Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.84/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$167.84

105 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$36.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

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	635	169.58	1,077	100
Medium 1-2	435	132.88	578	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.71/cwt here — about $499 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 sale105 hd

167.84

—

KY average19 barns · 3,364 hd

171.43

−3.59

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	1,692	100.43	1,699	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	69.66	996	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	64.79	780	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	48.04	457	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$708	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	893	$371	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	153.68/cwt	153.00–154.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,250	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.39/cwt	127.00–140.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	133.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	497	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	475	135.69/cwt	131.00–140.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	483	129.32/cwt	129.00–130.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	352	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	72.25/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,077	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	63.20/cwt	61.00–65.00	808	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	41.78/cwt	38.00–48.00	400	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	52.07/cwt	50.00–54.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	53.21/cwt	50.00–55.00	651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	108.14/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	70.34/cwt	68.00–74.00	876	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	64.21/cwt	62.00–67.00	740	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	707.70/head	550.00–860.00	708	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	370.84/head	350.00–390.00	371	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	667.24/head	500.00–790.00	667	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.79/cwt	131.00–140.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.86/cwt	149.00–150.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.25/cwt	140.00–143.00	664	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	277	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	119.01/cwt	111.00–123.00	674	3

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 680Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 62Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
2	—	382	150.00	150.00
3	—	323	140.00	140.00
2	—	645	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
5	—	522	131.00–140.00	132.79
3	—	568	134.00–135.00	134.66
7	—	481	149.00–150.00	149.86
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	152.00	152.00
3	—	535	153.00–154.00	153.68
12	—	275	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	150.00–154.00	151.99
3	—	377	160.00–172.00	164.14
2	—	450	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	131.00–140.00	135.69
2	—	352	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	714	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	105.00	105.00
3	—	602	108.00	108.00
3	—	566	111.00–123.00	119.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	130.00–136.00	133.71
8	—	575	127.00–140.00	132.39
3	—	373	130.00–136.00	133.11
9	—	522	125.00–135.00	129.89
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	125.00	125.00
4	—	470	140.00–143.00	141.25
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	129.00–130.00	129.32
2	—	290	122.00	122.00
2	—	360	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
1	—	325	112.50	112.50
2	—	277	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	65.00	65.00
4	—	958	38.00–48.00	41.78
2	—	908	50.00–54.00	52.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	68.00–77.00	72.25
2	—	1,278	61.00–65.00	63.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	50.00–55.00	53.21
7	—	1,245	68.00–74.00	70.34
7	—	1,153	62.00–67.00	64.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	104.00–112.00	108.14
1	—	1,525	85.00	85.00

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)	4	—	1,193	550.00–860.00	707.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	350.00–390.00	370.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	500.00–790.00	667.24

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