Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to last weeks Thanksgiving Holiday. Good demand on all feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.20/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$175.20

214 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$16.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

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	661	176.07	1,164	203
Medium and Large 2-3	530	159.23	844	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $320 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 sale214 hd

175.20

—

KY average17 barns · 4,224 hd

169.71

+5.49

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	1,544	90.89	1,404	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	64.60	812	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	64.31	940	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	52.30	531	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$942	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,243	$831	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$690	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$670	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$720	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$680	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	525	123.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.65/cwt	135.00–149.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.66/cwt	123.00–131.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.28/cwt	140.00–157.00	779	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	143.34/cwt	137.00–149.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	141.57/cwt	141.00–142.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	150.03/cwt	143.00–155.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	120.67/cwt	114.00–127.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	129.71/cwt	126.00–134.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	171.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,367	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.50	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	162.78/cwt	162.00–164.00	846	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	211.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	180.86/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,042	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.95/cwt	140.00–156.00	562	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	187.68/cwt	182.00–194.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	149.31/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	145.67/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	162.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	204.18/cwt	202.50–205.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	159.13/cwt	151.00–169.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	192.23/cwt	189.00–200.00	990	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	156.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,499	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	175.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	158.40/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,074	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	208.12/cwt	202.50–210.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	629	154.98/cwt	151.00–156.00	975	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	60.22/cwt	59.00–62.00	652	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	42.68/cwt	40.00–47.00	398	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	54.07/cwt	49.00–58.00	561	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	64.74/cwt	63.00–67.00	893	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	72.52/cwt	71.00–75.00	882	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	64.33/cwt	61.00–69.00	812	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	65.54/cwt	65.00–66.00	691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.83/cwt	57.00–60.00	737	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	58.00/cwt	56.00–59.00	937	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	72.05/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,123	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	101.91/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	92.28/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,491	6
Bulls	—	—	1,405	84.00/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,180	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	942.24/head	810.00–1,040.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	830.66/head	800.00–860.00	831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	186.38/cwt	184.00–191.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.63/cwt	120.00–133.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	202.64/cwt	200.00–207.50	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	183.12/cwt	179.00–190.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	142.31/cwt	134.00–148.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.90/cwt	130.00–145.00	800	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	186.01/cwt	179.00–188.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	184.85/cwt	179.00–195.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.95/cwt	142.00–154.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	155.90/cwt	153.00–158.00	731	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.42/cwt	125.00–140.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	133.36/cwt	132.00–134.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	153.74/cwt	151.00–155.50	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	145.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	106.52/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,140	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 Nov 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 0Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 0Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 16

No trend due to last weeks Thanksgiving Holiday. Good demand on all feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	120.00–126.00	123.63
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
3	—	433	132.00–134.00	133.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	135.00–149.00	142.65
3	—	678	123.00–131.00	126.66
35	—	522	140.00–157.00	149.28
14	—	463	137.00–149.00	143.34
9	—	326	143.00–155.00	150.03
7	—	714	114.00–127.00	120.67
7	—	614	126.00–134.00	129.71
4	—	283	140.00–142.50	141.69
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
28	—	375	140.00–156.00	149.95
5	—	432	140.00–150.00	145.39
2	—	1,070	104.00–109.00	106.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	144.00	144.00
7	—	661	141.00–142.00	141.57
19	—	520	162.00–164.00	162.78
11	—	580	151.00–155.50	153.74
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	159.00	159.00
14	—	469	153.00–158.00	155.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	170.00–175.00	171.66
66	—	781	175.00	175.00
26	—	515	189.00–200.00	192.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	210.00–215.00	211.48
3	—	305	202.50–205.00	204.18
4	—	436	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	576	173.00–186.00	180.86
14	—	484	182.00–194.00	187.68
8	—	733	144.00–156.00	149.31
3	—	812	140.00–152.00	145.67
2	—	918	141.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	872	143.00	143.00
2	—	760	152.00–155.00	153.51
1	—	445	193.00	193.00
12	—	631	150.00–164.00	156.71
11	—	993	151.00	151.00
7	—	527	170.00–180.00	175.41
8	—	678	154.00–161.00	158.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	161.00	161.00
3	—	510	160.00–164.00	162.68
4	—	566	151.00–169.00	159.13
1	—	665	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
5	—	418	184.00–191.00	186.38
5	—	765	120.00–133.00	125.63
6	—	320	179.00–190.00	183.12
6	—	677	134.00–148.00	142.31
13	—	576	130.00–145.00	138.90
9	—	461	179.00–188.00	186.01
8	—	371	179.00–195.00	184.85
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
5	—	526	142.00–154.00	144.95
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
7	—	611	125.00–140.00	132.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	202.50–210.00	208.12
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
5	—	629	151.00–156.00	154.98
3	—	365	200.00–207.50	202.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	59.00–62.00	60.22
11	—	932	40.00–47.00	42.68
18	—	1,038	49.00–58.00	54.07
2	—	1,055	65.00–66.00	65.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,380	63.00–67.00	64.74
3	—	1,615	56.00–59.00	58.00
2	—	1,558	71.00–73.00	72.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	71.00–75.00	72.52
21	—	1,263	61.00–69.00	64.33
5	—	1,275	57.00–60.00	57.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	100.00–104.00	101.91
6	—	1,616	90.00–95.00	92.28
6	—	1,405	80.00–88.00	84.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	810.00–1,040.00	942.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	800.00–860.00	830.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	680.00	680.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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