Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, all due to foreign conflict and global instability. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers under 500 lbs, 400 lb heifers in heavy demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.59/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$151.59

286 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$27.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

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	546	152.35	832	278
Medium and Large 2-3	603	124.89	753	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.46/cwt here — about $79 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 sale286 hd

151.59

—

KY average22 barns · 4,645 hd

147.82

+3.77

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	1,725	95.89	1,654	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	78.92	1,170	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	73.89	851	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	60.99	593	12

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	940	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.01/cwt	151.00–168.00	749	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.09/cwt	150.00–170.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	167.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	137.36/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,201	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.61/cwt	127.25–130.00	919	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	127.00/cwt	116.00–138.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	120.91/cwt	120.00–122.00	941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	177.75/cwt	174.00–182.00	780	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	171.91/cwt	160.00–179.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	168.05/cwt	162.50–177.00	973	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	206.46/cwt	187.00–215.50	925	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	143.59/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,177	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	159.13/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,012	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	136.52/cwt	122.00–150.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	146.42/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	171.66/cwt	166.00–179.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	147.39/cwt	133.00–153.00	1,064	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	837	119.10/cwt	119.10–119.10	997	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	187.81/cwt	180.00–193.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	195.99/cwt	190.00–199.50	1,029	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	194.86/cwt	193.00–196.00	943	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	201.06/cwt	192.50–210.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	76.58/cwt	73.00–85.00	875	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	68.89/cwt	66.00–71.00	816	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	51.15/cwt	48.00–54.00	493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	66.80/cwt	64.00–70.00	665	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	82.54/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,222	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	60.40/cwt	57.00–63.00	579	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	71.67/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,064	7
Bulls	—	—	1,797	105.77/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	81.06/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,312	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	960.68/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	12,172	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	1,047.39/cwt	1,020.00–1,060.00	14,758	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	181.59/cwt	170.00–187.50	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	158.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	909	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	173.00/cwt	171.00–178.00	834	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	173.85/cwt	173.00–178.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.49/cwt	150.00–179.00	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	197.29/cwt	192.00–200.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.05/cwt	131.00–144.00	863	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	113.00/cwt	108.00–118.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	152.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	812	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	167.02/cwt	151.00–174.00	621	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	167.34/cwt	163.00–175.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	162.02/cwt	157.00–166.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	124.38/cwt	119.00–135.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	173.72/cwt	167.50–177.50	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	949	19

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 566Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 32Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	129.00	129.00
25	—	874	134.00–137.50	137.36
14	—	439	174.00–182.00	177.75
7	—	467	160.00–179.00	171.91
28	—	579	162.50–177.00	168.05
16	—	820	129.00–145.00	143.59
57	—	636	140.00–167.00	159.13
13	—	683	142.00–151.00	146.42
8	—	527	166.00–179.00	171.66
23	—	722	133.00–153.00	147.39
3	—	377	180.00–193.00	187.81
3	—	761	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
20	—	448	187.00–215.50	206.46
2	—	380	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	155.00	155.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	378	178.00	178.00
3	—	573	122.00–150.00	136.52
2	—	740	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	525	190.00–199.50	195.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	468	151.00–168.00	160.01
11	—	430	150.00–170.00	162.09
4	—	291	160.00–170.00	167.51
4	—	802	116.00	116.00
30	—	720	127.25–130.00	127.61
11	—	778	120.00–122.00	120.91
15	—	578	140.00–154.00	151.21
25	—	625	131.00–144.00	138.05
42	—	531	150.00–157.00	152.85
18	—	372	151.00–174.00	167.02
7	—	326	157.00–166.00	162.02
17	—	670	130.00–140.00	137.69
4	—	225	167.50–177.50	173.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
2	—	545	116.00–138.00	127.00
2	—	750	108.00–118.00	113.00
3	—	585	119.00–135.00	124.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	482	171.00–178.00	173.00
8	—	417	173.00–178.00	173.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	163.00–175.00	167.34
19	—	593	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	837	119.10	119.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	166.00	166.00
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
2	—	880	104.00	104.00
1	—	695	141.00	141.00
5	—	291	170.00–187.50	181.59
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
9	—	572	155.00–163.00	158.98
2	—	428	170.00–178.00	173.88
10	—	470	150.00–179.00	167.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	193.00–196.00	194.86
2	—	338	192.50–210.00	201.06
3	—	378	192.00–200.00	197.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	137.50	137.50
2	—	570	142.00	142.00
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
1	—	450	142.50	142.50
1	—	795	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,143	73.00–85.00	76.58
4	—	1,185	66.00–71.00	68.89
1	—	1,135	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	48.00–54.00	51.15
4	—	996	64.00–70.00	66.80
6	—	958	57.00–63.00	60.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,481	76.00–91.00	82.54
7	—	1,485	68.00–75.00	71.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	104.00–109.00	105.77
2	—	1,618	77.00–85.00	81.06

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)	3	—	1,267	900.00–1,000.00	960.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,409	1,020.00–1,060.00	1,047.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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