Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.92/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$139.92

295 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.39

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	568	141.24	802	276
Medium and Large 2-3	568	120.88	687	15thin
Medium 1-2	461	120.50	556	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $246 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 sale295 hd

139.92

—

KY average23 barns · 6,812 hd

148.31

−8.39

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	1,678	87.39	1,466	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	70.89	1,121	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	67.92	800	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	57.13	570	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	103.00	1,344	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,110	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$909	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$860	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 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	189.03/cwt	188.00–192.00	694	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	585	143.75/cwt	143.00–144.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	188.01/cwt	184.00–192.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	176.02/cwt	167.00–182.00	919	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	163.32/cwt	160.00–166.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	145.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	141.77/cwt	140.00–142.00	940	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	167.08/cwt	164.00–170.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	148.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	937	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	148.47/cwt	147.50–149.00	959	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.93/cwt	137.00–151.00	676	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	201.73/cwt	200.00–216.00	871	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	169.15/cwt	160.00–172.00	964	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	175.94/cwt	165.00–179.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	172.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	634	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	463	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	150.38/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,089	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	176.25/cwt	176.25–176.25	1,297	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	142.86/cwt	136.00–149.00	956	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	188.55/cwt	183.00–196.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,243	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.89/cwt	131.00–138.00	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	118.86/cwt	111.00–123.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	166.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.55/cwt	130.00–136.00	814	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,305	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,344	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	52.29/cwt	50.00–56.00	519	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	74.52/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,140	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	42.59/cwt	40.00–45.00	364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	66.63/cwt	64.00–69.00	765	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	73.15/cwt	70.00–76.00	884	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	62.05/cwt	59.00–64.00	643	5
Bulls	—	—	1,487	82.18/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	—	2,250	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	68.28/cwt	68.00–69.00	711	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,110.14/head	920.00–1,200.00	1,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	908.99/head	720.00–1,040.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	157.00/cwt	154.00–160.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.48/cwt	163.00–174.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	143.79/cwt	134.00–144.50	785	14
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	148.31/cwt	142.50–151.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	173.33/cwt	164.00–177.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	122.36/cwt	120.00–134.00	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	129.27/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,017	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	818	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	762	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	115.25/cwt	111.00–118.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.96/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	130.78/cwt	130.00–133.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.10/cwt	140.00–151.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	140.64/cwt	139.00–142.50	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.58/cwt	132.50–146.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	144.11/cwt	136.00–152.00	553	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	114.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 793Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 129Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 52

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
3	—	430	160.00–166.00	163.32
2	—	553	150.00–151.00	150.50
2	—	478	164.00–170.00	167.08
3	—	368	167.00–175.00	172.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	188.00–192.00	189.03
6	—	485	184.00–192.00	188.01
28	—	522	167.00–182.00	176.02
4	—	876	144.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
20	—	630	140.00–155.00	148.67
16	—	570	160.00–172.00	169.15
6	—	326	165.00–179.00	175.94
2	—	927	141.00	141.00
35	—	724	141.00–155.00	150.38
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
11	—	669	136.00–149.00	142.86
12	—	425	183.00–196.00	188.55
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	143.00–144.00	143.75
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
3	—	463	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	206.00	206.00
6	—	468	201.00	201.00
18	—	432	200.00–216.00	201.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	736	176.25	176.25
2	—	550	176.00	176.00
1	—	600	167.00	167.00
5	—	518	187.00	187.00
2	—	777	160.00	160.00
6	—	810	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	663	140.00–142.00	141.77
12	—	780	139.50	139.50
31	—	646	147.50–149.00	148.47
9	—	534	152.00–153.00	152.33
3	—	738	129.00	129.00
4	—	567	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	473	137.00–151.00	142.93
1	—	970	105.00	105.00
11	—	681	120.00–134.00	122.36
14	—	787	128.00–131.00	129.27
31	—	577	135.00–150.00	141.74
2	—	228	140.00–145.00	142.53
35	—	527	135.00–150.00	144.56
4	—	714	111.00–118.00	115.25
18	—	622	120.00–136.00	128.96
1	—	805	119.00	119.00
10	—	418	140.00–151.00	145.10
2	—	273	139.00–142.50	140.64
8	—	320	132.50–146.00	139.58
20	—	384	136.00–152.00	144.11
2	—	855	115.00–120.00	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	161.00	161.00
4	—	371	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	130.00–133.00	130.78
5	—	616	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
3	—	677	110.00–118.00	114.68
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	131.00–138.00	133.89
4	—	724	111.00–123.00	118.86
3	—	335	160.00–170.00	166.87
14	—	619	130.00–136.00	131.55
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
2	—	400	154.00–160.00	157.00
6	—	468	163.00–174.00	169.48
14	—	546	134.00–144.50	143.79
3	—	383	164.00–177.50	173.33
2	—	857	106.00	106.00
10	—	662	125.00–133.00	129.33
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	142.50–151.00	148.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	50.00–56.00	52.29
2	—	855	40.00–45.00	42.59
5	—	1,036	59.00–64.00	62.05
3	—	1,042	68.00–69.00	68.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	71.00–78.00	74.52
1	—	1,735	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	58.00	58.00
9	—	1,148	64.00–69.00	66.63
6	—	1,208	70.00–76.00	73.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	80.00–84.00	82.18
1	—	2,250	103.00	103.00

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
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,545	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	920.00–1,200.00	1,110.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,323	720.00–1,040.00	908.99

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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