Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower, all due to foreign conflict and global instability. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. 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 with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.68/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$148.68

495 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$20.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	539	149.48	806	476
Medium and Large 2-3	428	128.84	551	19thin

One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about $255 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 sale495 hd

148.68

—

KY average22 barns · 6,238 hd

147.68

+1.00

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	1,737	106.19	1,844	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	83.74	1,226	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	75.72	917	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	59.67	619	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	673	130.52/cwt	123.00–137.00	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.33/cwt	148.00–168.00	690	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.82/cwt	162.00–181.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	134.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	151.00/cwt	139.00–154.75	850	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	201.13/cwt	189.00–211.00	845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	141.24/cwt	136.00–143.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	163.73/cwt	147.00–165.25	750	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	143.10/cwt	142.50–145.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	145.49/cwt	131.00–155.00	780	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	142.94/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,166	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	175.60/cwt	166.00–180.00	939	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	204.52/cwt	199.00–208.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	195.88/cwt	190.00–202.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	143.64/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,051	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	167.54/cwt	156.00–181.00	960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	158.93/cwt	143.00–166.50	984	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	138.68/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.58/cwt	160.00–185.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	145.78/cwt	141.00–156.00	974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	170.55/cwt	158.00–186.00	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	151.58/cwt	140.00–160.00	399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	157.09/cwt	140.00–158.50	869	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	189.24/cwt	180.00–194.00	530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	84.84/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,245	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	70.69/cwt	65.00–80.00	890	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	615	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	80.89/cwt	76.00–86.00	955	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	681	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	99.72/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,494	5
Bulls	—	—	1,135	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,961	112.76/cwt	107.00–120.00	2,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	155.18/cwt	148.00–159.00	818	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	202	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	177.22/cwt	150.00–185.00	645	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	172.80/cwt	164.00–186.00	745	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	108.84/cwt	90.00–125.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	140.10/cwt	133.00–145.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	161.18/cwt	141.00–165.00	619	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	162.60/cwt	162.50–163.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	146.40/cwt	138.00–147.00	966	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	125.04/cwt	116.00–134.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	927	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,009	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	135.71/cwt	122.50–140.00	433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	356	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.17/cwt	132.00–143.00	856	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	157.57/cwt	137.00–163.00	525	26

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 832Year ago 1,306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 70Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	673	123.00–137.00	130.52
24	—	433	148.00–168.00	159.33
100	—	563	139.00–154.75	151.00
92	—	458	147.00–165.25	163.73
4	—	264	142.50–145.00	143.10
71	—	536	131.00–155.00	145.49
36	—	384	141.00–165.00	161.18
1	—	232	140.00	140.00
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
30	—	615	132.00–143.00	139.17
26	—	333	137.00–163.00	157.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
2	—	273	130.00–138.00	134.18
3	—	578	90.00–125.00	108.84
4	—	366	133.00–145.00	140.10
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
2	—	508	116.00–134.00	125.04
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
5	—	319	122.50–140.00	135.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	705	131.50	131.50
47	—	769	131.25	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
4	—	591	136.00–143.00	141.24
1	—	320	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	162.00–181.00	171.82
2	—	322	167.50	167.50
22	—	535	166.00–180.00	175.60
3	—	1,070	124.00	124.00
17	—	732	143.00–147.00	143.64
17	—	573	156.00–181.00	167.54
39	—	619	143.00–166.50	158.93
3	—	772	136.00–140.00	138.68
2	—	378	160.00–185.00	172.58
1	—	850	137.00	137.00
5	—	668	141.00–156.00	145.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	420	189.00–211.00	201.13
3	—	285	199.00–208.00	204.52
2	—	480	190.00–202.00	195.88
4	—	356	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	816	142.50–143.00	142.94
6	—	610	172.50	172.50
3	—	530	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	158.00–186.00	170.55
6	—	263	140.00–160.00	151.58
65	—	553	140.00–158.50	157.09
9	—	527	148.00–159.00	155.18
2	—	202	140.00	140.00
22	—	364	150.00–185.00	177.22
66	—	431	164.00–186.00	172.80
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
5	—	332	162.50–163.00	162.60
15	—	660	138.00–147.00	146.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	197.50	197.50
1	—	500	176.00	176.00
3	—	280	180.00–194.00	189.24
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	80.00–90.00	84.84
1	—	1,435	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,259	65.00–80.00	70.69
11	—	1,181	76.00–86.00	80.89
1	—	1,155	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,025	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,015	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	97.00–104.00	99.72
1	—	1,135	86.00	86.00
8	—	1,961	107.00–120.00	112.76

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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