Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower with less demand noted due to changing weather conditions and a plainer quality offering. 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 $171.46/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$171.46

241 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

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

$46.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

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	696	172.52	1,201	230
Medium and Large 2-3	517	151.50	783	10thin
Medium 2-3	615	126.00	775	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $426 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 sale241 hd

171.46

—

KY average25 barns · 4,793 hd

173.94

−2.48

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	—	High	1,489	97.14	1,446	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	79.18	1,171	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	75.10	898	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	63.15	636	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,080	126.00	1,361	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,080	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	377	151.76/cwt	145.00–154.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.52/cwt	135.00–150.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	429	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	117.16/cwt	110.00–119.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	125.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.06/cwt	139.00–154.00	772	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	156.48/cwt	154.00–164.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	143.32/cwt	142.00–144.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	145.57/cwt	141.00–150.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	142.49/cwt	138.00–151.00	808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	130.08/cwt	120.00–135.00	480	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	710	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	185.35/cwt	182.00–191.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	184.00/cwt	174.00–189.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	148.10/cwt	142.00–149.00	976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	171.07/cwt	161.00–175.00	905	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	174.90/cwt	173.90–175.95	1,364	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,317	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	158.83/cwt	154.00–166.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	164.02/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	155.35/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	120.98/cwt	115.00–127.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.05/cwt	148.00–160.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	174.50/cwt	174.00–176.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	181.99/cwt	181.00–183.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	81.21/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,080	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,361	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	86.90/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,354	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	76.61/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,112	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	55.09/cwt	53.00–58.00	517	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	74.65/cwt	72.00–78.00	882	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	73.03/cwt	70.00–76.00	781	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	65.16/cwt	60.00–69.00	670	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,034	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,893	2
Bulls	—	—	1,344	91.05/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,224	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	136.06/cwt	130.00–144.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.56/cwt	140.00–154.00	830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.30/cwt	155.00–169.00	683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	143.18/cwt	141.00–146.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.60/cwt	133.00–142.00	922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	135.57/cwt	129.00–140.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	124.45/cwt	118.00–126.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	156.91/cwt	148.00–161.00	807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	164.37/cwt	158.00–172.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	136.35/cwt	130.00–141.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.42/cwt	131.00–135.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	125.95/cwt	120.00–132.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	127.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	113.83/cwt	110.00–121.00	705	6

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 712Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 88Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	377	145.00–154.00	151.76
3	—	691	143.00	143.00
1	—	845	113.00	113.00
13	—	468	135.00–150.00	140.52
5	—	759	144.00	144.00
14	—	320	130.00–141.00	134.08
5	—	726	110.00–119.00	117.16
26	—	525	139.00–154.00	147.06
12	—	567	138.00–151.00	142.49
1	—	255	143.00	143.00
14	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.37
5	—	618	131.00–135.00	133.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	154.00	154.00
24	—	510	164.00	164.00
27	—	438	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
6	—	656	120.00–126.00	125.00
15	—	369	120.00–135.00	130.08
6	—	422	120.00–132.00	125.95
10	—	533	120.00–130.00	127.26
4	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.74
6	—	619	110.00–121.00	113.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	149.00	149.00
2	—	420	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	154.00–164.00	156.48
3	—	611	142.00–144.00	143.32
2	—	518	141.00–150.00	145.57
1	—	420	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	182.00–191.00	185.35
9	—	380	174.00–189.00	184.00
8	—	659	142.00–149.00	148.10
3	—	313	170.00	170.00
23	—	529	161.00–175.00	171.07
12	—	571	154.00–166.00	158.83
1	—	455	182.00	182.00
11	—	619	154.00–166.00	164.02
3	—	718	154.00–157.00	155.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	643	171.00	171.00
132	—	780	173.90–175.95	174.90
17	—	740	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	115.00–127.00	120.98
2	—	307	160.00	160.00
8	—	482	148.00–160.00	156.05
7	—	574	140.00–154.00	144.56
1	—	210	154.00	154.00
10	—	429	155.00–169.00	159.30
5	—	633	141.00–146.00	143.18
10	—	665	133.00–142.00	138.60
3	—	283	140.00–150.00	145.15
5	—	731	118.00–126.00	124.45
8	—	514	148.00–161.00	156.91
8	—	383	158.00–172.00	164.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	174.00–176.00	174.50
2	—	428	181.00–183.00	181.99
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	130.00–144.00	136.06
4	—	529	129.00–140.00	135.57
2	—	328	140.00–141.00	140.49
3	—	610	125.00–133.00	130.31
2	—	582	127.00	127.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
5	—	427	130.00–141.00	136.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,268	80.00–84.00	81.21
16	—	1,182	72.00–78.00	74.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	84.00–90.00	86.90
6	—	1,452	72.00–79.00	76.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	939	53.00–58.00	55.09
5	—	1,070	70.00–76.00	73.03
12	—	1,028	60.00–69.00	65.16
1	—	790	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,820	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,344	85.00–95.00	91.05

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	880.00	880.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,080.00	1,080.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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