Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.76/cwt on 469 head.

Average price

$183.76

469 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$13.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

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	732	184.58	1,350	440
Medium and Large 2-3	674	171.31	1,155	29

One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $195 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 sale469 hd

183.76

—

KY average23 barns · 5,265 hd

183.12

+0.64

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	1,656	111.45	1,846	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	92.85	1,341	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	84.70	1,018	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	68.70	667	42

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,098	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$948	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$929	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$890	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$835	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,153	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,080	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$880	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$873	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,230	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	204.14/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	699	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,188	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	138.93/cwt	133.00–145.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	162.07/cwt	159.00–171.00	934	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	170.05/cwt	160.00–174.00	896	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	160.71/cwt	155.00–164.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	147.74/cwt	140.00–156.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	133.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	894	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	159.78/cwt	158.00–160.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	175.78/cwt	175.00–176.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	152.76/cwt	152.00–155.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	873	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	157.96/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,008	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	161.58/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,254	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	192.06/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	180.54/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,229	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	191.17/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,216	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	191.63/cwt	187.00–196.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	158.10/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	192.48/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,089	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	193.99/cwt	190.00–197.50	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	182.92/cwt	182.30–183.50	1,516	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,580	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,271	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	214.03/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,102	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	160.47/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	191.81/cwt	188.00–196.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	72.96/cwt	70.00–74.00	884	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	60.23/cwt	57.00–62.00	547	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	79.61/cwt	76.00–83.00	814	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	68.65/cwt	64.00–75.00	670	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	94.31/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,367	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	82.45/cwt	77.00–86.00	951	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	91.25/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,152	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	45.15/cwt	40.00–50.00	388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,457	98.87/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,441	7
Bulls	—	—	1,940	123.36/cwt	119.00–130.00	2,393	7
Bulls	—	—	1,460	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	958.58/head	940.00–980.00	959	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	873.45/head	730.00–990.00	873	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	947.97/head	820.00–1,030.00	948	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,160.12/head	1,130.00–1,190.00	1,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	835.21/head	800.00–870.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	179.96/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,015	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	164.94/cwt	161.50–168.00	1,212	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	163.94/cwt	161.00–172.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	160.51/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	184.84/cwt	180.00–189.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	128.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	186.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.86/cwt	163.00–175.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	194.72/cwt	192.50–199.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	134.84/cwt	129.00–142.00	984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	158.14/cwt	154.00–162.00	897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	168.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	183.94/cwt	179.00–188.00	968	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	164.34/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,014	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,098.26/head	1,080.00–1,120.00	1,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,049.68/head	990.00–1,180.00	1,050	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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 860Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 115Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 16Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	732	168.00	168.00
129	—	829	182.30–183.50	182.92
63	—	916	172.50	172.50
43	—	614	207.00	207.00
18	—	515	201.00–217.00	214.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	200.00–208.00	204.14
1	—	350	202.00	202.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	177.00	177.00
23	—	699	170.00	170.00
2	—	615	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	844	161.00	161.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	186.00	186.00
11	—	776	153.00–168.00	161.58
8	—	526	186.00–198.00	192.06
84	—	681	179.00–183.00	180.54
16	—	636	186.00–194.00	191.17
3	—	478	187.00–196.00	191.63
1	—	910	157.00	157.00
2	—	720	151.00–165.00	158.10
27	—	566	188.00–198.00	192.48
2	—	278	190.00–197.50	193.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	162.50	162.50
54	—	576	159.00–171.00	162.07
21	—	527	160.00–174.00	170.05
5	—	704	160.00	160.00
4	—	323	155.00–164.00	160.71
9	—	487	175.00–176.00	175.78
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
2	—	810	140.00–145.00	142.50
25	—	638	149.00–162.00	157.96
6	—	382	161.00–172.00	163.94
8	—	667	160.00–162.00	160.51
11	—	423	163.00–175.00	166.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	133.00–145.00	138.93
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
2	—	383	140.00–156.00	147.74
14	—	671	125.00–135.00	133.17
9	—	462	158.00–160.00	159.78
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
4	—	428	152.00–155.00	152.76
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	476	180.00–185.00	183.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	564	179.00–186.00	179.96
147	—	735	161.50–168.00	164.94
4	—	607	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	159.00–162.00	160.47
2	—	368	188.00–196.00	191.81
2	—	297	192.00	192.00
6	—	417	180.00–189.00	184.84
7	—	780	125.00–130.00	128.60
8	—	484	180.00–190.00	186.55
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
5	—	324	192.50–199.00	194.72
7	—	730	129.00–142.00	134.84
6	—	567	154.00–162.00	158.14
12	—	526	179.00–188.00	183.94
6	—	617	160.00–172.00	164.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	183.00	183.00
1	—	505	197.00	197.00
2	—	555	176.00	176.00
2	—	397	204.00	204.00
1	—	490	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	156.00	156.00
2	—	673	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	390	174.00	174.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
3	—	525	164.00–170.00	168.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	70.00–74.00	72.96
17	—	1,154	77.00–86.00	82.45
13	—	1,262	87.00–98.00	91.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	908	57.00–62.00	60.23
14	—	1,023	76.00–83.00	79.61
19	—	976	64.00–75.00	68.65
5	—	860	40.00–50.00	45.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	90.00–97.00	94.31
1	—	1,420	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,457	88.00–104.00	98.87
7	—	1,940	119.00–130.00	123.36
3	—	1,460	111.00–115.00	113.04

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	940.00–980.00	958.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	820.00–1,030.00	947.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,080.00–1,120.00	1,098.26
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	920.00	920.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	730.00–990.00	873.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,130.00–1,190.00	1,160.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,157	990.00–1,180.00	1,049.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	880.00	880.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	800.00–870.00	835.21

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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