Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a better quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.26/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$148.26

198 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$28.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

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	531	150.49	799	178
Medium and Large 2-3	538	129.17	695	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	468	122.11	571	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.38/cwt here — about $227 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 sale198 hd

148.26

—

KY average24 barns · 5,301 hd

148.01

+0.26

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	1,508	101.72	1,534	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	73.93	887	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	73.68	1,065	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	63.45	626	23

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)	1,245	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$720	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2-3	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	120.06/cwt	115.00–126.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	135.74/cwt	134.00–137.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	151.37/cwt	145.00–158.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	149.63/cwt	142.00–153.00	913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.40/cwt	148.00–157.00	646	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	148.66/cwt	147.00–150.00	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	161.25/cwt	161.00–162.00	916	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	147.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.98/cwt	140.00–153.00	781	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	209.76/cwt	207.50–211.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	148.99/cwt	144.00–152.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	149.90/cwt	145.00–153.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	852	28
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	122.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	175.41/cwt	171.00–185.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	178.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	162.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	167.41/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,065	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	154.89/cwt	153.00–159.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	162.65/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	182.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	137.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	148.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	177.51/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	135.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	76.62/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,094	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	69.76/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,025	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	71.97/cwt	65.00–75.00	851	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	70.77/cwt	68.00–74.00	728	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	64.31/cwt	61.00–67.00	646	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	78.84/cwt	76.00–82.00	981	8
Bulls	—	—	1,353	93.47/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	53.72/cwt	51.00–58.00	487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	107.22/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,727	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	130.51/cwt	126.00–134.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	149.15/cwt	148.00–152.50	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	153.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.35/cwt	133.00–140.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.38/cwt	124.00–133.00	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	147.90/cwt	141.00–149.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	168.60/cwt	161.00–176.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	161.62/cwt	159.00–163.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	142.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,050	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.24/cwt	140.00–152.00	771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	135.34/cwt	134.00–136.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	138.28/cwt	134.00–141.00	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.51/cwt	145.00–152.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.79/cwt	137.00–147.50	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	125.45/cwt	120.50–130.00	295	2

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 432Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 58Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 90

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a better quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
3	—	725	115.00–126.00	120.06
4	—	514	134.00–137.00	135.74
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
2	—	663	128.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	488	134.00–136.00	135.34
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	235	120.50–130.00	125.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	145.00–158.00	151.37
16	—	421	148.00–157.00	153.40
1	—	890	129.00	129.00
1	—	830	139.00	139.00
10	—	334	140.00–155.00	147.73
29	—	528	140.00–153.00	147.98
28	—	569	140.00–155.00	149.81
7	—	735	130.00–146.00	142.88
2	—	240	153.00	153.00
9	—	612	134.00–141.00	138.28
3	—	758	144.00	144.00
14	—	482	145.00–152.00	149.51
8	—	660	137.00–147.50	144.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	147.00–150.00	148.66
21	—	568	161.00–162.00	161.25
5	—	650	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	119.00–125.00	122.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	161.00	161.00
3	—	460	159.00–163.00	161.62
1	—	330	159.00	159.00
1	—	380	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	142.00–153.00	149.63
7	—	579	145.00–153.00	149.90
2	—	470	160.00–166.00	162.90
3	—	528	153.00–159.00	154.89
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	126.00	126.00
2	—	507	191.00	191.00
4	—	668	144.00–152.00	148.99
5	—	464	171.00–185.00	175.41
3	—	311	175.00–180.00	178.23
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
19	—	636	158.00–172.50	167.41
3	—	767	162.00–164.00	162.65
4	—	428	180.00–190.00	182.94
4	—	711	136.00–140.00	137.03
2	—	865	145.00–153.00	148.95
18	—	586	169.00–181.00	177.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	207.50–211.00	209.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	165.00	165.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	258	150.00–154.00	151.98
7	—	411	150.00–165.00	153.93
6	—	636	135.00–139.00	136.99
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
9	—	569	133.00–140.00	136.35
7	—	670	124.00–133.00	129.38
2	—	375	161.00–176.00	168.60
11	—	527	140.00–152.00	146.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	130.00–141.00	135.94
6	—	532	126.00–134.00	130.51
4	—	386	148.00–152.50	149.15
7	—	493	141.00–149.00	147.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	187.50	187.50
1	—	455	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	74.00–79.00	76.62
3	—	1,470	66.00–72.00	69.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,182	65.00–75.00	71.97
8	—	1,244	76.00–82.00	78.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	44.00	44.00
5	—	1,028	68.00–74.00	70.77
14	—	1,004	61.00–67.00	64.31
3	—	907	51.00–58.00	53.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	89.00–95.00	93.47
6	—	1,611	101.00–113.00	107.22

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)	1	—	895	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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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