Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.53/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$158.53

122 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$11.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

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	755	158.92	1,200	118
Medium and Large 2-3	588	147.25	865	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.67/cwt here — about $335 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 sale122 hd

158.53

—

KY average23 barns · 2,482 hd

160.82

−2.29

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	1,553	117.66	1,828	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	97.86	1,526	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	91.43	1,076	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	77.32	783	13

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,280	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,130	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$880	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,295	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,070	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	66.21/cwt	64.00–69.00	671	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	101.98/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,642	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	89.61/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,307	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	97.23/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,145	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	87.21/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,026	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	541	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	160.37/cwt	150.00–166.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.07/cwt	133.00–149.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	156.36/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	155.91/cwt	151.00–162.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.06/cwt	170.00–177.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	162.38/cwt	153.00–165.50	1,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	156.27/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	166.92/cwt	161.00–173.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	190.95/cwt	188.00–194.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,466	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	167.64/cwt	162.00–172.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	158.76/cwt	150.00–161.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.50	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.74/cwt	151.00–155.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	152.43/cwt	143.00–156.50	809	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.61/cwt	145.00–154.00	861	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	140.79/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,100	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.34/cwt	133.00–139.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,097	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	81.67/cwt	77.00–88.00	838	10
Bulls	—	—	1,110	94.97/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	131.23/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,323	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	114.70/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,789	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,270.00/head	1,270.00–1,270.00	1,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,293.33/head	1,180.00–1,360.00	1,293	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	163.82/cwt	162.50–165.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.56/cwt	145.00–160.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	141.00/cwt	136.00–146.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.54/cwt	151.00–162.50	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	158.25/cwt	155.00–163.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	158.03/cwt	157.50–160.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	144.61/cwt	138.00–148.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	124.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,078	3

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 542Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 64Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	64.00–69.00	66.21
1	—	875	56.00	56.00
10	—	1,026	77.00–88.00	81.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,610	97.00–112.00	101.98
7	—	1,458	84.00–93.00	89.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	94.00–101.00	97.23
11	—	1,176	83.00–90.00	87.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	94.00–96.00	94.97
4	—	1,770	127.00–137.00	131.23
3	—	1,560	109.00–120.00	114.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	541	168.00	168.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	150.00–166.00	160.37
2	—	610	133.00–149.00	141.07
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	280	162.50–165.00	163.82
1	—	575	142.00	142.00
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
6	—	423	145.00–160.00	150.56
3	—	365	151.00–162.50	155.54
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
9	—	513	140.00–150.00	143.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	148.00	148.00
1	—	955	139.00	139.00
8	—	755	153.00–158.00	156.36
4	—	629	151.00–162.00	155.91
2	—	393	167.00–170.00	168.49
2	—	828	149.00–150.00	149.49
4	—	425	170.00–177.00	172.06
8	—	666	153.00–165.50	162.38
7	—	723	153.00–158.00	156.27
8	—	472	161.00–173.00	166.92
7	—	568	160.00–170.00	164.89
5	—	526	162.00–172.00	167.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
1	—	540	154.00	154.00
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	185.00	185.00
4	—	418	188.00–194.00	190.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	177.00	177.00
49	—	977	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	434	150.00–161.00	158.76
4	—	333	150.00–157.50	153.52
4	—	471	151.00–155.00	152.74
1	—	220	165.00	165.00
25	—	531	143.00–156.50	152.43
16	—	572	145.00–154.00	150.61
8	—	781	133.00–142.00	140.79
3	—	628	133.00–139.00	135.34
3	—	741	148.00	148.00
2	—	833	124.00–129.00	126.46
1	—	1,180	119.00	119.00
5	—	384	155.00–163.00	158.25
5	—	279	157.50–160.00	158.03
3	—	668	138.00–148.00	144.61
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
3	—	867	118.00–130.00	124.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	141.00–142.00	141.51
2	—	355	136.00–146.00	141.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	137.00–140.00	138.45
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00

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	—	1,185	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,280.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,270.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,265	1,180.00–1,360.00	1,293.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,330.00	1,330.00

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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