Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold with a better quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.87/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$147.87

235 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

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	613	150.88	924	212
Medium and Large 2-3	579	121.54	703	19thin
Medium 1-2	392	113.75	446	3thin
Medium 2-3	495	113.00	559	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $365 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 sale235 hd

147.87

—

KY average23 barns · 5,626 hd

146.57

+1.30

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	1,638	94.21	1,543	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	68.07	1,042	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	66.81	830	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	57.04	582	30

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)	1,325	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$865	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$722	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$720	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$633	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	485	153.43/cwt	144.00–156.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	468	115.62/cwt	111.00–120.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.04/cwt	124.00–139.00	767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,144	70
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	847	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	110.03/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	184.91/cwt	180.00–191.00	876	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	988	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	148.03/cwt	145.00–149.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,000	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,465	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	154.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	141.34/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	176.69/cwt	170.00–181.00	940	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	172.15/cwt	161.00–176.00	992	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	162.38/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,028	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	152.21/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	186.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.00/cwt	118.00–127.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	759	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	70.41/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,084	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	65.32/cwt	62.00–67.00	984	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	40.46/cwt	31.00–46.00	357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	55.14/cwt	51.00–58.00	570	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	68.93/cwt	68.00–70.00	633	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	57.01/cwt	54.00–60.00	874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	62.48/cwt	61.00–65.00	664	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	71.20/cwt	69.00–74.00	887	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	64.72/cwt	62.00–68.00	800	22
Bulls	—	—	1,673	94.85/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,587	9
Bulls	—	—	1,301	80.94/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,053	6
Bulls	—	—	1,881	104.76/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,971	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	721.78/head	650.00–830.00	722	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	632.53/head	600.00–670.00	633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.86/cwt	130.00–147.00	744	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	136.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.28/cwt	120.00–138.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	159.25/cwt	152.00–166.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	122.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	127.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	147.81/cwt	140.00–151.00	834	7
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	184.48/cwt	181.00–190.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	154.01/cwt	146.00–158.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	134.49/cwt	131.00–137.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	157.70/cwt	149.00–162.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	150.75/cwt	146.00–153.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	163.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	593	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 414Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 79Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	144.00–156.00	153.43
2	—	970	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
12	—	568	124.00–139.00	135.04
2	—	882	104.00	104.00
17	—	679	120.00–130.00	124.72
2	—	1,035	107.00–113.00	110.03
2	—	775	111.00–118.00	114.45
2	—	322	145.00	145.00
29	—	528	130.00–147.00	140.86
7	—	426	152.00–157.00	154.01
11	—	622	120.00–138.00	127.28
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
8	—	393	152.00–166.00	159.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	116.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
2	—	802	113.00	113.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
3	—	426	136.00–138.00	136.68
6	—	530	120.00–124.00	122.72
2	—	475	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	111.00–120.00	115.62
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	538	152.00	152.00
70	—	685	167.00	167.00
19	—	581	170.00	170.00
8	—	626	145.00–149.00	148.03
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	177.00	177.00
18	—	1,000	146.50	146.50
1	—	675	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	474	180.00–191.00	184.91
2	—	900	146.00	146.00
4	—	787	150.00–160.00	154.00
3	—	823	134.00–146.00	141.34
18	—	532	170.00–181.00	176.69
3	—	976	130.00	130.00
31	—	576	161.00–176.00	172.15
1	—	710	163.00	163.00
1	—	860	141.00	141.00
17	—	633	151.00–171.00	162.38
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
6	—	676	144.00–160.00	152.21
3	—	332	180.00–190.00	186.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
4	—	565	141.00–142.00	141.75
2	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.58
1	—	820	128.00	128.00
2	—	542	159.00	159.00
1	—	465	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	101.00	101.00
4	—	741	118.00–119.00	118.75
4	—	614	118.00–127.00	124.00
6	—	662	120.00–135.00	127.59
3	—	380	170.00	170.00
7	—	564	140.00–151.00	147.81
3	—	425	181.00–190.00	184.48
6	—	519	149.00–162.00	157.70
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
3	—	460	160.00–169.00	163.00
1	—	325	182.50	182.50
2	—	765	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	197.50	197.50
1	—	375	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	146.00–158.00	154.01
4	—	575	131.00–137.00	134.49
5	—	465	146.00–153.00	150.75
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,540	68.00–76.00	70.41
10	—	1,506	62.00–67.00	65.32
3	—	1,533	54.00–60.00	57.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	31.00–46.00	40.46
15	—	1,034	51.00–58.00	55.14
2	—	918	68.00–70.00	68.93
10	—	1,063	61.00–65.00	62.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	59.00	59.00
14	—	1,246	69.00–74.00	71.20
22	—	1,236	62.00–68.00	64.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,673	91.00–98.00	94.85
6	—	1,301	75.00–87.00	80.94
7	—	1,881	100.00–115.00	104.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	650.00–830.00	721.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	600.00–670.00	632.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,130.00	1,130.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00

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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