Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.43/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$162.43

109 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

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	748	162.98	1,219	104
Medium and Large 2-3	590	151.00	891	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $328 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 sale109 hd

162.43

—

KY average18 barns · 2,445 hd

163.55

−1.12

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	—	Low	1,668	109.37	1,824	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	86.64	1,280	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	83.49	993	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	70.66	688	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,210	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$1,120	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	948	$790	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.37/cwt	155.00–167.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	166.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	175.24/cwt	171.00–181.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.37/cwt	140.00–152.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	160.06/cwt	152.00–166.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	179.83/cwt	176.00–181.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.86/cwt	131.00–143.00	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	137.44/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	171.77/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	167.50/cwt	159.00–175.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	144.04/cwt	141.00–147.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	174.61/cwt	170.00–184.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	87.45/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,311	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,077	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	82.57/cwt	79.00–85.00	968	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	67.77/cwt	64.00–70.00	665	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	56.08/cwt	51.00–62.00	571	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,003	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	87.79/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,075	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	77.61/cwt	73.00–86.00	740	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	790.39/head	720.00–850.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.98/cwt	158.00–172.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	136.90/cwt	134.00–140.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.05/cwt	145.00–157.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	160.98/cwt	156.00–167.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	154.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	158.70/cwt	158.70–158.70	1,366	60

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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 548Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 104Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	164.00	164.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
2	—	673	143.00–144.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
4	—	464	171.00–181.00	175.24
5	—	427	176.00–181.00	179.83
3	—	1,021	126.00	126.00
2	—	773	134.00–141.00	137.44
2	—	340	177.00	177.00
1	—	675	156.00	156.00
4	—	610	167.00–174.00	171.77
5	—	584	159.00–175.00	167.50
2	—	540	182.00	182.00
2	—	282	185.00	185.00
1	—	950	132.00	132.00
1	—	915	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	612	182.00	182.00
60	—	861	158.70	158.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
3	—	490	150.00–156.00	154.04
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	155.00–167.00	162.37
2	—	320	160.00–162.50	161.21
12	—	465	160.00–170.00	166.64
6	—	562	140.00–152.00	145.37
7	—	419	152.00–166.00	160.06
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
2	—	295	160.00	160.00
10	—	630	131.00–143.00	135.86
7	—	521	145.00–157.00	153.84
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	141.00–147.00	144.04
4	—	370	170.00–184.00	174.61
2	—	655	142.00	142.00
6	—	470	158.00–172.00	164.98
2	—	770	121.00–125.00	122.96
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
5	—	559	140.00–154.00	145.98
5	—	529	145.00–157.00	150.05
4	—	434	156.00–167.00	160.98
2	—	320	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	176.00	176.00
1	—	580	159.00	159.00
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	528	134.00–140.00	136.90
2	—	482	154.00	154.00
1	—	365	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	86.00–90.00	87.45
1	—	1,330	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	74.00	74.00
13	—	1,172	79.00–85.00	82.57
5	—	1,224	87.00–89.00	87.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	64.00–70.00	67.77
4	—	1,018	51.00–62.00	56.08
15	—	953	73.00–86.00	77.61
1	—	1,060	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,765	112.00–115.00	113.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,120.00	1,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	720.00–850.00	790.39

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

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