Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good quality offerings on all feeder classes. Yearling steers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.78/cwt on 428 head.

Average price

$181.78

428 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.46

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	724	181.78	1,316	428

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale428 hd

181.78

—

KY average25 barns · 4,476 hd

173.32

+8.46

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	—	Average	1,755	116.82	2,050	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	73.69	1,046	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	71.46	832	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	59.42	557	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,065	134.00	1,427	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$840	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,319	$1,130	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	168.48/cwt	162.00–173.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	148.25/cwt	147.00–156.00	949	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	178.80/cwt	178.80–178.80	1,146	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	162.50/cwt	159.00–168.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	152.10/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	194.15/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,109	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	196.74/cwt	196.00–197.00	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	202.99/cwt	200.00–216.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	177.10/cwt	177.10–177.10	1,482	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	163.24/cwt	158.00–166.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	187.53/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,061	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	189.58/cwt	186.00–192.00	895	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	170.69/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	184.31/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	171.65/cwt	170.50–171.70	1,485	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,315	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	183.79/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,226	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	157.00/cwt	151.00–163.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	178.16/cwt	170.00–184.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	161.63/cwt	155.00–168.00	850	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	161.35/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	176.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	186.22/cwt	185.00–187.50	670	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,065	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	56.54/cwt	56.00–57.00	474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	75.99/cwt	74.00–81.00	926	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	44.31/cwt	40.00–46.00	370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	68.33/cwt	68.00–69.00	661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	61.86/cwt	59.00–66.00	606	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	76.34/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,120	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	71.03/cwt	69.00–72.00	975	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	69.28/cwt	61.00–73.00	789	29
Bulls	—	—	1,737	114.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,981	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	99.59/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	125.40/cwt	122.00–134.00	2,374	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	839.81/head	725.00–950.00	840	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,243.45/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,243	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	925.78/head	730.00–1,000.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.93/cwt	159.00–172.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	171.90/cwt	164.00–175.00	658	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	172.68/cwt	172.00–173.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	838	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	169.64/cwt	164.00–176.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.74/cwt	163.00–170.00	872	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	164.44/cwt	155.00–166.00	955	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	475	1

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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 1,101Year ago 1,139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 81Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	162.00–173.00	168.48
34	—	640	147.00–156.00	148.25
14	—	418	159.00–168.00	162.50
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
4	—	723	158.00	158.00
1	—	880	119.00	119.00
10	—	661	152.00–153.00	152.10
5	—	485	158.00–166.00	163.24
16	—	383	164.00–175.00	171.90
19	—	523	163.00–170.00	166.74
62	—	581	155.00–166.00	164.44
1	—	295	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	179.00	179.00
3	—	428	172.00–173.00	172.68
20	—	486	170.00–175.00	172.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	641	178.80	178.80
12	—	550	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	571	194.00–195.00	194.15
61	—	837	177.10	177.10
126	—	865	170.50–171.70	171.65
6	—	519	192.00	192.00
63	—	692	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
8	—	480	196.00–197.00	196.74
5	—	375	200.00–216.00	202.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	180.00–189.00	187.53
2	—	433	180.00–190.00	184.91
13	—	472	186.00–192.00	189.58
3	—	717	166.00–173.00	170.69
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
3	—	622	183.00–186.00	184.31
84	—	667	176.00–187.00	183.79
1	—	540	186.00	186.00
1	—	780	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	151.00–163.00	157.00
3	—	338	170.00–184.00	178.16
10	—	526	155.00–168.00	161.63
3	—	678	156.00–164.00	161.35
5	—	376	170.00–180.00	176.02
6	—	403	183.00	183.00
5	—	473	159.00–172.00	166.93
3	—	582	164.00–176.00	169.64
2	—	730	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	185.00–187.50	186.22
1	—	455	189.00	189.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
4	—	507	194.00	194.00
3	—	328	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	56.00–57.00	56.54
3	—	835	40.00–46.00	44.31
3	—	967	68.00–69.00	68.33
10	—	980	59.00–66.00	61.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,218	74.00–81.00	75.99
29	—	1,139	61.00–73.00	69.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,467	73.00–79.00	76.34
6	—	1,372	69.00–72.00	71.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,737	110.00–116.00	114.02
2	—	1,435	99.00–100.00	99.59
5	—	1,893	122.00–134.00	125.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	725.00–950.00	839.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,393	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,243.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	730.00–1,000.00	925.78

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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How this sale compares

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