Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers over 500lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.65/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$145.65

280 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$28.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

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	538	146.84	789	265
Medium and Large 2-3	576	126.81	730	11thin
Medium 1-2	480	118.39	569	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.45/cwt here — about $221 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 sale280 hd

145.65

—

KY average23 barns · 7,152 hd

146.83

−1.19

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	1,615	96.94	1,565	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	68.53	1,035	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	65.00	826	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	56.84	589	47

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$999	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$930	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$710	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	607	127.74/cwt	126.00–128.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	518	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.46/cwt	140.00–152.00	546	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	148.10/cwt	145.00–152.50	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.35/cwt	136.00–151.00	830	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	964	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.10/cwt	140.00–156.00	772	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.34/cwt	139.00–154.00	696	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	694	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	208.97/cwt	204.00–217.50	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	198.02/cwt	194.00–199.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	174.71/cwt	167.00–182.00	907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	186.67/cwt	180.00–192.50	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	163.11/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	150.88/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	154.08/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	180.34/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	140.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	171.04/cwt	163.00–179.00	978	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	182.39/cwt	174.00–187.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	195.10/cwt	185.00–200.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,389	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	164.60/cwt	164.50–165.00	1,121	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,104	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	196.71/cwt	192.50–200.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.41/cwt	125.00–127.00	909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	200.52/cwt	200.00–202.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	926	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	68.45/cwt	66.00–72.00	663	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	71.64/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,077	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	64.99/cwt	62.00–69.00	817	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	61.62/cwt	59.00–69.00	651	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	41.24/cwt	34.00–47.00	426	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	54.46/cwt	50.00–58.00	567	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	64.97/cwt	64.00–67.00	988	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	57.59/cwt	56.00–59.00	751	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	72.45/cwt	70.00–82.00	948	7
Bulls	—	—	1,483	90.45/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,158	86.15/cwt	84.00–88.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	105.57/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,015	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	710.21/head	680.00–740.00	710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	999.32/head	960.00–1,040.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	135.48/cwt	128.00–142.00	835	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	136.90/cwt	131.00–145.00	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	179.30/cwt	172.50–182.50	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	480	148.47/cwt	146.00–151.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	192.24/cwt	185.00–198.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	156.41/cwt	156.00–157.50	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	156.06/cwt	150.00–167.00	797	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	169.30/cwt	160.00–177.00	818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	127.96/cwt	121.00–134.00	860	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.69/cwt	143.00–155.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 871Year ago 911

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 147Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	607	126.00–128.00	127.74
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
2	—	518	116.00–120.00	118.03
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	373	140.00–152.00	146.46
6	—	322	145.00–152.50	148.10
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
66	—	571	136.00–151.00	145.35
37	—	518	140.00–156.00	149.10
32	—	469	139.00–154.00	148.34
20	—	626	130.00–145.00	137.07
15	—	672	121.00–134.00	127.96
15	—	420	143.00–155.00	151.69
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	153.50	153.50
9	—	552	155.00	155.00
2	—	710	164.00	164.00
8	—	666	154.00	154.00
5	—	753	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	156.00–157.50	156.41
2	—	445	161.00	161.00
2	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.48
1	—	320	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	694	135.00–137.00	136.33
5	—	466	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	202.00	202.00
6	—	411	204.00–217.50	208.97
5	—	470	194.00–199.00	198.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	125.00–132.00	128.45
15	—	519	167.00–182.00	174.71
5	—	374	180.00–192.50	186.67
10	—	614	154.00–170.00	163.11
9	—	715	144.00–155.00	150.88
9	—	666	147.00–161.00	154.08
8	—	827	130.00–145.00	140.29
46	—	572	163.00–179.00	171.04
1	—	1,015	126.00	126.00
8	—	466	174.00–187.00	182.39
7	—	411	185.00–200.00	195.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	175.00–183.00	180.34
23	—	843	164.75	164.75
20	—	681	164.50–165.00	164.60
11	—	578	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
2	—	480	146.00–151.00	148.47
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	192.50–200.00	196.71
5	—	725	125.00–127.00	125.41
4	—	287	181.00	181.00
12	—	616	128.00–142.00	135.48
10	—	582	131.00–145.00	136.90
3	—	333	172.50–182.50	179.30
1	—	240	157.50	157.50
1	—	915	106.00	106.00
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
10	—	427	185.00–198.00	192.24
31	—	511	150.00–167.00	156.06
15	—	483	160.00–177.00	169.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	200.00–202.00	200.52
1	—	605	153.00	153.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	66.00–72.00	68.45
15	—	1,056	59.00–69.00	61.62
6	—	1,034	34.00–47.00	41.24
20	—	1,041	50.00–58.00	54.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	68.00–77.00	71.64
7	—	1,520	64.00–67.00	64.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,257	62.00–69.00	64.99
7	—	1,304	56.00–59.00	57.59
7	—	1,309	70.00–82.00	72.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	90.00–91.00	90.45
2	—	1,158	84.00–88.00	86.15
4	—	1,909	103.00–109.00	105.57

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	680.00–740.00	710.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	960.00–1,040.00	999.32

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

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle