Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.32/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$169.32

341 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$45.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

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	694	170.37	1,183	321
Medium and Large 2-3	564	158.08	891	14thin
Medium 1-2	508	142.31	724	5thin
Large 1-2	660	125.00	825	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.37/cwt here — about $358 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 sale341 hd

169.32

—

KY average26 barns · 9,924 hd

170.13

−0.81

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	1,967	100.91	1,985	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	67.38	1,069	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	61.89	760	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	55.28	588	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,115	109.00	1,215	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,165	128.00	1,491	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)	1,270	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,675	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$810	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	—	808	154.71/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	212.69/cwt	203.00–222.50	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	151.35/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,082	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	178.01/cwt	168.00–183.00	1,024	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	192.17/cwt	189.00–200.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	159.28/cwt	156.00–162.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	146.87/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,055	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.49/cwt	141.00–151.00	782	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.91/cwt	139.00–154.50	1,177	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	168.77/cwt	166.00–175.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	163.32/cwt	158.00–167.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	123.20/cwt	115.00–130.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	153.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.55/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	152.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	146.76/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	161.65/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,012	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	189.63/cwt	180.00–195.00	887	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	173.75/cwt	162.50–177.95	1,256	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,566	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	181.05/cwt	170.00–185.00	922	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	524	146.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	161.74/cwt	154.00–168.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	142.08/cwt	138.00–148.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	61.53/cwt	61.00–62.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	69.66/cwt	69.00–70.00	920	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	64.95/cwt	61.00–68.00	812	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	54.86/cwt	51.00–60.00	642	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,165	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,115	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	53.10/cwt	50.00–57.00	593	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	70.94/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	65.01/cwt	63.00–66.00	936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,598	1
Bulls	—	—	2,039	105.85/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,158	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	178.02/cwt	172.00–181.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	172.97/cwt	171.00–175.00	758	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.24/cwt	138.00–151.00	854	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	452	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.76/cwt	123.00–132.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	862	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	138.90/cwt	132.00–145.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.39/cwt	106.00–115.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.91/cwt	135.00–152.00	705	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	168.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	149.72/cwt	146.00–153.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	478	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	187.55/cwt	180.00–195.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	140.05/cwt	138.00–142.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	146.36/cwt	143.00–155.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 700Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 105Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	808	152.00–156.00	154.71
12	—	715	144.00–159.00	151.35
17	—	575	168.00–183.00	178.01
4	—	428	189.00–200.00	192.17
13	—	780	139.00–154.50	150.91
9	—	666	145.00–158.00	152.55
4	—	914	139.00–153.00	146.76
18	—	626	153.00–165.00	161.65
1	—	965	120.00	120.00
6	—	468	180.00–195.00	189.63
4	—	371	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,017	154.00	154.00
9	—	509	170.00–185.00	181.05
4	—	875	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	203.00–222.50	212.69
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	156.00–162.00	159.28
1	—	620	143.00	143.00
2	—	738	130.00–138.00	134.01
4	—	475	166.00–175.00	168.77
3	—	533	158.00–167.00	163.32
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
3	—	524	140.00–149.00	146.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	188.00	188.00
179	—	723	162.50–177.95	173.75
5	—	661	167.00	167.00
8	—	610	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	154.00	154.00
17	—	718	140.00–149.50	146.87
16	—	653	147.00	147.00
2	—	782	146.00	146.00
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
12	—	567	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	530	141.00–151.00	147.49
4	—	381	140.00–154.00	145.20
3	—	667	115.00–130.00	123.20
2	—	320	150.00–157.50	153.98
5	—	776	128.00–134.00	130.55
15	—	576	138.00–151.00	148.24
3	—	858	125.00	125.00
4	—	705	123.00–132.00	128.76
29	—	618	135.00–144.00	139.41
6	—	412	132.00–145.00	138.90
2	—	950	121.00	121.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	820	106.00–115.00	110.39
15	—	480	135.00–152.00	146.91
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
2	—	452	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	131.00–136.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
6	—	437	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	177.50	177.50
6	—	517	154.00–168.00	161.74
5	—	625	138.00–148.00	142.08
3	—	473	172.00–181.00	178.02
2	—	715	116.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	438	171.00–175.00	172.97
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
2	—	343	180.00–195.00	187.55
2	—	247	170.00	170.00
1	—	260	177.50	177.50
6	—	557	143.00–155.00	146.36
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	139.00–140.00	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	165.00–170.00	168.47
6	—	488	146.00–153.00	149.72
3	—	527	138.00–142.00	140.05
1	—	640	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	45.00	45.00
1	—	995	64.00	64.00
2	—	955	61.00–62.00	61.53
5	—	1,116	50.00–57.00	53.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	69.00–70.00	69.66
20	—	1,250	61.00–68.00	64.95
12	—	1,170	51.00–60.00	54.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	69.00–73.00	70.94
3	—	1,440	63.00–66.00	65.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,795	89.00	89.00
4	—	2,039	104.00–110.00	105.85

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,675	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	885.00	885.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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