Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs. sold steady. Feeders steers and heifers over 600lbs. sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.04/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$153.04

185 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$15.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	550	153.87	846	175
Medium and Large 2-3	519	138.50	718	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.37/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 sale185 hd

153.04

—

KY average26 barns · 4,986 hd

150.91

+2.14

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	1,811	112.15	2,031	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	84.67	1,247	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	81.80	970	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	70.46	711	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$720	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$1,575	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,005	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2-3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.31/cwt	151.00–162.00	818	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.00/cwt	157.00–164.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	147.39/cwt	142.00–154.00	909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	209.26/cwt	207.50–215.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	143.50/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	148.85/cwt	148.00–149.00	984	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	152.62/cwt	145.00–157.00	867	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	179.83/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	987	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	172.38/cwt	167.00–182.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	181.59/cwt	177.50–184.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	166.15/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	167.57/cwt	162.00–175.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	154.44/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	183.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	177.17/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,012	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	147.60/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	164.34/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	172.41/cwt	168.00–175.00	888	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	161.97/cwt	155.00–170.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	157.15/cwt	153.00–159.00	977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	87.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,280	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	82.75/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,263	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	66.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	644	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	57.88/cwt	57.00–59.00	628	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	81.32/cwt	78.00–86.00	929	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	72.55/cwt	70.00–76.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	90.18/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,159	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	75.58/cwt	73.00–82.00	773	9
Bulls	—	—	1,846	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,021	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,005.23/head	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.49/cwt	151.00–168.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	173.19/cwt	167.50–177.50	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	157.88/cwt	150.00–164.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	159.71/cwt	150.00–166.00	890	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	141.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	159.96/cwt	152.00–166.00	662	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.32/cwt	149.00–162.00	732	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 279Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 65Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
2	—	695	121.00–125.00	123.00
1	—	255	144.00	144.00
2	—	463	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
2	—	435	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
40	—	523	151.00–162.00	156.31
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
6	—	367	157.00–164.00	161.00
12	—	617	142.00–154.00	147.39
19	—	568	145.00–157.00	152.62
3	—	655	140.00–144.00	141.66
17	—	414	152.00–166.00	159.96
5	—	702	120.00–130.00	125.79
1	—	790	134.00	134.00
20	—	468	149.00–162.00	156.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	159.00	159.00
3	—	721	146.00	146.00
2	—	755	141.00–146.00	143.50
20	—	661	148.00–149.00	148.85
5	—	836	138.50	138.50
6	—	635	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	207.50–215.00	209.26
4	—	363	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
2	—	440	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	165.00–172.00	168.64
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
1	—	485	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	177.00–181.00	179.83
7	—	987	137.50	137.50
7	—	720	165.50	165.50
12	—	815	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	167.00–182.00	172.38
1	—	1,035	123.00	123.00
6	—	366	177.50–184.00	181.59
6	—	673	157.00–171.00	166.15
4	—	426	162.00–175.00	167.57
7	—	720	153.00–155.00	154.44
3	—	330	180.00–190.00	183.43
2	—	937	125.00	125.00
18	—	571	167.00–184.00	177.17
2	—	773	143.00–152.00	147.60
7	—	619	156.00–167.00	164.34
18	—	515	168.00–175.00	172.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	252	170.00	170.00
5	—	378	155.00–170.00	161.97
7	—	622	153.00–159.00	157.15
8	—	469	151.00–168.00	162.49
4	—	320	167.50–177.50	173.19
8	—	516	150.00–164.00	157.88
8	—	422	160.00–169.00	165.47
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
2	—	740	118.00	118.00
11	—	557	150.00–166.00	159.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
1	—	515	167.00	167.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
1	—	635	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	86.00–89.00	87.55
5	—	1,526	80.00–84.00	82.75
1	—	1,275	77.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	962	65.00–70.00	66.97
2	—	1,085	57.00–59.00	57.88
9	—	1,023	73.00–82.00	75.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	78.00–86.00	81.32
3	—	1,222	70.00–76.00	72.55
4	—	1,285	87.00–93.00	90.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,846	105.00–115.00	109.94
1	—	1,670	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,253	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,005.23

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle