Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.33/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$170.33

353 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$38.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

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	511	171.97	879	335
Small and Medium 1-2	335	144.00	482	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	140.45	771	15thin
Small and Medium 2-3	440	133.51	587	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.46/cwt here — about $292 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 sale353 hd

170.33

—

KY average25 barns · 5,210 hd

165.24

+5.09

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	1,669	110.79	1,849	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	89.47	1,402	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	80.23	952	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	68.67	677	24

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)	1,407	$1,110	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,560	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	735	134.25/cwt	134.00–135.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	225.79/cwt	220.00–228.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	154.04/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	187.86/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,153	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	184.35/cwt	180.00–189.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	131.00/cwt	129.00–132.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	163.94/cwt	160.00–173.00	856	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	174.45/cwt	168.00–181.00	837	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	181.19/cwt	171.00–185.00	783	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	141.16/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	153.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,039	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	145.91/cwt	140.00–152.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	131.36/cwt	128.00–136.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	152.19/cwt	141.00–156.00	956	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	440	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	587	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	158.95/cwt	156.00–165.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	176.68/cwt	176.00–177.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	197.82/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,054	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	205.86/cwt	200.00–215.00	900	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	168.27/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	193.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	183.11/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,326	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	185.95/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,088	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	183.26/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	160.52/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	198.27/cwt	194.00–204.00	948	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	1,445	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,305	21
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	165.04/cwt	162.50–167.50	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	196.07/cwt	190.00–201.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	168.01/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	221.61/cwt	215.00–230.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	77.58/cwt	74.00–79.00	893	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.63/cwt	73.00–79.00	775	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	67.40/cwt	64.00–69.00	663	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	42.74/cwt	40.00–46.00	370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	61.04/cwt	59.00–62.00	559	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	90.84/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	84.34/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,022	7
Bulls	—	—	1,065	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,192	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	111.32/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,968	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	583	187.27/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	173.72/cwt	169.00–182.00	994	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	186.39/cwt	180.00–195.00	910	19
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	177.76/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	187.69/cwt	187.00–189.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	182.68/cwt	173.00–187.00	954	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	187.53/cwt	185.00–189.00	910	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	171.28/cwt	162.00–177.00	632	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	829	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	163.64/cwt	158.50–166.00	1,006	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	162.97/cwt	156.00–166.00	940	42

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 984Last week 1,080Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 104Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	134.00–135.00	134.25
40	—	522	160.00–173.00	163.94
21	—	480	168.00–181.00	174.45
35	—	432	171.00–185.00	181.19
5	—	780	137.00–144.00	141.16
13	—	678	150.00–157.00	153.26
1	—	295	172.50	172.50
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
18	—	628	141.00–156.00	152.19
1	—	935	109.00	109.00
28	—	369	162.00–177.00	171.28
42	—	577	156.00–166.00	162.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	129.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	330	140.00–152.00	145.91
3	—	668	128.00–136.00	131.36
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	770	127.00	127.00
3	—	438	156.00–165.00	158.95
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	133.00–134.00	133.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	176.00–177.00	176.68
69	—	435	190.50	190.50
31	—	615	158.50–166.00	163.64
1	—	555	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	187.00–189.00	187.69
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
15	—	485	185.00–189.00	187.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	220.00–228.00	225.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	689	146.00–156.00	154.04
3	—	540	180.00–189.00	184.35
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
1	—	470	175.00	175.00
4	—	619	167.00–169.00	168.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	614	180.00–193.00	187.86
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
34	—	533	192.00–200.00	197.82
15	—	437	200.00–215.00	205.86
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
5	—	370	190.00–200.00	193.08
23	—	724	174.00–185.00	183.11
19	—	585	184.00–191.00	185.95
7	—	680	182.00–189.00	183.26
2	—	838	154.00–167.00	160.52
32	—	478	194.00–204.00	198.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	784	184.25	184.25
6	—	575	195.00–197.00	196.00
21	—	687	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	162.50–167.50	165.04
1	—	400	157.50	157.50
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	190.00–201.00	196.07
3	—	620	165.00–173.00	168.01
21	—	572	169.00–182.00	173.72
19	—	488	180.00–195.00	186.39
1	—	205	205.00	205.00
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
2	—	713	144.00–148.00	146.04
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
12	—	522	173.00–187.00	182.68
8	—	650	167.00	167.00
3	—	373	185.00	185.00
3	—	336	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	215.00–230.00	221.61
2	—	395	216.00–222.00	219.00
1	—	505	198.00	198.00
3	—	583	186.00–190.00	187.27
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
4	—	625	177.00–178.00	177.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
3	—	570	149.00	149.00
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	182.00	182.00
1	—	250	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	74.00–79.00	77.58
1	—	1,265	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,212	81.00–87.00	84.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	73.00–79.00	75.63
7	—	984	64.00–69.00	67.40
2	—	865	40.00–46.00	42.74
3	—	915	59.00–62.00	61.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	87.00–96.00	90.84
1	—	1,425	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,773	120.00–127.00	123.62
4	—	1,768	104.00–116.00	111.32

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,407	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,560.00	1,560.00

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