Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.89/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$144.89

182 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$35.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	509	145.81	743	173
Small 1-2	530	129.80	688	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	470	129.00	606	3thin
Large 1	740	110.00	814	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.81/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale182 hd

144.89

—

KY average24 barns · 6,312 hd

146.85

−1.96

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	1,738	110.83	1,926	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	80.03	1,176	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	75.46	865	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	66.62	678	8thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Value Added	—	520	183.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	133.99/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	168.34/cwt	165.00–171.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	149.40/cwt	149.00–150.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	139.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	186.55/cwt	170.00–194.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.69/cwt	144.00–155.00	639	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	160.32/cwt	151.00–166.00	992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	150.41/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	175.15/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,012	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	154.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	148.41/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,155	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.28/cwt	159.00–180.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	167.93/cwt	157.00–172.00	950	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	172.43/cwt	155.00–193.00	729	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	169.74/cwt	159.00–185.00	805	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.49/cwt	128.00–140.00	888	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	167.24/cwt	149.00–185.00	465	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	68.00/cwt	66.00–69.00	704	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	600	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	81.34/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,154	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	71.71/cwt	67.00–74.00	831	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	110.78/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	97.18/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	119.97/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,145	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	76.11/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	77.70/cwt	74.00–83.00	895	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	889.11/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,665	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	622.63/cwt	570.00–670.00	5,915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,847	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	163.41/cwt	154.00–172.00	842	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	143.14/cwt	139.00–146.00	836	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	151.42/cwt	140.00–160.00	924	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	168.90/cwt	158.00–184.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	115.04/cwt	111.00–119.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	154.39/cwt	147.00–169.00	882	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	154.80/cwt	151.00–166.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.84/cwt	123.00–135.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	152.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	470	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.37/cwt	139.00–159.00	694	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.71/cwt	135.00–153.00	757	24

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 901Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 82Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 5Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	180.00–190.00	183.19
13	—	619	151.00–166.00	160.32
3	—	435	199.00	199.00
5	—	719	148.00–151.00	150.41
13	—	578	171.00–179.00	175.15
14	—	685	150.00–158.00	154.59
10	—	778	146.00–149.00	148.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
12	—	804	132.00–139.00	133.99
6	—	523	165.00–171.00	168.34
4	—	771	136.00–140.00	137.95
10	—	409	170.00–194.00	186.55
2	—	712	132.00	132.00
1	—	955	123.00	123.00
2	—	915	124.00–129.00	126.49
11	—	468	159.00–180.00	169.28
10	—	566	157.00–172.00	167.93
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	134.00	134.00
3	—	573	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	152.00	152.00
12	—	678	122.00–130.00	127.31
3	—	780	115.00–119.00	116.30
21	—	424	144.00–155.00	150.69
15	—	584	139.00–146.00	143.14
3	—	740	119.00	119.00
2	—	828	111.00–119.00	115.04
3	—	235	167.00	167.00
4	—	291	151.00–166.00	154.80
6	—	623	123.00–135.00	130.84
8	—	307	150.00–154.00	152.96
33	—	468	139.00–159.00	148.37
24	—	516	135.00–153.00	146.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	149.00–150.00	149.40
9	—	626	138.00–144.00	139.92
5	—	522	157.00	157.00
5	—	417	165.00	165.00
5	—	465	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	790	117.00	117.00
27	—	423	155.00–193.00	172.43
22	—	474	159.00–185.00	169.74
20	—	675	128.00–140.00	131.49
10	—	278	149.00–185.00	167.24
28	—	515	154.00–172.00	163.41
15	—	610	140.00–160.00	151.42
12	—	368	158.00–184.00	168.90
4	—	302	180.00	180.00
19	—	571	147.00–169.00	154.39
4	—	715	130.00–133.00	131.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,036	66.00–69.00	68.00
2	—	960	62.00–63.00	62.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,419	77.00–85.00	81.34
2	—	1,620	74.00–78.00	76.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,159	67.00–74.00	71.71
1	—	1,015	65.00	65.00
13	—	1,152	74.00–83.00	77.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	108.00–114.00	110.78
2	—	1,628	95.00–99.00	97.18
3	—	1,788	114.00–123.00	119.97

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	800.00–1,000.00	889.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	570.00–670.00	622.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	700.00	700.00

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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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