Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with the exception of a few high dressers. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.42/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$153.42

212 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

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	508	154.30	784	202
Medium and Large 2-3	439	135.55	594	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $189 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 sale212 hd

153.42

—

KY average27 barns · 5,255 hd

149.17

+4.24

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	1,260	91.00	1,147	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	82.04	1,154	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	79.20	941	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	927	63.05	585	20

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2	—	387	178.73/cwt	170.00–182.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	147.30/cwt	138.00–152.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	177.20/cwt	170.00–185.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	181.62/cwt	174.00–183.00	939	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	144.79/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,129	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.28/cwt	141.00–164.00	736	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	128.94/cwt	122.00–136.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	204.23/cwt	200.00–213.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.50	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.71/cwt	141.00–151.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.77/cwt	141.00–153.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.44/cwt	121.00–135.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	120.07/cwt	115.00–127.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	157.37/cwt	157.00–158.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	897	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.80/cwt	149.00–165.00	672	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	186.49/cwt	180.00–193.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	166.52/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	155.46/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,059	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	168.91/cwt	167.00–171.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	166.38/cwt	160.00–174.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	178.50/cwt	178.00–180.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	960	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	179.02/cwt	174.00–181.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	153.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	134.97/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	189.40/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	124.67/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,219	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.46/cwt	160.00–174.00	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	159.60/cwt	152.00–170.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	171.89/cwt	162.00–179.00	908	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	74.90/cwt	73.00–77.00	833	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	50.40/cwt	46.00–52.00	438	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	453	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	82.45/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,002	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	65.81/cwt	65.00–66.00	645	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	71.57/cwt	68.00–75.00	683	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	82.59/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,167	11
Bulls	—	—	1,330	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	904	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	13,867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	837.37/cwt	770.00–900.00	8,608	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	175.70/cwt	170.00–181.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	164.52/cwt	164.00–165.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	127.37/cwt	123.00–135.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.18/cwt	145.00–161.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	136.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	159.05/cwt	149.00–164.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	151.15/cwt	146.00–153.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	166.96/cwt	166.00–168.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.52/cwt	116.00–123.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	162.48/cwt	152.00–169.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.06/cwt	127.00–135.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	130.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	178.58/cwt	175.00–184.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	149.09/cwt	141.00–161.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.43/cwt	125.00–141.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	168.33/cwt	167.00–170.00	714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.16/cwt	127.00–140.00	887	5

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 774Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 103Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	387	170.00–182.00	178.73
2	—	313	170.00–185.00	177.20
16	—	517	174.00–183.00	181.62
12	—	780	139.00–152.00	144.79
6	—	480	180.00–193.00	186.49
9	—	614	159.00–171.00	166.52
18	—	681	152.00–158.00	155.46
1	—	1,060	127.00	127.00
6	—	567	160.00–174.00	166.38
6	—	422	174.00–181.00	179.02
4	—	718	150.00–157.00	153.20
4	—	866	133.00–141.00	134.97
10	—	978	117.00–125.50	124.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	138.00–152.00	147.30
2	—	590	122.00–136.00	128.94
2	—	328	155.00–158.00	156.44
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
2	—	518	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	470	167.00–171.00	168.91
1	—	410	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	200.00–213.00	204.23
2	—	400	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	198.00	198.00
4	—	555	178.00–180.00	178.50
1	—	960	128.00	128.00
5	—	539	189.00–191.00	189.40
3	—	630	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	468	141.00–164.00	157.28
4	—	278	150.00–157.50	153.85
5	—	569	141.00–151.00	146.71
15	—	519	141.00–153.00	149.77
5	—	608	121.00–135.00	128.44
2	—	865	128.00	128.00
5	—	763	115.00–127.00	120.07
22	—	423	149.00–165.00	158.80
7	—	373	145.00–161.00	153.18
6	—	327	149.00–164.00	159.05
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
2	—	710	116.00–123.00	119.52
2	—	670	127.00–135.00	131.06
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	142.00	142.00
3	—	723	137.00	137.00
5	—	750	133.00	133.00
8	—	524	157.00–158.00	157.37
28	—	552	162.50	162.50
8	—	611	146.00–153.00	151.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00–145.00	136.48
1	—	285	144.00	144.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	134.00–136.00	135.00
3	—	578	128.00–135.00	130.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	166.00–168.00	166.96
3	—	375	168.00	168.00
10	—	461	171.00	171.00
11	—	424	167.00–170.00	168.33
1	—	255	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	120.00–121.00	120.49
8	—	427	160.00–174.00	166.46
7	—	461	152.00–170.00	159.60
1	—	910	106.00	106.00
7	—	528	162.00–179.00	171.89
3	—	271	162.50	162.50
7	—	368	170.00–181.00	175.70
8	—	577	152.00–169.00	162.48
4	—	626	141.00–161.00	149.09
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
5	—	676	127.00–140.00	131.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	445	157.50	157.50
2	—	365	164.00–165.00	164.52
3	—	635	123.00–135.00	127.37
3	—	525	125.00–141.00	135.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	175.00–184.00	178.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,112	73.00–77.00	74.90
1	—	1,380	67.00	67.00
13	—	1,215	79.00–91.00	82.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	869	46.00–52.00	50.40
1	—	795	57.00	57.00
5	—	980	65.00–66.00	65.81
8	—	954	68.00–75.00	71.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	76.00	76.00
11	—	1,413	80.00–85.00	82.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,190	76.00	76.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	770.00–900.00	837.37
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	600.00	600.00

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