Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady - 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes with good buyer activity. Slaughter cows sold steady - 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady - 2.00 higher. Good demand on all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.90/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$161.90

219 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$33.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.75

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	501	162.83	816	213
Medium and Large 2-3	533	129.01	688	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $128 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 sale219 hd

161.90

—

KY average25 barns · 5,823 hd

148.16

+13.75

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	1,752	117.37	2,056	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	83.61	1,143	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	80.66	1,011	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	65.87	693	13

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Fancy	—	418	169.91/cwt	162.00–177.00	710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	178.30/cwt	178.30–178.30	877	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	163.67/cwt	162.50–165.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	189.16/cwt	187.00–193.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.95/cwt	131.00–142.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.94/cwt	146.00–161.00	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	154.34/cwt	144.00–159.00	812	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.81/cwt	138.00–157.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	160.58/cwt	155.00–166.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	167.01/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	191.01/cwt	183.00–196.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	158.22/cwt	152.00–165.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	170.39/cwt	162.00–173.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	162.29/cwt	157.00–169.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	214.27/cwt	205.00–217.50	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	203.57/cwt	200.00–207.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	185.87/cwt	180.00–188.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	173.14/cwt	169.00–181.00	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	142.31/cwt	133.00–152.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	160.93/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	154.90/cwt	154.90–154.90	1,190	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	184.47/cwt	184.00–186.00	968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	175.68/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	181.87/cwt	170.00–185.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	187.95/cwt	180.00–197.50	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	157.36/cwt	151.00–165.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	63.78/cwt	61.00–66.00	659	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	932	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	85.23/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,188	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	58.44/cwt	58.00–59.00	637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	70.08/cwt	68.00–74.00	740	6
Bulls	—	—	1,866	121.23/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,262	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	85.14/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,089	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	75.21/cwt	73.00–79.00	907	8
Bulls	—	—	1,562	110.94/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,228	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	14,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,764	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	784.88/cwt	740.00–880.00	8,202	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	927.19/cwt	725.00–1,090.00	11,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439	1,149.21/cwt	1,000.00–1,220.00	16,537	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	14,606	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	168.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	163.52/cwt	161.00–167.00	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.17/cwt	143.00–161.00	734	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	139.58/cwt	138.00–141.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.15/cwt	126.00–137.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.29/cwt	150.00–163.00	915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	156.31/cwt	153.00–160.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	144.90/cwt	138.00–154.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	164.15/cwt	154.00–174.00	786	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	177.64/cwt	175.00–179.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	168.76/cwt	158.00–175.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	141.61/cwt	138.00–148.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 608Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 55Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	162.00–177.00	169.91
2	—	372	170.00	170.00
8	—	477	164.00–170.00	168.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	160.00	160.00
74	—	492	178.30	178.30
8	—	726	137.50	137.50
9	—	529	161.00–167.00	163.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	782	116.00	116.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	460	130.00–140.00	134.95
2	—	423	138.00–141.00	139.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	162.50–165.00	163.67
11	—	423	146.00–161.00	154.94
21	—	526	144.00–159.00	154.34
10	—	571	138.00–157.00	149.81
6	—	369	155.00–166.00	160.58
6	—	319	152.00–165.00	158.22
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
2	—	877	120.00	120.00
1	—	950	117.00	117.00
24	—	473	143.00–161.00	155.17
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
2	—	663	131.00	131.00
7	—	620	126.00–137.00	131.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	187.00–193.00	189.16
4	—	310	205.00–217.50	214.27
1	—	435	204.00	204.00
2	—	373	200.00–207.00	203.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	131.00–142.00	137.95
7	—	618	159.00–171.00	167.01
10	—	388	183.00–196.00	191.01
4	—	532	162.00–173.00	170.39
8	—	431	180.00–188.00	185.87
12	—	564	169.00–181.00	173.14
3	—	923	134.00	134.00
2	—	775	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	675	152.00–170.00	160.93
11	—	483	170.00–185.00	181.87
7	—	326	180.00–197.50	187.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	184.00	184.00
71	—	768	154.90	154.90
13	—	525	184.00–186.00	184.47
6	—	636	173.00–178.00	175.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	157.00–169.00	162.29
2	—	510	133.00–152.00	142.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	128.00–130.00	128.67
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	172.00	172.00
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
9	—	535	151.00–165.00	157.36
9	—	578	150.00–163.00	158.29
6	—	616	138.00–154.00	144.90
10	—	479	154.00–174.00	164.15
4	—	375	175.00–179.00	177.64
6	—	415	158.00–175.00	168.76
3	—	668	138.00–148.00	141.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
2	—	370	153.00–160.00	156.31
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	530	140.00–143.00	141.49
1	—	465	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	61.00–66.00	63.78
2	—	1,090	58.00–59.00	58.44
6	—	1,056	68.00–74.00	70.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	75.00–76.00	75.48
10	—	1,394	83.00–88.00	85.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	66.00	66.00
13	—	1,279	80.00–91.00	85.14
8	—	1,206	73.00–79.00	75.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,866	119.00–125.00	121.23
3	—	1,562	107.00–114.00	110.94

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	740.00–880.00	784.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,439	1,000.00–1,220.00	1,149.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	725.00–1,090.00	927.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	970.00	970.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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