Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher. There was good 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 $151.17/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$151.17

222 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$19.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

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	575	154.14	886	188
Medium and Large 2-3	545	134.71	734	34

One grade step is worth $19.44/cwt here — about $153 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 sale222 hd

151.17

—

KY average24 barns · 6,834 hd

148.53

+2.64

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	1,518	109.06	1,655	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	87.96	1,317	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	81.39	973	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	63.87	636	12

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	471	188.61/cwt	173.00–199.00	888	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	204.87/cwt	200.00–207.00	946	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	196.71/cwt	190.00–208.00	751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	212.04/cwt	212.00–212.50	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	149.66/cwt	145.00–154.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	160.96/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	167.50/cwt	159.00–175.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	166.03/cwt	156.00–172.50	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,001	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	203.07/cwt	202.00–215.00	889	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.88/cwt	155.00–169.00	785	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	169.97/cwt	167.50–172.50	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	181.14/cwt	166.00–188.00	971	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.70/cwt	140.00–159.00	798	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.03/cwt	141.00–160.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	209.83/cwt	207.50–211.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.42/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	154.26/cwt	145.00–166.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	157.58/cwt	152.50–162.50	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	191.55/cwt	180.00–208.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	175.46/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	152.75/cwt	131.00–160.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	196.95/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	155.64/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	182.08/cwt	171.00–190.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	182.80/cwt	171.00–192.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	192.00/cwt	185.00–199.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	62.66/cwt	60.00–67.00	615	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	90.01/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,356	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	64.03/cwt	61.00–68.00	728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	84.66/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,032	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	72.16/cwt	70.00–75.00	776	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	81.11/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,190	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	76.60/cwt	70.00–79.00	875	11
Bulls	—	—	1,729	122.45/cwt	111.00–128.00	2,117	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	55.65/cwt	53.00–58.00	516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,203	86.98/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	104.37/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,472	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	13,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,239.06/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	14,869	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,291	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	154.15/cwt	145.00–162.00	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	170.13/cwt	166.00–178.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	162.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	165.93/cwt	164.00–171.00	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	122.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	158.11/cwt	152.00–160.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.46/cwt	132.00–142.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	120.31/cwt	118.00–122.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	167.42/cwt	165.00–171.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	139.56/cwt	128.00–146.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,057	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	140.47/cwt	130.00–144.75	976	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	179.97/cwt	178.00–181.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 914Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 65Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	471	173.00–199.00	188.61
1	—	1,030	125.00	125.00
14	—	382	190.00–208.00	196.71
9	—	636	155.00–170.00	160.96
1	—	910	137.00	137.00
37	—	536	166.00–188.00	181.14
3	—	295	207.50–211.00	209.83
11	—	725	134.00–148.00	140.42
4	—	330	180.00–208.00	191.55
16	—	578	166.00–185.00	175.46
2	—	412	191.00	191.00
2	—	212	204.00	204.00
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
2	—	790	137.00	137.00
8	—	683	153.00–158.00	155.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	462	200.00–207.00	204.87
13	—	383	212.00–212.50	212.04
2	—	287	225.00	225.00
15	—	438	202.00–215.00	203.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	145.00–154.00	149.66
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	145.00–166.00	154.26
2	—	325	152.50–162.50	157.58
4	—	485	131.00–160.00	152.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	176.00	176.00
9	—	526	195.00–204.00	196.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	159.00–175.00	167.50
3	—	262	156.00–172.50	166.03
25	—	476	155.00–169.00	164.88
3	—	332	167.50–172.50	169.97
22	—	526	140.00–159.00	151.70
12	—	572	141.00–160.00	153.03
5	—	628	132.00–142.00	137.46
5	—	368	165.00–171.00	167.42
11	—	839	126.00	126.00
26	—	695	130.00–144.75	140.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	682	146.75	146.75
19	—	520	164.00–171.00	165.93
3	—	608	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	132.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
2	—	772	111.00	111.00
8	—	625	120.00–130.00	122.57
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
8	—	378	152.00–160.00	158.11
1	—	945	109.00	109.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
3	—	516	138.00	138.00
3	—	673	118.00–122.00	120.31
3	—	462	128.00–146.00	139.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
10	—	423	178.00–181.00	179.97
4	—	450	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	171.00	171.00
4	—	369	171.00–190.00	182.08
3	—	323	171.00–192.00	182.80
8	—	425	160.00–180.00	170.00
1	—	245	182.50	182.50
6	—	619	145.00–162.00	154.15
8	—	527	166.00–178.00	170.13
2	—	658	148.00–155.00	151.46
6	—	475	160.00–164.00	162.99
2	—	785	116.00	116.00
1	—	275	187.50	187.50
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	185.00–199.00	192.00
1	—	365	194.00	194.00
3	—	323	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	60.00–67.00	62.66
3	—	1,075	70.00–75.00	72.16
2	—	928	53.00–58.00	55.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,507	86.00–97.00	90.01
3	—	1,467	76.00–85.00	81.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	61.00–68.00	64.03
32	—	1,219	80.00–93.00	84.66
11	—	1,142	70.00–79.00	76.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,729	111.00–128.00	122.45
3	—	1,203	86.00–89.00	86.98
3	—	1,410	94.00–109.00	104.37

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,239.06
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle