Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 - 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.21/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$166.21

243 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$20.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	700	167.46	1,173	228
Medium and Large 2-3	623	147.24	917	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $256 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 sale243 hd

166.21

—

KY average25 barns · 5,598 hd

165.21

+1.00

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	1,808	100.97	1,826	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	72.59	1,106	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	69.17	837	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	60.46	588	20

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	388	166.50/cwt	164.00–170.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	146.41/cwt	145.00–151.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	152.91/cwt	151.00–159.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	129.35/cwt	127.00–131.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,103	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	171.34/cwt	169.00–174.00	867	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	158.94/cwt	151.00–165.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	173.23/cwt	169.00–183.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	143.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	883	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.14/cwt	141.00–150.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	152.93/cwt	151.00–155.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,331	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	182.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	157.17/cwt	155.50–161.00	1,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,362	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	173.91/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,099	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	177.37/cwt	172.50–185.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	162.20/cwt	155.00–165.50	1,160	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	176.13/cwt	170.00–182.50	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	176.21/cwt	166.00–180.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	168.53/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	151.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	170.63/cwt	170.25–173.00	1,249	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	170.39/cwt	162.00–175.00	978	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.59/cwt	144.00–146.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	179.31/cwt	170.00–185.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	145.34/cwt	140.00–151.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	54.10/cwt	50.00–56.00	526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	67.05/cwt	65.00–69.00	668	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	60.77/cwt	57.00–64.00	589	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	361	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	75.57/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,160	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	76.67/cwt	74.00–86.00	880	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	66.99/cwt	61.00–72.00	825	22
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	64.65/cwt	62.00–68.00	965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	104.21/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,891	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	131.74/cwt	125.00–139.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.53/cwt	146.00–150.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	172.14/cwt	172.00–173.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.98/cwt	164.00–176.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	157.67/cwt	157.00–159.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	148.26/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,027	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	157.58/cwt	151.00–165.00	835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	171.82/cwt	170.00–173.00	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.65/cwt	156.00–166.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	145.25/cwt	145.00–146.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	160.79/cwt	153.00–166.00	662	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.04/cwt	126.00–137.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	947	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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 817Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 55Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 - 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	164.00–170.00	166.50
4	—	331	151.00–165.00	158.94
23	—	615	140.00–150.00	143.63
14	—	579	141.00–150.00	145.14
1	—	865	119.00	119.00
11	—	530	151.00–165.00	157.58
8	—	474	156.00–166.00	160.65
8	—	659	130.00–135.00	133.35
14	—	412	153.00–166.00	160.79
5	—	715	126.00–137.00	132.04
1	—	275	157.00	157.00
3	—	762	124.00–125.00	124.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	150.00	150.00
4	—	477	151.00–159.00	152.91
3	—	625	127.00–131.00	129.35
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
4	—	526	145.00–146.00	145.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	733	150.50	150.50
18	—	506	169.00–174.00	171.34
3	—	552	157.00–159.00	157.67
12	—	693	146.00–149.00	148.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	172.00–173.00	172.14
11	—	473	170.00–173.00	171.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	611	145.00–151.00	146.41
3	—	773	143.00	143.00
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
2	—	528	151.00–155.00	152.93
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	169.00–183.00	173.23
3	—	881	127.00	127.00
1	—	935	149.00	149.00
1	—	365	178.00	178.00
3	—	403	180.00–185.00	182.67
11	—	770	155.50–161.00	157.17
10	—	632	164.00–177.00	173.91
5	—	308	172.50–185.00	177.37
23	—	715	155.00–165.50	162.20
2	—	270	170.00–182.50	176.13
11	—	529	166.00–180.00	176.21
4	—	981	147.00	147.00
4	—	681	159.00–173.00	168.53
2	—	815	148.00–156.00	151.95
1	—	1,000	142.00	142.00
35	—	574	162.00–175.00	170.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	791	168.25	168.25
17	—	823	165.50	165.50
21	—	732	170.25–173.00	170.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	144.00–146.00	145.59
1	—	810	133.00	133.00
9	—	364	170.00–185.00	179.31
2	—	670	140.00–151.00	145.34
5	—	471	146.00–150.00	147.53
3	—	588	134.00	134.00
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
3	—	295	162.50	162.50
1	—	770	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
6	—	428	164.00–176.00	165.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	125.00–139.00	131.74
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
2	—	600	136.00–138.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	50.00–56.00	54.10
7	—	996	65.00–69.00	67.05
7	—	969	57.00–64.00	60.77
1	—	820	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	72.00–81.00	75.57
3	—	1,493	62.00–68.00	64.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	57.00	57.00
8	—	1,148	74.00–86.00	76.67
22	—	1,231	61.00–72.00	66.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,815	100.00–109.00	104.21

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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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

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle