Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold sharply higher with feeder heifers weighing over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes with a very good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.68/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$145.68

235 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$27.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

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	563	146.85	827	218
Medium and Large 2-3	548	132.20	724	15thin
Medium 1-2	475	119.04	565	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.81/cwt here — about $261 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

145.68

—

KY average23 barns · 5,840 hd

147.40

−1.72

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	1,507	93.25	1,405	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	67.80	978	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	65.40	798	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	55.72	589	37

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)	1,248	$1,039	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$920	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$837	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$670	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$970	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$845	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	528	157.33/cwt	157.00–158.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	167.22/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	162.07/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,068	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	138.45/cwt	128.00–145.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	194.51/cwt	193.00–196.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	155.36/cwt	154.00–158.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.85/cwt	137.00–154.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	787	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	136.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	147.91/cwt	147.00–148.50	1,018	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	117.48/cwt	113.00–127.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	475	119.04/cwt	117.00–121.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.89/cwt	146.00–160.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.63/cwt	136.00–153.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.65/cwt	129.00–144.00	848	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	155.61/cwt	155.00–157.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	149.98/cwt	147.00–152.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	147.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	129.04/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	186.86/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,145	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	128.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	178.83/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	167.47/cwt	165.50–169.00	1,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	196.20/cwt	190.00–197.50	836	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	146.50/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	154.25/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	191.39/cwt	183.00–197.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	142.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	150.52/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,151	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	197.00/cwt	191.00–199.95	1,125	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	173.51/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,135	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	178.80/cwt	172.50–187.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	200.70/cwt	199.00–202.50	733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	72.02/cwt	69.00–84.00	864	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	62.02/cwt	59.00–65.00	698	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	43.10/cwt	38.00–48.00	431	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	58.47/cwt	57.00–60.00	850	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	71.27/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,053	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	64.59/cwt	63.00–65.00	884	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	57.83/cwt	54.00–60.00	706	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	65.48/cwt	62.00–68.00	808	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	68.49/cwt	66.00–71.00	699	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	55.71/cwt	50.00–58.00	583	18
Bulls	—	—	1,299	84.66/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,100	5
Bulls	—	—	1,704	103.22/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,759	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	94.76/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	913.11/head	800.00–1,030.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	836.54/head	740.00–920.00	837	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,038.58/head	1,030.00–1,050.00	1,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	124.49/cwt	116.00–129.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	152.29/cwt	147.50–157.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,000	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	129.73/cwt	129.00–132.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	141.57/cwt	136.00–143.00	944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	132.82/cwt	126.00–134.00	948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	164.17/cwt	162.00–167.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	164.02/cwt	163.00–167.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.30/cwt	139.00–154.00	838	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	146.89/cwt	138.00–153.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	123.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	180.25/cwt	170.00–185.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	166.59/cwt	163.00–170.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.90/cwt	135.00–149.00	911	18
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	161.80/cwt	154.00–163.00	832	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	169.87/cwt	169.00–170.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	135.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	191.18/cwt	181.00–195.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	616	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	764	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 502Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 132Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 22Year ago 9

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
9	—	528	157.00–158.00	157.33
10	—	558	158.50	158.50
25	—	688	147.00–148.50	147.91
13	—	623	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	658	128.00–145.00	138.45
1	—	895	124.00	124.00
17	—	478	137.00–154.00	147.85
31	—	524	140.00–155.00	150.24
2	—	275	140.00–150.00	145.09
10	—	734	113.00–127.00	117.48
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
9	—	422	146.00–160.00	151.89
11	—	372	136.00–153.00	143.63
1	—	200	136.00	136.00
23	—	630	129.00–144.00	134.65
1	—	970	117.00	117.00
2	—	303	147.50–157.00	152.29
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
26	—	573	139.00–154.00	146.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	134.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
3	—	430	135.00–140.00	138.35
2	—	630	123.00–124.00	123.49
4	—	590	129.00–132.00	129.73
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	117.00–121.00	119.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	162.00–167.00	164.17
9	—	432	163.00–167.00	164.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	160.00–174.00	167.22
36	—	659	150.00–169.00	162.07
3	—	885	142.00–150.00	147.39
2	—	1,068	126.00–132.00	129.04
2	—	1,025	124.00–134.00	128.98
1	—	350	195.00	195.00
9	—	585	169.00–183.00	178.83
14	—	426	190.00–197.50	196.20
6	—	810	144.00–149.00	146.50
11	—	726	144.00–160.00	154.25
7	—	526	178.00–180.00	179.00
10	—	477	183.00–197.00	191.39
3	—	913	140.00–144.00	142.66
16	—	765	140.00–153.00	150.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	193.00–196.00	194.51
11	—	613	180.00–191.00	186.86
9	—	712	165.50–169.00	167.47
1	—	765	159.00	159.00
26	—	571	191.00–199.95	197.00
24	—	654	171.00–186.00	173.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	154.00–158.00	155.36
1	—	440	177.00	177.00
5	—	511	155.00–157.00	155.61
3	—	617	147.00–152.00	149.98
1	—	730	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	172.50–187.00	178.80
6	—	768	116.00–129.00	124.49
10	—	667	136.00–143.00	141.57
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
11	—	714	126.00–134.00	132.82
9	—	584	138.00–153.00	146.89
7	—	812	120.00–125.00	123.59
3	—	337	170.00–185.00	180.25
3	—	465	163.00–170.00	166.59
18	—	629	135.00–149.00	144.90
13	—	514	154.00–163.00	161.80
8	—	426	181.00–195.00	191.18
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
3	—	616	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	159.00	159.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
2	—	365	199.00–202.50	200.70
1	—	425	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	169.00–170.00	169.87
4	—	517	130.00–138.00	135.15
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	124.00–126.00	124.97
1	—	555	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	69.00–84.00	72.02
8	—	1,221	54.00–60.00	57.83
13	—	1,234	62.00–68.00	65.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	59.00–65.00	62.02
7	—	1,000	38.00–48.00	43.10
2	—	1,020	66.00–71.00	68.49
18	—	1,046	50.00–58.00	55.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	57.00–60.00	58.47
10	—	1,478	69.00–74.00	71.27
5	—	1,369	63.00–65.00	64.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	78.00–88.00	84.66
4	—	1,704	99.00–108.00	103.22
2	—	1,633	94.00–96.00	94.76

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	800.00–1,030.00	913.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	740.00–920.00	836.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,030.00–1,050.00	1,038.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	970.00	970.00

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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