Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher including some extremely high dressing cows and bulls. Good demand on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.20/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$157.20

253 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

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	533	157.78	840	242
Medium and Large 2-3	452	144.57	653	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $187 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 sale253 hd

157.20

—

KY average27 barns · 5,438 hd

152.12

+5.08

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	1,920	123.87	2,379	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	100.36	1,309	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,281	88.57	1,135	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	69.32	614	17

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	101.86/cwt	86.00–116.00	1,344	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.58/cwt	134.00–148.00	892	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	158.98/cwt	150.00–166.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	161.88/cwt	155.00–168.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	109.82/cwt	108.00–113.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	116.24/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.81/cwt	120.00–136.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.73/cwt	153.00–166.00	849	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.43/cwt	149.00–163.00	899	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	160.35/cwt	151.00–166.00	691	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	187.98/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	201.12/cwt	193.00–207.00	963	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	154.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	171.69/cwt	169.00–173.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	141.18/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	142.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	149.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	183.07/cwt	177.00–188.00	875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	158.26/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,046	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	186.13/cwt	184.00–188.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	181.47/cwt	170.00–187.00	953	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	162.36/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	179.81/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	169.81/cwt	160.00–177.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	180.43/cwt	175.00–186.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	180.75/cwt	180.00–181.00	703	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	196.18/cwt	192.00–198.50	1,036	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	174.66/cwt	167.50–185.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	161.57/cwt	158.00–171.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.97/cwt	154.00–171.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	68.32/cwt	65.00–71.00	588	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	58.98/cwt	57.00–62.00	476	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	46.12/cwt	41.00–50.00	383	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	88.57/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,135	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	78.26/cwt	72.00–85.00	729	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	83.36/cwt	81.00–85.00	944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	115.41/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,977	2
Bulls	—	—	2,024	128.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,593	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	15,196	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,845	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,472	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	22,816	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	11,691	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	1,092.06/cwt	970.00–1,150.00	9,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	152.96/cwt	148.00–158.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	156.75/cwt	153.00–161.00	978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.09/cwt	148.00–161.00	881	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	168.74/cwt	157.00–174.00	791	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	170.20/cwt	170.20–170.20	940	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	149.99/cwt	147.00–152.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	167.71/cwt	166.00–170.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	145.31/cwt	144.00–146.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.25/cwt	151.00–164.00	760	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	138.58/cwt	131.00–147.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.74/cwt	120.00–137.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	172.54/cwt	169.00–174.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	173.24/cwt	170.00–174.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.79/cwt	131.00–142.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	160.93/cwt	160.00–163.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	132.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	169.92/cwt	165.00–183.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	666	150.37/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	150.43/cwt	144.00–155.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 540Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 86Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 37Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,319	86.00–116.00	101.86
1	—	1,080	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,132	81.00–85.00	83.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	65.00–71.00	68.32
3	—	807	57.00–62.00	58.98
2	—	830	41.00–50.00	46.12
9	—	932	72.00–85.00	78.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	85.00–91.00	88.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	115.00–116.00	115.41
4	—	2,024	125.00–132.00	128.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	134.00–148.00	143.58
4	—	305	150.00–166.00	158.98
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
6	—	277	155.00–168.00	161.88
6	—	837	108.00–113.00	109.82
4	—	873	109.00–120.00	116.24
1	—	1,045	118.00	118.00
6	—	668	120.00–136.00	129.81
37	—	525	153.00–166.00	161.73
17	—	571	149.00–163.00	157.43
20	—	431	151.00–166.00	160.35
1	—	790	124.00	124.00
10	—	362	166.00–170.00	167.71
28	—	480	151.00–164.00	158.25
8	—	714	120.00–137.00	128.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	170.00–172.00	171.02
10	—	610	150.00–155.00	154.50
47	—	552	170.20	170.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	147.00–152.00	149.99
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
3	—	428	144.00–146.00	145.31
4	—	579	131.00–147.00	138.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	169.00–174.00	172.54
5	—	326	170.00–174.00	173.24
2	—	433	167.00–169.00	167.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	141.00	141.00
5	—	817	138.00–144.00	141.18
6	—	731	140.00–155.00	149.44
15	—	478	177.00–188.00	183.07
12	—	661	152.00–166.00	158.26
2	—	273	184.00–188.00	186.13
13	—	525	170.00–187.00	181.47
1	—	335	162.50	162.50
1	—	760	151.00	151.00
10	—	614	176.00–185.00	179.81
5	—	574	160.00–177.00	169.81
2	—	420	175.00–186.00	180.43
4	—	389	180.00–181.00	180.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	185.00–196.00	187.98
4	—	716	158.50	158.50
26	—	528	192.00–198.50	196.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	193.00–207.00	201.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	172.00	172.00
1	—	440	161.00	161.00
9	—	488	169.00–173.00	171.69
2	—	690	141.00–144.00	142.51
1	—	790	128.00	128.00
2	—	575	145.00–155.00	150.00
5	—	621	158.00–165.00	162.36
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	248	157.50	157.50
6	—	314	167.50–185.00	174.66
6	—	376	158.00–171.00	161.57
6	—	526	154.00–171.00	159.97
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
9	—	624	153.00–161.00	156.75
12	—	572	148.00–161.00	154.09
16	—	469	157.00–174.00	168.74
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
6	—	720	131.00–142.00	134.79
4	—	679	130.00–140.00	132.74
5	—	431	165.00–183.00	169.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	190.00	190.00
2	—	517	177.00	177.00
1	—	460	177.00	177.00
5	—	666	148.00–152.00	150.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	148.00–158.00	152.96
2	—	735	116.00	116.00
6	—	506	145.00–147.00	146.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	327	160.00–163.00	160.93
4	—	469	144.00–155.00	150.43
1	—	555	142.00	142.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,472	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	995.00	995.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	911	970.00–1,150.00	1,092.06

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle