Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.75/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$179.75

365 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$24.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

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	703	180.50	1,268	354
Medium and Large 2-3	730	155.61	1,135	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.89/cwt here — about $133 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 sale365 hd

179.75

—

KY average16 barns · 3,734 hd

178.14

+1.60

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	1,826	108.35	1,979	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	80.39	1,163	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	77.40	931	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	68.17	699	29

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,069	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,014	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$864	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$767	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$1,130	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2Value Added	—	593	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	999	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	135.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.78/cwt	155.00–165.00	599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	272	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	210.66/cwt	210.00–211.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	187.51/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,172	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	179.73/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,170	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	208.64/cwt	200.00–215.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	168.91/cwt	166.00–175.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	206.44/cwt	200.00–208.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	174.87/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	166.05/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	176.71/cwt	176.00–178.50	1,290	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	193.35/cwt	180.00–199.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,552	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,378	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	194.94/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,090	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,241	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	191.98/cwt	185.00–200.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	197.26/cwt	190.00–206.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	177.97/cwt	171.70–182.25	1,255	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	159.48/cwt	158.00–160.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	162.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	927	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	82.28/cwt	79.00–90.00	997	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	73.86/cwt	69.00–78.00	880	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	57.95/cwt	55.00–60.00	568	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	75.09/cwt	72.00–77.00	742	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	66.31/cwt	61.00–70.00	698	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	82.83/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,196	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	73.87/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,073	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,213	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,337	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,068.56/head	810.00–1,260.00	1,069	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	863.59/head	850.00–870.00	864	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,013.71/head	970.00–1,050.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	766.70/head	720.00–810.00	767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	144.04/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.76/cwt	185.00–199.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	180.57/cwt	176.00–184.00	923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	184.71/cwt	175.00–190.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	189.50/cwt	182.50–196.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	152.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	137.98/cwt	135.00–143.00	868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	158.48/cwt	154.00–167.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.61/cwt	152.00–167.00	686	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	160.23/cwt	157.00–165.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	161.52/cwt	152.00–167.00	835	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	160.79/cwt	154.00–168.00	928	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	141.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	954	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.34/cwt	155.00–165.00	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	164.26/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,036	73

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 984Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 56Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	593	168.50	168.50
9	—	717	148.00	148.00
73	—	631	160.00–164.50	164.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	139.00	139.00
4	—	733	130.00–141.00	135.23
2	—	608	150.00–154.00	151.99
11	—	375	155.00–165.00	159.78
15	—	427	152.00–167.00	160.61
1	—	760	136.00	136.00
5	—	321	157.00–165.00	160.23
2	—	247	152.50	152.50
40	—	517	152.00–167.00	161.52
30	—	577	154.00–168.00	160.79
22	—	675	135.00–150.00	141.32
14	—	473	155.00–165.00	162.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	130.00–131.00	130.35
8	—	629	135.00–143.00	137.98
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
3	—	408	140.00	140.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
5	—	576	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	161.00	161.00
1	—	930	135.00	135.00
4	—	890	146.00	146.00
3	—	577	166.00–175.00	168.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	217.50–220.00	218.77
2	—	272	226.00	226.00
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
3	—	418	210.00–211.00	210.66
2	—	390	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	186.00–188.00	187.51
63	—	913	170.00	170.00
63	—	799	172.50	172.50
11	—	684	181.50	181.50
2	—	520	205.00	205.00
67	—	705	171.70–182.25	177.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	651	174.00–181.00	179.73
1	—	855	162.00	162.00
5	—	323	200.00–215.00	208.64
5	—	375	200.00–208.00	206.44
1	—	915	159.00	159.00
8	—	615	170.00–176.00	174.87
1	—	815	150.00	150.00
4	—	772	164.00–168.00	166.05
3	—	275	212.50	212.50
23	—	730	176.00–178.50	176.71
7	—	515	180.00–199.00	193.35
24	—	559	187.00–197.00	194.94
9	—	479	185.00–200.00	191.98
8	—	432	190.00–206.00	197.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	126.00	126.00
4	—	622	158.00–160.00	159.48
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
11	—	571	150.00–165.00	162.37
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	705	139.00–149.00	144.04
8	—	425	185.00–199.00	191.76
6	—	511	176.00–184.00	180.57
6	—	477	175.00–190.00	184.71
5	—	334	182.50–196.00	189.50
4	—	671	152.00–156.00	152.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	153.00	153.00
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
8	—	532	154.00–167.00	158.48
2	—	560	140.00–145.00	142.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,212	79.00–90.00	82.28
21	—	1,191	69.00–78.00	73.86
1	—	1,310	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	55.00–60.00	57.95
9	—	988	72.00–77.00	75.09
17	—	1,053	61.00–70.00	66.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,444	79.00–87.00	82.83
3	—	1,452	71.00–76.00	73.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,985	110.00–113.00	111.47
1	—	1,350	99.00	99.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,133	810.00–1,260.00	1,068.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	850.00–870.00	863.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	970.00–1,050.00	1,013.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	720.00–810.00	766.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,130.00	1,130.00

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

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle