Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.99/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$131.99

122 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.01

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	540	134.23	724	108
Medium and Large 2-3	586	114.95	674	10thin
Medium 1-2	452	114.00	515	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $210 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 sale122 hd

131.99

—

KY average25 barns · 5,079 hd

143.00

−11.01

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	1,685	94.26	1,588	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	67.92	1,009	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	67.06	839	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	60.11	637	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,065	112.26	1,196	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$990	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,488	$965	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.86/cwt	126.00–138.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	984	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	107.69/cwt	101.00–114.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.12/cwt	170.00–184.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	133.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	586	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	843	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.98/cwt	134.00–148.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	129.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	143.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	148.88/cwt	146.00–154.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	482	113.66/cwt	111.00–119.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.26/cwt	121.00–129.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	881	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	130.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	568	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	187.05/cwt	186.00–188.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	127.12/cwt	120.00–134.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	156.40/cwt	147.50–161.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	113.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.59/cwt	118.00–130.00	772	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	56.08/cwt	53.00–58.00	616	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	71.78/cwt	70.00–77.00	917	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.71/cwt	63.00–69.00	817	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	416	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,065	112.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,196	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	68.31/cwt	68.00–69.00	628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	683	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	65.17/cwt	63.00–67.00	961	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	70.67/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,059	6
Bulls	—	—	1,321	79.81/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,054	5
Bulls	—	—	1,898	106.63/cwt	102.00–115.00	2,024	5
Bulls	—	—	1,874	96.85/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,720	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	141.77/cwt	136.00–145.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	159.59/cwt	154.00–162.50	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	161.53/cwt	156.00–164.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	169.63/cwt	160.00–176.00	704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	145.88/cwt	142.50–147.50	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.13/cwt	130.00–142.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	137.71/cwt	131.00–145.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	181.71/cwt	181.00–182.50	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	137.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	707	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.24/cwt	140.00–146.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	542	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.00	846	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 511Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 73Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 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
2	—	500	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	126.00–138.00	131.86
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
18	—	439	128.00–138.00	133.42
24	—	620	125.00–140.00	136.00
9	—	479	134.00–148.00	137.98
7	—	676	121.00–129.00	125.26
1	—	275	133.00	133.00
19	—	514	130.00–145.00	137.47
6	—	374	140.00–146.00	143.24
2	—	330	142.00–149.00	145.66
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
3	—	760	110.00–113.00	111.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	101.00–114.00	107.69
3	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.92
2	—	605	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
3	—	482	111.00–119.00	113.66
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
3	—	568	130.00–137.00	132.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	138.00	138.00
7	—	431	170.00–184.00	175.12
2	—	975	124.00–134.00	129.08
16	—	634	140.00–148.00	143.03
6	—	512	146.00–154.00	148.88
14	—	483	170.00	170.00
21	—	568	150.00–164.00	155.17
3	—	907	129.00–134.00	130.65
3	—	730	153.00	153.00
2	—	368	186.00–188.00	187.05
1	—	1,010	133.00	133.00
4	—	661	120.00–134.00	127.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	637	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	142.00–143.00	142.50
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
5	—	632	129.00–130.00	129.60
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
2	—	542	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	287	147.50–161.00	156.40
3	—	653	111.00–120.00	113.98
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
14	—	630	118.00–130.00	122.59
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
8	—	476	156.00–160.00	157.26
6	—	381	156.00–164.00	161.53
10	—	415	160.00–176.00	169.63
6	—	523	130.00–142.00	137.13
2	—	328	181.00–182.50	181.71
4	—	564	130.00–136.00	133.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	136.00–145.00	141.77
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
3	—	321	154.00–162.50	159.59
2	—	533	120.00–121.00	120.50
3	—	381	142.50–147.50	145.88
2	—	418	131.00–145.00	137.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	53.00–58.00	56.08
1	—	885	47.00	47.00
3	—	920	68.00–69.00	68.31
8	—	1,098	60.00–65.00	62.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	70.00–77.00	71.78
21	—	1,243	63.00–69.00	65.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,474	63.00–67.00	65.17
6	—	1,498	68.00–74.00	70.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	110.00–113.00	112.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	74.00–84.00	79.81
5	—	1,898	102.00–115.00	106.63
4	—	1,874	94.00–100.00	96.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,720	1,190.00	1,190.00

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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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

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