	120.00–141.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	156.61/cwt	153.00–159.00	929	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	214.13/cwt	212.50–215.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	203.19/cwt	196.00–207.00	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.93/cwt	146.00–157.00	768	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	155.60/cwt	155.60–155.60	1,074	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	176.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	156.39/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,115	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	168.93/cwt	155.00–181.00	976	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	166.57/cwt	149.00–171.50	1,019	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	171.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	159.05/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	154.40/cwt	154.40–154.40	1,282	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	187.93/cwt	187.00–190.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	166.47/cwt	163.50–167.00	1,222	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	166.86/cwt	155.00–189.00	701	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.32/cwt	159.00–160.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	662	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	73.70/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,086	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	73.03/cwt	70.00–80.00	818	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	66.64/cwt	65.00–68.00	742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	555	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	65.69/cwt	65.00–67.00	943	3
Bulls	—	—	2,175	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	12,093	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	10,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	168.38/cwt	158.00–183.00	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.32/cwt	156.00–170.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.07/cwt	126.00–140.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.99/cwt	152.00–161.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	154.21/cwt	148.00–160.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,041	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 978Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 110Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	141.00–156.00	147.18
5	—	667	120.00–141.00	136.78
10	—	593	153.00–159.00	156.61
25	—	516	146.00–157.00	148.93
7	—	626	126.00–140.00	138.07
3	—	380	152.00–161.00	155.99
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	177.50	177.50
10	—	469	148.00–160.00	154.21
3	—	833	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
1	—	780	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	690	155.60	155.60
10	—	558	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	212.50–215.00	214.13
1	—	415	204.00	204.00
9	—	471	196.00–207.00	203.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	133.00	133.00
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	139.00–140.00	139.50
3	—	263	170.00–190.00	176.58
2	—	792	149.00	149.00
1	—	905	139.00	139.00
1	—	505	166.00	166.00
1	—	305	205.00	205.00
58	—	713	149.00–161.00	156.39
23	—	578	155.00–181.00	168.93
11	—	612	149.00–171.50	166.57
10	—	482	170.00–180.00	171.03
6	—	673	145.00–170.00	159.05
4	—	405	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	830	154.40	154.40
10	—	523	187.00–190.00	187.93
92	—	734	163.50–167.00	166.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	152.50	152.50
12	—	420	155.00–189.00	166.86
3	—	571	159.00–160.00	159.32
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
11	—	478	158.00–183.00	168.38
4	—	376	156.00–170.00	164.32
1	—	280	142.50	142.50
2	—	547	157.00	157.00
2	—	340	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
3	—	420	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,110	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	71.00–77.00	73.70
3	—	1,435	65.00–67.00	65.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,120	70.00–80.00	73.03
4	—	1,114	65.00–68.00	66.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,715	94.00–95.00	94.50
1	—	1,320	88.00	88.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,140.00	1,140.00

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