Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower with moderate demand. Heat advisory for the area. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.09/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$159.09

244 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$8.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

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	711	159.64	1,134	229
Medium and Large 2-3	510	150.72	769	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about $365 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 sale244 hd

159.09

—

KY average25 barns · 4,873 hd

159.36

−0.27

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	1,550	108.54	1,683	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	85.27	1,268	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	83.94	998	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	70.79	687	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,210	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,070	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$640	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.42/cwt	138.00–151.00	630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.92/cwt	138.00–149.00	538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.84/cwt	158.00–170.00	782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	163.52/cwt	161.00–166.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	148.75/cwt	141.00–150.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	148.43/cwt	144.00–153.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	155.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	175.51/cwt	170.00–178.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	162.27/cwt	158.00–170.00	831	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	167.34/cwt	161.00–172.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	162.64/cwt	158.00–169.00	934	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	159.86/cwt	159.00–160.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	144.78/cwt	140.00–151.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	148.38/cwt	143.00–156.00	923	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	499	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	624	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	367	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	144.30/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	158.25/cwt	157.60–158.90	1,337	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.50/cwt	154.00–165.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	156.39/cwt	152.50–160.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.17/cwt	145.00–157.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.58/cwt	130.00–145.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	856	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,179	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	66.62/cwt	64.00–69.00	632	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	76.54/cwt	73.00–86.00	767	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	61.10/cwt	60.00–62.00	556	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	943	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	88.02/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,370	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	82.00/cwt	78.00–86.00	953	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	73.39/cwt	72.00–75.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	91.41/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,137	8
Bulls	—	—	1,653	113.31/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,332	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	143.21/cwt	141.00–145.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	128.24/cwt	120.00–133.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.93/cwt	123.00–133.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.48/cwt	142.00–152.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.53/cwt	144.00–154.00	780	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.51/cwt	138.00–149.00	840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	142.79/cwt	134.00–146.00	884	16

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 528Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 49Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
14	—	436	138.00–151.00	144.42
13	—	374	138.00–149.00	143.92
7	—	331	141.00–145.00	143.21
4	—	724	120.00–133.00	128.24
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
2	—	752	145.00	145.00
2	—	685	123.00–133.00	127.93
2	—	252	167.50	167.50
15	—	473	142.00–152.00	148.48
15	—	515	144.00–154.00	151.53
12	—	581	138.00–149.00	144.51
16	—	619	134.00–146.00	142.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
3	—	287	145.00–150.00	146.63
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
2	—	505	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	157.00	157.00
2	—	377	158.00	158.00
1	—	435	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	184.00–185.00	184.51
14	—	477	158.00–170.00	163.84
3	—	327	170.00–178.00	175.51
1	—	900	140.00	140.00
2	—	870	148.00	148.00
21	—	512	158.00–170.00	162.27
10	—	428	161.00–172.00	167.34
16	—	574	158.00–169.00	162.64
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
1	—	830	149.00	149.00
4	—	679	140.00–151.00	144.78
7	—	622	143.00–156.00	148.38
3	—	720	142.00–148.00	144.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	180.00	180.00
2	—	465	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	161.00–166.00	163.52
7	—	591	141.00–150.00	148.75
2	—	488	144.00–153.00	148.43
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	150.00–158.00	155.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	159.00–160.00	159.86
124	—	845	157.60–158.90	158.25
2	—	762	152.00	152.00
4	—	746	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	499	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	102.00	102.00
3	—	423	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	154.00–165.00	159.50
2	—	328	152.50–160.00	156.39
11	—	475	145.00–157.00	155.17
5	—	579	130.00–145.00	135.58
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
2	—	612	139.00	139.00
5	—	417	140.00–153.00	147.08
5	—	299	170.00	170.00
3	—	675	121.00–125.00	123.35
4	—	521	150.00–158.00	152.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
2	—	455	135.00–136.00	135.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	82.00–85.00	83.53
1	—	1,310	72.00	72.00
8	—	1,557	86.00–89.00	88.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	949	64.00–69.00	66.62
7	—	1,002	73.00–86.00	76.54
2	—	910	60.00–62.00	61.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,162	78.00–86.00	82.00
2	—	1,240	72.00–75.00	73.39
8	—	1,244	87.00–97.00	91.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	111.00–115.00	113.31
1	—	1,345	99.00	99.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Steers · 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

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