Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good quality offerings on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.71/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$183.71

310 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.30

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	743	183.73	1,365	309
Medium and Large 2-3	545	177.00	965	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $401 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 sale310 hd

183.71

—

KY average26 barns · 5,842 hd

176.41

+7.30

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	1,618	114.75	1,856	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	91.62	1,404	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	85.79	1,040	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	958	71.68	686	21

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,525	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$1,045	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,024	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$973	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$836	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,190	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2Fancy	—	374	178.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	175.76/cwt	175.00–177.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	159.00/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	491	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	169.81/cwt	164.00–173.00	635	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	152.75/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,036	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	171.69/cwt	160.00–174.00	895	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	160.57/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.10/cwt	148.00–161.00	948	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,532	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.50/cwt	162.00–173.00	716	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	162.50–170.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	169.25/cwt	158.00–172.00	975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	195.01/cwt	187.00–200.00	928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	189.72/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,116	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	212.00/cwt	208.00–216.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	179.04/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	196.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,036	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	176.18/cwt	169.00–180.50	1,302	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	202.44/cwt	194.00–206.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	183.71/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,161	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	184.11/cwt	180.90–186.95	1,521	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	206.74/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,069	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	188.06/cwt	183.00–199.00	882	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	183.08/cwt	175.00–188.00	963	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	86.73/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,308	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	94.55/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,463	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	48.04/cwt	46.00–50.00	398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	60.92/cwt	60.00–62.00	518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	78.98/cwt	76.00–86.00	810	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	69.76/cwt	66.00–75.00	637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	88.98/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,107	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	82.17/cwt	79.00–85.00	966	15
Bulls	—	—	1,672	111.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,287	105.08/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	124.61/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,274	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	835.53/head	750.00–920.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	972.97/head	760.00–1,120.00	973	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,023.52/head	900.00–1,130.00	1,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,044.69/head	920.00–1,150.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	193.17/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,018	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	121.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	142.74/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	203.21/cwt	200.00–209.00	955	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	210.50/cwt	207.00–215.00	888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	198.12/cwt	193.00–201.00	860	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.49/cwt	163.00–178.00	963	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	205.04/cwt	203.00–207.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	161.75/cwt	158.50–171.00	998	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	159.92/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	173.67/cwt	168.00–178.00	839	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	163.10/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,034	9

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 475Year ago 897

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 33Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	175.00–180.00	178.42
4	—	416	175.00–177.00	175.76
4	—	491	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	374	164.00–173.00	169.81
8	—	678	152.00–153.00	152.75
21	—	521	160.00–174.00	171.69
5	—	733	159.00–163.00	160.57
24	—	619	148.00–161.00	153.10
26	—	425	162.00–173.00	168.50
3	—	320	162.50–170.00	165.00
16	—	576	158.00–172.00	169.25
3	—	283	161.00	161.00
16	—	483	168.00–178.00	173.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	536	180.00	180.00
9	—	634	162.00–165.00	163.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	158.00–161.00	159.00
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
14	—	469	183.00–199.00	188.06
24	—	526	175.00–188.00	183.08
2	—	858	116.00–128.00	121.95
2	—	337	205.00	205.00
4	—	780	141.00–144.00	142.74
14	—	434	193.00–201.00	198.12
14	—	565	163.00–178.00	170.49
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
3	—	383	203.00–207.00	205.04
17	—	617	158.50–171.00	161.75
3	—	670	156.00–163.00	159.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	186.00	186.00
12	—	527	191.00–196.00	193.17
12	—	470	200.00–209.00	203.21
9	—	422	207.00–215.00	210.50
1	—	305	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
2	—	515	164.00	164.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
1	—	265	212.50	212.50
1	—	330	206.00	206.00
9	—	476	187.00–200.00	195.01
11	—	588	182.00–195.00	189.72
6	—	680	170.00–183.00	179.04
19	—	527	190.00–200.00	196.50
2	—	910	150.00	150.00
15	—	739	169.00–180.50	176.18
8	—	430	194.00–206.00	202.44
27	—	632	174.00–187.00	183.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	913	167.75	167.75
4	—	600	196.00	196.00
5	—	573	198.00	198.00
124	—	826	180.90–186.95	184.11
8	—	517	204.00–208.00	206.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
6	—	416	208.00–216.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,508	84.00–89.00	86.73
15	—	1,547	91.00–101.00	94.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	46.00–50.00	48.04
2	—	850	60.00–62.00	60.92
11	—	1,025	76.00–86.00	78.98
6	—	913	66.00–75.00	69.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,244	86.00–100.00	88.98
15	—	1,176	79.00–85.00	82.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	110.00–114.00	111.28
3	—	1,287	104.00–107.00	105.08
4	—	1,825	122.00–129.00	124.61

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
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	750.00–920.00	835.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	760.00–1,120.00	972.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	900.00–1,130.00	1,023.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	920.00–1,150.00	1,044.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,190.00	1,190.00

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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