Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 higher, with heavy demand on 400-500lb heifers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady-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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.99/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$169.99

269 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$22.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.24

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	616	171.50	1,057	251
Medium and Large 2-3	451	148.84	671	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.66/cwt here — about $386 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 sale269 hd

169.99

—

KY average25 barns · 4,237 hd

157.75

+12.24

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	1,602	106.72	1,710	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	86.46	1,356	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	80.11	941	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	64.79	620	10

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2Fancy	—	373	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	210.80/cwt	198.00–214.00	892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	162.40/cwt	160.00–163.00	854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.94/cwt	139.00–158.00	795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	158.90/cwt	145.00–169.00	987	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.31/cwt	160.00–178.00	896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	194.46/cwt	193.00–200.00	898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	175.35/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,001	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.17/cwt	147.50–155.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	125.99/cwt	123.00–129.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	186.29/cwt	185.00–189.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	187.33/cwt	177.50–194.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	180.89/cwt	172.00–187.50	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,150	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	176.53/cwt	165.00–189.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	184.36/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	144.13/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,046	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	147.44/cwt	143.00–150.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	158.79/cwt	150.00–161.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	175.87/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,192	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	461	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	173.96/cwt	160.00–180.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	169.20/cwt	158.00–179.00	875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	185.48/cwt	174.00–192.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	197.85/cwt	194.00–202.00	855	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	997	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	451	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	88.53/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,411	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	72.32/cwt	69.00–76.00	704	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	62.12/cwt	59.00–68.00	590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	84.21/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,035	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	73.72/cwt	66.00–79.00	803	9
Bulls	—	—	1,755	113.54/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,993	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	101.27/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,499	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	151.08/cwt	145.00–157.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	161.60/cwt	154.00–167.00	920	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	152.47/cwt	148.00–158.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	389	177.07/cwt	174.00–180.00	689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	160.91/cwt	153.00–181.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	140.17/cwt	136.00–145.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.87/cwt	135.00–147.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	172.93/cwt	172.50–173.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	159.83/cwt	154.00–163.00	769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.21/cwt	132.00–145.00	926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	161.81/cwt	160.00–173.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.17/cwt	123.00–131.00	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	167.10/cwt	162.00–170.00	715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	152.73/cwt	142.00–155.00	900	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	141.25/cwt	135.00–147.50	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	167.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	558	8

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,038Year ago 641

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 58Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	220.00	220.00
10	—	423	198.00–214.00	210.80
17	—	462	193.00–200.00	194.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	140.00–150.00	144.83
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	153.00	153.00
3	—	365	147.50–155.00	150.17
2	—	768	123.00–129.00	125.99
4	—	335	147.50	147.50
5	—	408	150.00–161.00	158.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	145.00–169.00	158.90
9	—	523	160.00–178.00	171.31
19	—	571	163.00–178.00	175.35
5	—	370	177.50–194.00	187.33
7	—	414	172.00–187.50	180.89
1	—	1,040	126.00	126.00
11	—	471	165.00–189.00	176.53
1	—	835	132.00	132.00
25	—	726	142.00–149.00	144.13
5	—	676	143.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	763	136.00	136.00
3	—	856	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	185.00–189.00	186.29
21	—	659	174.50	174.50
6	—	572	181.00–185.00	184.36
9	—	612	175.00–177.00	175.87
72	—	720	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	140.00–143.00	142.00
1	—	1,015	104.00	104.00
13	—	520	139.00–158.00	152.94
1	—	1,085	114.00	114.00
14	—	481	154.00–163.00	159.83
16	—	665	132.00–145.00	139.21
7	—	390	160.00–173.00	161.81
6	—	808	122.50	122.50
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
12	—	717	123.00–131.00	129.17
12	—	428	162.00–170.00	167.10
32	—	589	142.00–155.00	152.73
2	—	765	120.00–125.00	122.45
8	—	334	160.00–170.00	167.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	160.00–163.00	162.40
1	—	550	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	389	174.00–180.00	177.07
2	—	467	180.00	180.00
7	—	426	172.50–173.00	172.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	121.00	121.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
4	—	460	136.00–145.00	140.17
2	—	440	120.00–127.00	123.54
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
2	—	300	135.00–147.50	141.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	100.00	100.00
3	—	461	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
7	—	420	160.00–180.00	173.96
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
9	—	517	158.00–179.00	169.20
7	—	379	174.00–192.00	185.48
2	—	790	121.00	121.00
10	—	569	154.00–167.00	161.60
4	—	616	148.00–158.00	152.47
8	—	484	153.00–181.00	160.91
2	—	675	135.00–147.00	140.87
1	—	950	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	194.00–202.00	197.85
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
4	—	463	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	145.00–157.00	151.08
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	72.00	72.00
7	—	1,594	84.00–94.00	88.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	48.00	48.00
4	—	973	69.00–76.00	72.32
5	—	949	59.00–68.00	62.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,229	80.00–88.00	84.21
9	—	1,089	66.00–79.00	73.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	109.00–123.00	113.54
5	—	1,480	93.00–107.00	101.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00

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

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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