Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.78/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$158.78

324 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$23.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

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	592	159.21	943	318
Medium and Large 2-3	598	135.84	812	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.37/cwt here — about $131 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 sale324 hd

158.78

—

KY average22 barns · 6,265 hd

154.19

+4.59

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	1,677	101.90	1,709	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	81.45	1,139	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	78.59	995	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	67.44	635	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,030	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$990	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$878	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$776	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$746	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$710	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,207	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$680	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	917	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	153.41/cwt	145.00–158.00	876	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	159.31/cwt	150.00–166.00	746	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	144.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	891	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	163.35/cwt	156.00–169.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	971	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	163.94/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,174	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	152.25/cwt	149.00–157.50	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	170.60/cwt	170.60–170.60	1,384	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	196.34/cwt	193.00–198.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	163.06/cwt	154.50–164.50	1,009	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	165.93/cwt	160.00–169.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	178.27/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,134	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	176.59/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,201	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	183.31/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,168	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	145.47/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	179.06/cwt	171.00–187.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	172.61/cwt	170.00–178.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	196.33/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	181.78/cwt	175.00–189.00	949	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	158.26/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,223	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	177.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	175.69/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.41/cwt	140.00–149.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	142.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	156.48/cwt	146.00–162.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	168.18/cwt	161.00–175.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	72.57/cwt	71.00–74.00	919	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	82.77/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,082	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	74.87/cwt	71.00–78.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	64.26/cwt	60.00–69.00	579	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,234	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	80.54/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	88.92/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,196	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	77.71/cwt	75.00–79.00	941	9
Bulls	—	—	1,705	108.18/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,844	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,206.87/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,207	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	746.43/head	730.00–760.00	746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	775.87/head	680.00–850.00	776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	877.60/head	760.00–1,090.00	878	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	146.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	154.85/cwt	145.00–160.00	808	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	170.19/cwt	169.00–171.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	149.57/cwt	145.00–157.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.42/cwt	147.00–160.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	158.41/cwt	150.00–165.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.68/cwt	137.00–141.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	2

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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 842Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 73Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	917	130.00	130.00
28	—	571	145.00–158.00	153.41
25	—	468	150.00–166.00	159.31
18	—	616	140.00–146.00	144.60
13	—	418	156.00–169.00	163.35
3	—	660	148.00–150.00	148.67
3	—	305	149.00–157.50	152.25
3	—	280	135.00–145.00	140.99
4	—	704	140.00–149.00	146.76
8	—	375	150.00–160.00	156.57
37	—	522	145.00–160.00	154.85
1	—	765	136.00	136.00
2	—	803	136.00–139.00	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	592	164.00	164.00
5	—	652	164.50	164.50
3	—	773	156.00	156.00
78	—	716	157.00–165.00	163.94
49	—	619	154.50–164.50	163.06
6	—	504	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
2	—	660	131.00	131.00
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
2	—	480	145.00–148.00	146.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	170.00–174.00	172.00
5	—	390	169.00–171.00	170.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	154.00	154.00
3	—	623	159.00	159.00
3	—	508	160.00–169.00	165.93
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	811	170.60	170.60
16	—	637	183.00–184.00	183.31
6	—	510	196.00–198.00	196.33
3	—	551	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	193.00–198.00	196.34
4	—	437	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	636	168.00–180.00	178.27
25	—	680	172.00–179.00	176.59
2	—	925	140.00–151.00	145.47
1	—	810	145.00	145.00
4	—	469	171.00–187.00	179.06
3	—	383	170.00–178.00	172.61
3	—	706	173.00	173.00
23	—	522	175.00–189.00	181.78
15	—	773	149.00–161.00	158.26
10	—	432	170.00–180.00	177.66
5	—	583	169.00–183.00	175.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	140.00–149.00	145.41
4	—	664	139.00–144.00	142.50
4	—	385	146.00–162.00	156.48
4	—	340	161.00–175.00	168.18
12	—	528	145.00–160.00	151.21
2	—	817	128.00	128.00
5	—	623	145.00–157.00	149.57
7	—	418	147.00–160.00	154.42
9	—	469	150.00–165.00	158.41
3	—	715	137.00–141.00	138.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	173.00	173.00
1	—	415	172.00	172.00
1	—	590	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	71.00–74.00	72.57
12	—	1,307	80.00–86.00	82.77
9	—	1,211	75.00–79.00	77.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	71.00–78.00	74.87
7	—	901	60.00–69.00	64.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,391	78.00–83.00	80.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	84.00–97.00	88.92
1	—	1,800	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,705	104.00–110.00	108.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,455	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,206.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	730.00–760.00	746.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	680.00–850.00	775.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,090	760.00–1,090.00	877.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,030.00	1,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	710.00	710.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

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