Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.59/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$151.59

313 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

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	530	152.63	809	302
Medium and Large 2-3	614	123.06	756	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $52 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 sale313 hd

151.59

—

KY average25 barns · 6,871 hd

151.70

−0.11

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	1,650	105.39	1,739	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	81.01	1,161	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	74.85	913	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	63.10	626	25

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Fancy	—	433	198.85/cwt	190.00–201.00	861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	178.06/cwt	170.00–186.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	158.25/cwt	154.00–162.50	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	155.48/cwt	155.00–157.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	161.91/cwt	158.00–164.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	192.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	157.91/cwt	151.00–167.00	995	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.31/cwt	145.00–159.00	651	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	194.32/cwt	194.00–195.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.30/cwt	126.00–137.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	108.32/cwt	107.00–111.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	138.75/cwt	131.00–145.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	156.04/cwt	148.00–158.25	972	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	158.36/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	178.62/cwt	171.00–183.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	174.52/cwt	166.00–182.00	990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	178.14/cwt	170.00–183.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	171.30/cwt	160.00–185.00	904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	187.50/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	168.44/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,149	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	191.30/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,014	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	178.11/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,081	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	126.43/cwt	126.00–126.50	1,220	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.01/cwt	149.00–165.00	747	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.06/cwt	145.00–156.00	784	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	119.91/cwt	116.00–124.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	57.66/cwt	56.00–59.00	504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	69.76/cwt	67.00–73.00	760	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	74.22/cwt	71.00–78.00	879	20
Bulls	—	—	1,690	106.82/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,805	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	81.96/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,120	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	49.56/cwt	49.00–50.00	539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	63.80/cwt	60.00–66.00	616	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	76.79/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,065	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	82.42/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,194	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	65.13/cwt	63.00–66.00	714	6
Bulls	—	—	1,448	98.24/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	734.00/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,670	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,178	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	156.69/cwt	150.00–164.00	893	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	166.47/cwt	163.00–170.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	173.17/cwt	168.00–175.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.15/cwt	125.00–137.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	167.60/cwt	163.00–168.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	151.75/cwt	151.50–153.00	1,105	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.06/cwt	130.00–146.00	860	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	153.15/cwt	145.00–160.00	724	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	146.36/cwt	140.00–153.00	827	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	118.73/cwt	113.00–123.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.16/cwt	154.00–169.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	301	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.50/cwt	140.00–156.00	792	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.59/cwt	149.00–164.00	603	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.24/cwt	155.00–170.00	695	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	180.61/cwt	172.50–182.50	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	169.61/cwt	162.00–175.00	622	9

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 563Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 80Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	190.00–201.00	198.85
1	—	370	192.50	192.50
6	—	469	194.00–195.00	194.32
1	—	265	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	425	170.00–186.00	178.06
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
1	—	860	144.00	144.00
2	—	225	190.00–195.00	192.33
34	—	630	151.00–167.00	157.91
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
7	—	681	150.00–163.00	158.36
6	—	381	171.00–183.00	178.62
18	—	567	166.00–182.00	174.52
1	—	820	123.00	123.00
8	—	470	170.00–183.00	178.14
10	—	528	160.00–185.00	171.30
2	—	342	191.00	191.00
7	—	965	126.00–126.50	126.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	154.00–162.50	158.25
4	—	522	155.00–157.00	155.48
3	—	460	158.00–164.00	161.91
1	—	440	163.00	163.00
3	—	683	131.00–145.00	138.75
1	—	865	121.00	121.00
2	—	600	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	763	154.50	154.50
8	—	559	184.00–188.00	187.50
7	—	682	167.00–169.00	168.44
17	—	530	188.00–194.00	191.30
21	—	607	171.00–180.00	178.11
24	—	728	151.50–153.00	151.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	430	145.00–159.00	151.31
3	—	660	126.00–137.00	132.30
3	—	836	107.00–111.00	108.32
16	—	610	130.00–146.00	141.06
37	—	473	145.00–160.00	153.15
1	—	1,000	114.00	114.00
30	—	565	140.00–153.00	146.36
4	—	770	131.00	131.00
2	—	288	168.00–169.00	168.49
5	—	340	154.00–169.00	161.16
41	—	523	140.00–156.00	151.50
22	—	380	149.00–164.00	158.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	503	159.00	159.00
11	—	691	145.75	145.75
51	—	623	148.00–158.25	156.04
1	—	800	123.00	123.00
14	—	594	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	163.00–168.00	167.60
6	—	301	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	148.00	148.00
5	—	617	113.00–123.00	118.73
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
2	—	757	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	142.00	142.00
1	—	575	133.00	133.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
3	—	603	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
2	—	708	126.00–127.00	126.50
17	—	476	149.00–165.00	157.01
16	—	519	145.00–156.00	151.06
2	—	773	116.00–124.00	119.91
10	—	570	150.00–164.00	156.69
1	—	200	187.50	187.50
6	—	662	125.00–137.00	132.15
19	—	426	155.00–170.00	163.24
5	—	333	172.50–182.50	180.61
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
9	—	367	162.00–175.00	169.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	192.00	192.00
6	—	508	163.00–170.00	166.47
5	—	467	168.00–175.00	173.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	500	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	874	56.00–59.00	57.66
7	—	1,089	67.00–73.00	69.76
2	—	1,088	49.00–50.00	49.56
11	—	966	60.00–66.00	63.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,184	71.00–78.00	74.22
10	—	1,367	79.00–87.00	81.96
6	—	1,096	63.00–66.00	65.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	74.00–78.00	76.79
15	—	1,449	80.00–85.00	82.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,690	104.00–115.00	106.82
2	—	1,448	94.00–102.00	98.24

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	—	1,045	700.00–770.00	734.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	530.00	530.00

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

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