Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with 300lb to 400lb sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.51/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$171.51

271 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$40.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

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	644	171.71	1,107	269
Medium and Large 2-3	460	160.00	736	1thin
Medium 1-2	430	131.00	563	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.71/cwt here — about $543 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 sale271 hd

171.51

—

KY average24 barns · 7,303 hd

169.93

+1.58

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	1,745	89.40	1,560	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	65.77	1,049	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	60.44	747	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	51.72	523	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$810	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$728	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$620	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,090	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$720	1thin

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 1-2	—	270	157.87/cwt	152.50–162.50	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	144.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.24/cwt	140.00–153.00	777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	105.01/cwt	102.00–111.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	145.38/cwt	141.00–147.00	965	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	131.04/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	143.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.62/cwt	129.00–137.00	844	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.63/cwt	135.00–151.00	823	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	143.90/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	176.26/cwt	170.00–185.00	934	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	174.49/cwt	167.00–179.00	981	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	219.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	207.41/cwt	202.50–212.50	877	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	180.83/cwt	169.00–182.50	779	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	165.81/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,035	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	145.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	158.51/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,240	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	160.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	163.83/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	171.95/cwt	171.95–171.95	1,484	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	171.48/cwt	167.00–180.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	180.89/cwt	177.50–185.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	214.19/cwt	207.50–217.50	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	71.03/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,177	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	63.11/cwt	61.00–66.00	983	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	46.11/cwt	39.00–49.00	451	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	53.47/cwt	51.00–57.00	547	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	59.00/cwt	58.00–62.00	620	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	56.26/cwt	53.00–60.00	677	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	63.57/cwt	61.00–67.00	800	12
Bulls	—	—	1,518	86.01/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,916	91.94/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,762	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	728.26/head	660.00–790.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	124.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.35/cwt	134.00–147.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	154.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	165.14/cwt	160.00–175.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	178.41/cwt	171.00–182.50	744	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.91/cwt	132.00–145.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	153.50/cwt	142.00–157.00	725	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	173.13/cwt	173.00–175.00	630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	843	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	133.99/cwt	128.00–139.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.74/cwt	149.00–160.00	668	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	159.48/cwt	152.00–164.00	600	22
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	578	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	137.46/cwt	134.00–140.00	999	7

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 685Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 59Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with 300lb to 400lb sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	152.50–162.50	157.87
4	—	333	160.00–170.00	165.11
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
15	—	528	140.00–153.00	147.24
3	—	813	102.00–111.00	105.01
23	—	664	141.00–147.00	145.38
2	—	785	125.00–137.00	131.04
2	—	240	140.00–147.50	143.83
31	—	622	129.00–137.00	135.62
25	—	573	135.00–151.00	143.63
34	—	472	142.00–157.00	153.50
20	—	432	149.00–160.00	154.74
22	—	376	152.00–164.00	159.48
7	—	727	134.00–140.00	137.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	130.00	130.00
6	—	671	124.00–129.00	126.46
4	—	318	140.00–146.00	144.54
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	117.00–121.00	118.98
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	364	173.00–175.00	173.13
5	—	312	180.00	180.00
16	—	415	166.00	166.00
1	—	295	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	535	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	113.00–114.00	113.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
7	—	868	135.00–149.00	143.90
34	—	530	170.00–185.00	176.26
17	—	562	167.00–179.00	174.49
4	—	915	144.00	144.00
36	—	431	169.00–182.50	180.83
60	—	624	154.00–168.00	165.81
2	—	810	140.00–152.00	145.96
16	—	782	151.00–165.00	158.51
9	—	671	150.00–165.00	160.31
6	—	709	163.00–164.00	163.83
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
6	—	464	167.00–180.00	171.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	215.00–220.00	219.47
2	—	423	202.50–212.50	207.41
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	863	171.95	171.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	177.50–185.00	180.89
5	—	566	134.00–147.00	139.35
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	265	162.50	162.50
4	—	516	150.00–158.00	154.97
3	—	462	160.00–175.00	165.14
10	—	417	171.00–182.50	178.41
6	—	623	132.00–145.00	134.91
10	—	676	128.00–139.00	133.99
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	545	166.00	166.00
7	—	363	207.50–217.50	214.19
2	—	328	200.00–210.00	204.96
1	—	400	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	150.00	150.00
2	—	618	123.00–126.00	124.46
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	69.00–73.00	71.03
3	—	1,558	61.00–66.00	63.11
1	—	1,515	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	979	39.00–49.00	46.11
8	—	1,023	51.00–57.00	53.47
5	—	1,050	58.00–62.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,204	53.00–60.00	56.26
12	—	1,259	61.00–67.00	63.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	82.00–88.00	86.01
4	—	1,916	90.00–94.00	91.94

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	660.00–790.00	728.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,090.00	1,090.00

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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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