Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower with plain offering. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.00/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$165.00

324 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$0.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	650	165.01	1,072	318
Medium and Large 2-3	449	164.45	739	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.56/cwt here — about $333 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 sale324 hd

165.00

—

KY average23 barns · 5,710 hd

163.89

+1.11

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	—	Average	1,722	117.18	2,017	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	87.96	1,358	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	82.35	950	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	70.45	680	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	574	153.20/cwt	142.00–159.00	879	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.47/cwt	143.00–168.00	822	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	122.96/cwt	119.00–131.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	214.84/cwt	212.50–216.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	207.20/cwt	205.00–210.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	163.92/cwt	159.00–169.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,027	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	146.26/cwt	125.00–155.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	185.62/cwt	170.00–202.00	884	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	162.92/cwt	155.00–170.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	141.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	187.78/cwt	185.00–195.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	136.74/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,110	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	193.39/cwt	182.00–212.50	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,265	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	142.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	193.63/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	177.74/cwt	164.00–187.00	1,029	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	181.16/cwt	165.00–189.00	955	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	217.30/cwt	209.00–220.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	170.77/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,059	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	159.37/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,082	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	188.46/cwt	167.00–201.00	792	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	176.12/cwt	161.00–187.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	128.90/cwt	121.00–136.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	177.96/cwt	170.00–192.50	674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	185.06/cwt	183.00–190.00	783	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	65.34/cwt	62.00–68.00	737	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	85.03/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,292	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	85.91/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,009	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	74.93/cwt	70.00–79.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	65.96/cwt	62.00–69.00	627	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	75.68/cwt	71.00–83.00	743	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	92.06/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,682	112.97/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,900	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	127.50/cwt	120.00–132.00	2,319	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,266	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,015.00/cwt	1,015.00–1,015.00	14,565	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	155.65/cwt	143.00–190.00	960	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.93/cwt	124.00–160.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	128.62/cwt	120.00–133.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	170.54/cwt	154.00–180.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	180.63/cwt	172.50–190.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	152.05/cwt	144.00–160.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	167.88/cwt	159.00–183.00	952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.04/cwt	155.00–172.00	775	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	173.95/cwt	166.00–187.50	826	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	138.36/cwt	130.00–148.00	877	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.81/cwt	146.00–172.00	694	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	142.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	135.67/cwt	121.00–148.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	137.47/cwt	129.00–142.00	918	7

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 901Last week 709Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 120Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	574	142.00–159.00	153.20
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
25	—	522	143.00–168.00	157.47
6	—	792	119.00–131.00	122.96
9	—	379	159.00–169.00	163.92
3	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.63
3	—	703	131.00	131.00
40	—	478	155.00–172.00	162.04
28	—	634	130.00–148.00	138.36
23	—	421	146.00–172.00	164.81
7	—	668	129.00–142.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00–141.00	140.50
5	—	379	125.00–155.00	146.26
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
2	—	428	139.00–145.00	142.05
2	—	468	149.00	149.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	317	121.00–148.00	135.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	751	136.75	136.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	212.50–216.00	214.84
5	—	442	205.00–210.00	207.20
4	—	457	211.00	211.00
4	—	321	209.00–220.00	217.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	476	170.00–202.00	185.62
7	—	774	136.00–145.00	141.08
6	—	333	185.00–195.00	187.78
33	—	812	135.00–148.00	136.74
4	—	978	123.00	123.00
5	—	368	182.00–212.50	193.39
53	—	935	135.25	135.25
11	—	714	140.00–150.00	142.02
36	—	579	164.00–187.00	177.74
20	—	527	165.00–189.00	181.16
27	—	620	161.00–174.00	170.77
38	—	679	152.50–165.00	159.37
20	—	420	167.00–201.00	188.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	178.00	178.00
4	—	474	155.00–170.00	162.92
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	192.00–197.00	193.63
2	—	620	178.00–179.00	178.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	161.00–187.00	176.12
1	—	825	127.00	127.00
4	—	729	121.00–136.00	128.90
9	—	379	170.00–192.50	177.96
4	—	922	106.00	106.00
15	—	617	143.00–190.00	155.65
7	—	660	124.00–160.00	149.93
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
5	—	514	154.00–180.00	170.54
4	—	339	172.50–190.00	180.63
12	—	567	159.00–183.00	167.88
11	—	475	166.00–187.50	173.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	129.00	129.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
3	—	663	120.00–133.00	128.62
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
4	—	486	144.00–160.00	152.05
1	—	795	124.00	124.00
2	—	365	152.00–160.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	183.00–190.00	185.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	62.00–68.00	65.34
20	—	1,175	80.00–97.00	85.91
5	—	1,079	70.00–79.00	74.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	81.00–88.00	85.03
5	—	1,579	89.00–97.00	92.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	951	62.00–69.00	65.96
6	—	982	71.00–83.00	75.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	108.00–118.00	112.97
1	—	1,530	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,819	120.00–132.00	127.50

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	—	1,245	1,030.00	1,030.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,015.00	1,015.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00

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