Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.97/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$166.97

305 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$15.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

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	715	168.51	1,205	274
Medium and Large 2-3	599	153.40	919	31

One grade step is worth $15.11/cwt here — about $286 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 sale305 hd

166.97

—

KY average26 barns · 5,159 hd

163.18

+3.79

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	—	High	1,807	117.29	2,120	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	84.37	1,315	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	80.93	962	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	66.94	621	23

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)	1,210	$1,153	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$630	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,393	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,198	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,070	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	172.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	167.18/cwt	165.00–170.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	144.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	163.69/cwt	155.00–170.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	163.57/cwt	161.00–164.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	147.26/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,003	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	190.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	179.16/cwt	179.00–180.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	157.67/cwt	152.00–163.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.14/cwt	152.00–168.00	602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	179.27/cwt	175.00–182.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	162.89/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	178.50/cwt	175.00–182.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	167.80/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,052	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,398	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	177.14/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,128	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	166.47/cwt	158.00–168.10	1,390	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	189.57/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,009	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	187.20/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,061	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.65/cwt	166.00–169.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.53/cwt	147.00–156.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.48/cwt	166.00–172.00	637	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	90.38/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,444	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	82.15/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,277	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	80.17/cwt	75.00–84.00	939	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	69.00/cwt	66.00–71.00	662	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	76.77/cwt	73.00–80.00	755	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	708	44.98/cwt	44.00–46.00	318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	56.71/cwt	54.00–59.00	499	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	87.47/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,084	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,268	5
Bulls	—	—	1,896	113.83/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,158	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,153.08/head	1,010.00–1,260.00	1,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,393.49/head	850.00–1,625.00	1,393	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	136.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	148.19/cwt	145.00–149.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	161.72/cwt	151.00–164.00	839	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	153.85/cwt	145.00–160.00	883	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	178.16/cwt	176.00–181.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.05/cwt	142.00–154.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	156.26/cwt	150.00–159.00	913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.24/cwt	150.00–166.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	161.51/cwt	151.00–166.00	683	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	130.01/cwt	122.00–135.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	163.67/cwt	163.00–164.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.11/cwt	152.00–165.00	761	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	148.13/cwt	142.00–153.00	936	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	139.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,067	4

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 412Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 74Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
4	—	566	170.00–180.00	172.92
5	—	434	165.00–170.00	167.18
3	—	720	140.00–155.00	144.93
10	—	466	155.00–170.00	163.69
4	—	833	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,055	125.00	125.00
4	—	534	175.00–182.00	179.27
5	—	662	153.00–169.00	162.89
2	—	395	175.00–182.00	178.50
14	—	627	163.00–172.00	167.80
1	—	870	143.00	143.00
1	—	310	181.00	181.00
1	—	990	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
2	—	618	155.00–158.00	156.53
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
7	—	534	161.00–164.00	163.57
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
15	—	681	147.00–151.00	147.26
2	—	390	163.00–165.00	164.01
2	—	578	152.00–163.00	157.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	188.00–192.00	190.98
6	—	493	179.00–180.00	179.16
10	—	416	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	874	160.00	160.00
20	—	637	174.00–178.00	177.14
74	—	835	158.00–168.10	166.47
8	—	714	162.50	162.50
4	—	656	170.00	170.00
18	—	532	189.00–190.00	189.57
10	—	567	186.00–188.00	187.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
8	—	505	167.00	167.00
3	—	558	163.00–164.00	163.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
2	—	582	137.00	137.00
3	—	602	122.00–135.00	130.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	152.00–168.00	159.14
32	—	519	151.00–164.00	161.72
26	—	574	145.00–160.00	153.85
2	—	728	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	330	150.00–166.00	158.24
28	—	423	151.00–166.00	161.51
8	—	672	125.00–135.00	130.34
21	—	478	152.00–165.00	159.11
35	—	632	142.00–153.00	148.13
4	—	766	137.00–140.00	139.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	176.00–181.00	178.16
4	—	466	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	166.00–169.00	167.65
2	—	523	150.00–152.00	150.96
5	—	619	147.00–156.00	153.53
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
6	—	378	166.00–172.00	168.48
5	—	491	167.00	167.00
2	—	660	142.00–154.00	148.05
12	—	584	150.00–159.00	156.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
2	—	667	134.00	134.00
5	—	564	134.00–140.00	136.16
3	—	416	146.00–147.00	146.66
5	—	375	145.00–149.00	148.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,598	87.00–94.00	90.38
11	—	1,555	79.00–86.00	82.15
2	—	1,420	72.00–73.00	72.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,171	75.00–84.00	80.17
2	—	1,210	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,239	85.00–93.00	87.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	959	66.00–71.00	69.00
8	—	983	73.00–80.00	76.77
2	—	708	44.00–46.00	44.98
5	—	880	54.00–59.00	56.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,848	120.00–125.00	122.71
4	—	1,896	110.00–118.00	113.83
1	—	1,250	104.00	104.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,010.00–1,260.00	1,153.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,128	850.00–1,625.00	1,393.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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Feeder Cattle

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