Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $154.98/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$154.98

354 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.94

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	601	156.81	943	335
Medium and Large 2-3	547	122.69	672	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $271 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 sale354 hd

154.98

—

KY average23 barns · 5,686 hd

148.04

+6.94

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	1,788	110.58	1,978	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	81.81	1,128	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	77.09	871	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	64.89	622	9thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	566	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	182.25/cwt	177.00–186.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.02/cwt	141.00–159.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	137.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	189.75/cwt	187.00–190.00	915	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	154.80/cwt	154.80–154.80	1,054	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,010	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	119.19/cwt	118.00–120.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	134.32/cwt	131.00–141.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	189.99/cwt	189.00–194.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	148.68/cwt	147.00–150.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	189.62/cwt	183.00–192.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	176.35/cwt	172.50–180.00	499	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	939	89.19/cwt	88.00–91.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	175.28/cwt	161.00–185.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	173.13/cwt	160.00–179.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	168.74/cwt	162.00–176.00	977	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.99/cwt	164.00–185.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	163.63/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	132.54/cwt	114.00–154.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	172.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.48/cwt	161.00–177.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	147.49/cwt	143.00–156.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	140.64/cwt	136.00–143.00	944	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	81.81/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,128	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	80.85/cwt	76.00–85.00	897	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	73.33/cwt	72.00–75.00	845	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	54.35/cwt	50.00–59.00	500	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	72.75/cwt	69.00–80.00	693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	64.26/cwt	61.00–66.00	630	4
Bulls	—	—	1,976	117.50/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.09/cwt	59.00–65.00	745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	107.96/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,300	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	804.19/cwt	775.00–835.00	7,439	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.80/cwt	146.00–165.00	822	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	159.73/cwt	150.00–167.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	116.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	125.42/cwt	119.00–132.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	138.73/cwt	125.00–152.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	154.43/cwt	149.00–161.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	166.38/cwt	164.00–172.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	172.02/cwt	164.00–174.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	134.36/cwt	131.00–140.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.99/cwt	119.00–122.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	162.34/cwt	159.00–171.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.21/cwt	146.00–165.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.21/cwt	141.00–157.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	116.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.99/cwt	135.00–158.00	784	16

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 346Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 51Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 56Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	145.00–148.00	146.53
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
7	—	424	141.00–159.00	149.02
7	—	614	132.00–140.00	137.00
4	—	896	120.00	120.00
5	—	767	118.00–120.00	119.19
8	—	374	149.00–161.00	154.43
3	—	655	126.00	126.00
3	—	718	119.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
8	—	327	146.00–165.00	153.21
10	—	470	141.00–157.00	150.21
16	—	526	135.00–158.00	148.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	681	154.80	154.80
158	—	616	164.00	164.00
7	—	525	159.00–171.00	162.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	114.00–119.00	116.28
2	—	578	119.00–132.00	125.42
2	—	380	132.00–142.00	137.20
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	412	131.00–140.00	134.36
2	—	760	108.00–113.00	110.47
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
3	—	673	110.00–120.00	116.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	164.00–172.00	166.38
6	—	424	164.00–174.00	172.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	177.00–186.00	182.25
3	—	708	134.00	134.00
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
1	—	955	123.00	123.00
2	—	283	172.50–180.00	176.35
1	—	850	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	187.00	187.00
11	—	488	161.00–185.00	175.28
10	—	524	160.00–179.00	173.13
4	—	655	155.00	155.00
14	—	579	162.00–176.00	168.74
10	—	425	164.00–185.00	175.99
5	—	624	151.00–171.00	163.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	482	187.00–190.00	189.75
9	—	436	189.00–194.00	189.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
3	—	517	131.00–141.00	134.32
2	—	723	129.00–132.00	130.46
2	—	680	132.00	132.00
3	—	563	147.00–150.00	148.68
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
2	—	405	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	183.00–192.00	189.62
4	—	557	188.50	188.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	939	88.00–91.00	89.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	114.00–154.00	132.54
2	—	523	122.00–123.00	122.52
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
2	—	355	153.00–154.00	153.49
2	—	433	125.00–152.00	138.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	170.00–178.00	172.94
3	—	423	161.00–177.00	167.48
4	—	626	143.00–156.00	147.49
3	—	671	136.00–143.00	140.64
9	—	524	146.00–165.00	156.80
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
8	—	481	150.00–167.00	159.73
2	—	563	154.00–156.00	154.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	79.00–83.00	81.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,110	76.00–85.00	80.85
6	—	1,153	72.00–75.00	73.33
2	—	1,200	59.00–65.00	62.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	50.00–59.00	54.35
3	—	953	69.00–80.00	72.75
4	—	981	61.00–66.00	64.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,976	114.00–122.00	117.50
5	—	1,736	104.00–113.00	107.96
1	—	1,300	96.00	96.00

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	2	—	925	775.00–835.00	804.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle