Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.52/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$156.52

283 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

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	523	156.83	820	279
Medium and Large 2-3	443	135.00	598	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $222 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 sale283 hd

156.52

—

KY average24 barns · 5,385 hd

149.55

+6.97

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	1,682	89.00	1,497	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	68.87	1,069	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	67.56	823	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	56.95	550	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,182	106.00	1,253	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,255	102.00	1,280	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,675	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$855	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$750	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$830	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	204.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	160.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	160.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	996	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	124.69/cwt	120.00–131.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	166.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,115	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	148.12/cwt	142.50–150.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.68/cwt	148.00–158.00	735	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	183.82/cwt	173.00–187.00	958	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.75/cwt	133.00–149.00	804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	150.12/cwt	147.00–153.00	626	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	654	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.19/cwt	145.00–157.00	571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	158.84/cwt	152.50–165.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,386	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	191.94/cwt	180.00–197.50	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	139.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	187.15/cwt	177.00–198.00	900	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	472	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,158	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	163.48/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	941	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	195.71/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	141.02/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	179.03/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,029	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.72/cwt	124.00–128.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	53.60/cwt	50.00–58.00	545	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	67.77/cwt	66.00–72.00	688	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	52.58/cwt	50.00–56.00	845	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	71.83/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,118	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	55.57/cwt	53.00–60.00	676	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	74.53/cwt	70.00–86.00	909	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,255	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,182	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,253	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	44.29/cwt	34.00–49.00	424	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	65.39/cwt	61.00–69.00	796	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	61.90/cwt	59.00–65.00	571	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,670	6
Bulls	—	—	1,587	81.43/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,292	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	750.36/head	720.00–780.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	854.52/head	750.00–940.00	855	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	206.58/cwt	202.50–215.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	104.64/cwt	102.00–109.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	204.66/cwt	199.00–210.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	201.51/cwt	200.00–202.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.56/cwt	144.00–157.00	848	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	173.47/cwt	171.00–176.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	134.73/cwt	131.00–137.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	179.75/cwt	175.00–184.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	168.26/cwt	162.50–171.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	247	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	161.92/cwt	161.00–164.00	699	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	209	177.49/cwt	170.00–179.00	371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	189.08/cwt	180.00–195.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	138.70/cwt	134.00–147.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	177.62/cwt	174.00–190.00	840	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	144.96/cwt	140.00–156.00	745	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.12/cwt	142.50–150.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.50/cwt	122.00–132.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	167.90/cwt	167.90–167.90	1,090	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	807	14

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 763Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 104Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	200.00–215.00	204.27
1	—	295	202.50	202.50
7	—	420	200.00–210.00	205.20
2	—	322	200.00	200.00
4	—	452	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	160.00–165.00	160.63
1	—	395	172.00	172.00
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
2	—	672	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	150.00–165.00	160.91
13	—	670	160.00–169.00	166.42
36	—	521	173.00–187.00	183.82
11	—	428	180.00–197.50	191.94
2	—	893	135.00–145.00	139.99
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
4	—	481	177.00–198.00	187.15
11	—	757	150.00–156.00	152.91
6	—	738	162.00–168.00	163.48
3	—	330	197.50	197.50
2	—	830	139.00–143.00	141.02
17	—	575	175.00–189.00	179.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	792	175.00	175.00
9	—	516	194.00–200.00	195.71
2	—	607	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	120.00–131.00	124.69
4	—	324	142.50–150.00	148.12
34	—	475	148.00–158.00	154.68
22	—	567	133.00–149.00	141.75
17	—	417	147.00–153.00	150.12
10	—	375	145.00–157.00	152.19
4	—	234	152.50–165.00	158.84
2	—	820	100.00	100.00
31	—	514	140.00–156.00	144.96
2	—	280	142.50–150.00	146.12
6	—	619	122.00–132.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	160.00	160.00
2	—	577	151.00	151.00
6	—	678	147.00	147.00
75	—	649	167.90	167.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	377	173.50	173.50
15	—	432	161.00–164.00	161.92
14	—	495	163.00	163.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	118.00	118.00
5	—	367	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	135.00–147.00	140.21
1	—	845	113.00	113.00
3	—	730	124.00–128.00	126.72
1	—	905	108.00	108.00
3	—	867	102.00–109.00	104.64
14	—	571	144.00–157.00	148.56
4	—	364	175.00–184.00	179.75
3	—	528	162.50–171.00	168.26
2	—	765	131.00	131.00
2	—	265	175.00–180.00	177.45
7	—	209	170.00–179.00	177.49
6	—	423	180.00–195.00	189.08
3	—	660	134.00–147.00	138.70
2	—	1,025	110.00–120.00	115.05
14	—	473	174.00–190.00	177.62
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	195.00–198.00	196.51
5	—	327	202.50–215.00	206.58
4	—	380	199.00–210.00	204.66
4	—	425	200.00–202.00	201.51
2	—	500	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
3	—	507	150.00	150.00
2	—	440	171.00–176.00	173.47
3	—	567	131.00–137.00	134.73
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	247	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	50.00–58.00	53.60
7	—	1,015	66.00–72.00	67.77
10	—	957	34.00–49.00	44.29
15	—	923	59.00–65.00	61.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	50.00–56.00	52.58
13	—	1,557	68.00–77.00	71.83
2	—	1,470	65.00–67.00	65.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	53.00–60.00	55.57
12	—	1,220	70.00–86.00	74.53
22	—	1,218	61.00–69.00	65.39
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,182	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,775	90.00–98.00	94.06
6	—	1,587	75.00–88.00	81.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,675	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	720.00–780.00	750.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	750.00–940.00	854.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	900.00	900.00

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

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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

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