Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on weaned package groups of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.66/cwt on 652 head.

Average price

$175.66

652 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$37.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.61

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	176.30	1,043	641
Medium and Large 2-3	606	138.64	840	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.66/cwt here — about $204 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 sale652 hd

175.66

—

KY average24 barns · 4,930 hd

160.05

+15.61

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	1,432	102.06	1,461	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	76.59	1,125	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	75.08	918	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	60.05	577	18

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$860	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	—	621	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,173	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,177	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	159.87/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	156.33/cwt	156.00–157.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	155.90/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,049	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	166.75/cwt	166.00–169.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	185.58/cwt	174.00–188.00	911	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,269	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.99/cwt	157.00–171.00	859	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	181.80/cwt	172.00–183.50	1,022	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	178.62/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,193	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	178.31/cwt	170.00–186.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	178.70/cwt	171.00–180.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	179.79/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,120	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	164.66/cwt	158.00–169.00	804	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	168.62/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	188.72/cwt	182.50–191.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	161.36/cwt	161.00–161.50	1,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	159.75/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	187.85/cwt	186.00–189.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	141.95/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	144.45/cwt	140.00–152.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	176.37/cwt	172.50–180.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.49/cwt	149.00–160.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	769	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	77.19/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,132	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	70.16/cwt	65.00–73.00	876	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	55.07/cwt	51.00–58.00	490	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	69.31/cwt	68.00–73.00	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	61.41/cwt	59.00–64.00	613	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	46.09/cwt	45.00–47.00	402	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	88.40/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,192	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	78.12/cwt	74.00–84.00	943	21
Bulls	—	—	1,465	107.53/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	164.67/cwt	158.00–171.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	149.87/cwt	145.00–154.00	868	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.13/cwt	150.00–161.00	957	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	184.48/cwt	178.00–186.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	1,091	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	818	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	171.74/cwt	170.00–174.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	162.35/cwt	160.00–167.50	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	166.92/cwt	161.00–172.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	169.35/cwt	161.00–172.00	630	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	161.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	985	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	156.75/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	162.59/cwt	154.00–167.00	930	56

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,101Last week 620Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 70Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on weaned package groups of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
1	—	435	154.00	154.00
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
2	—	473	150.00–151.00	150.50
2	—	653	130.00–131.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	436	160.00–168.00	164.03
8	—	725	158.00–161.00	159.87
3	—	313	156.00–157.00	156.33
22	—	673	145.00–160.00	155.90
34	—	527	157.00–171.00	162.99
21	—	488	158.00–169.00	164.66
20	—	372	161.00–172.00	169.35
2	—	845	143.00	143.00
1	—	865	127.00	127.00
66	—	611	150.00–165.00	161.27
11	—	761	151.00–159.00	156.75
56	—	572	154.00–167.00	162.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	678	173.00	173.00
234	—	636	185.00	185.00
101	—	560	194.75	194.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	173.00	173.00
11	—	429	170.00–174.00	171.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	166.00–169.00	166.75
2	—	473	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	491	174.00–188.00	185.58
56	—	562	172.00–183.50	181.80
9	—	428	170.00–186.00	178.31
8	—	526	171.00–180.00	178.70
11	—	623	173.00–183.00	179.79
5	—	675	162.00–175.00	168.62
4	—	378	182.50–191.00	188.72
7	—	773	161.00–161.50	161.36
4	—	806	153.00–162.00	159.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	713	178.00	178.00
38	—	668	178.00–182.00	178.62
11	—	517	186.00–189.00	187.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	207.50	207.50
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	727	135.00–149.00	141.95
4	—	673	140.00–152.00	144.45
4	—	276	180.00	180.00
2	—	315	172.50–180.00	176.37
7	—	518	149.00–160.00	152.49
8	—	481	158.00–171.00	164.67
9	—	579	145.00–154.00	149.87
8	—	621	150.00–161.00	154.13
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
15	—	393	178.00–186.00	184.48
9	—	434	161.00–172.00	166.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	149.00	149.00
3	—	287	160.00–167.50	162.35
1	—	390	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,467	73.00–82.00	77.19
1	—	1,505	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,249	65.00–73.00	70.16
21	—	1,207	74.00–84.00	78.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	51.00–58.00	55.07
4	—	1,004	68.00–73.00	69.31
8	—	998	59.00–64.00	61.41
2	—	873	45.00–47.00	46.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	84.00–94.00	88.40
5	—	1,465	102.00–112.00	107.53

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	2	—	1,115	860.00	860.00

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