Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.67/cwt on 662 head.

Average price

$178.67

662 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$39.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

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	659	179.19	1,181	634
Medium and Large 2-3	539	168.70	909	25
Small and Medium 1-2	237	160.00	379	2thin
Medium 1-2	615	140.00	861	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.19/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 sale662 hd

178.67

—

KY average24 barns · 8,010 hd

175.62

+3.05

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	1,555	89.74	1,395	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	75.38	1,175	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	68.07	812	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	55.70	584	9thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	477	202.24/cwt	195.00–208.00	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	186.82/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,067	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	838	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	195.89/cwt	195.00–200.00	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	267	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	189.64/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	173.25/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	169.95/cwt	163.00–175.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	124.90/cwt	123.00–133.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	141.73/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	165.06/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,182	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	164.44/cwt	155.00–169.75	1,043	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	218.91/cwt	214.00–224.00	895	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	183.90/cwt	183.90–183.90	1,361	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	214.19/cwt	211.00–222.50	799	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	169.26/cwt	169.00–170.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	138.87/cwt	131.00–143.50	953	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	156.71/cwt	150.00–161.00	896	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	166.24/cwt	166.00–168.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	923	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.15/cwt	149.00–175.00	710	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	138.15/cwt	131.00–145.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	215.34/cwt	211.00–225.00	993	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	162.31/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,344	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	551	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	237	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,415	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	177.30/cwt	177.30–177.30	1,390	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	159.67/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	162.11/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,083	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	179.93/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,116	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	151.87/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,329	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	195.52/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,089	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	165.54/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,018	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	200.61/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,053	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	171.43/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,126	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	183.47/cwt	176.00–190.00	866	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	169.61/cwt	165.00–174.00	899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	176.69/cwt	170.00–183.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	190.17/cwt	190.00–191.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.92/cwt	151.00–165.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	208.18/cwt	200.00–216.00	704	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	69.39/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,146	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	59.81/cwt	52.00–64.00	731	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	79.27/cwt	77.00–82.00	918	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	69.32/cwt	66.00–74.00	823	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	47.69/cwt	46.00–49.00	458	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	78.80/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	59.53/cwt	58.00–61.00	658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	55.72/cwt	53.00–57.00	626	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,466	92.45/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,355	5
Bulls	—	—	1,469	81.74/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,201	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	170.73/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	212.13/cwt	206.00–215.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	170.34/cwt	170.00–171.00	966	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	194.08/cwt	193.00–197.00	937	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	594	136.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	814	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	373	156.55/cwt	152.50–161.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	185.00/cwt	180.00–194.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.34/cwt	130.00–142.00	909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.57/cwt	149.00–164.00	832	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	129.72/cwt	123.00–137.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	168.97/cwt	159.00–175.00	820	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	135.95/cwt	130.00–142.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.14/cwt	140.00–152.00	901	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	154.10/cwt	147.50–160.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	141.53/cwt	138.00–146.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	150.00/cwt	147.50–152.50	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	152.26/cwt	150.00–154.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	182.59/cwt	178.00–185.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	183.70/cwt	183.00–184.00	683	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	136.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	988	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,377Last week 614Year ago 1,487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 90Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	195.00–208.00	202.24
48	—	571	178.00–191.00	186.82
11	—	443	195.00–200.00	195.89
6	—	532	185.00–194.00	189.64
19	—	716	150.00–169.00	165.06
3	—	228	187.50	187.50
18	—	828	148.00–164.00	162.31
1	—	1,000	124.00	124.00
5	—	302	182.50	182.50
1	—	950	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,085	137.00	137.00
6	—	751	157.00–168.00	159.67
85	—	668	150.00–165.00	162.11
17	—	875	149.00–159.00	151.87
1	—	925	126.00	126.00
55	—	615	158.00–173.00	165.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	175.00	175.00
5	—	586	162.00–176.00	173.25
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
3	—	522	163.00–175.00	169.95
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
2	—	720	131.00–145.00	138.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	231.00	231.00
2	—	317	230.00	230.00
10	—	409	214.00–224.00	218.91
15	—	373	211.00–222.50	214.19
24	—	461	211.00–225.00	215.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	740	183.90	183.90
64	—	805	175.75	175.75
69	—	784	177.30	177.30
30	—	620	178.00–180.00	179.93
2	—	902	152.00	152.00
34	—	557	194.00–202.00	195.52
16	—	525	200.00–202.00	200.61
15	—	657	170.50–174.00	171.43
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	237	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	123.00–133.00	124.90
1	—	770	129.00	129.00
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
4	—	361	169.00–170.00	169.26
5	—	845	129.00	129.00
43	—	686	131.00–143.50	138.87
27	—	572	150.00–161.00	156.71
27	—	425	149.00–175.00	167.15
27	—	528	149.00–164.00	157.57
2	—	247	140.00	140.00
61	—	485	159.00–175.00	168.97
31	—	625	140.00–152.00	144.14
5	—	336	147.50–160.00	154.10
2	—	855	124.00	124.00
3	—	273	147.50–152.50	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	141.00–142.00	141.73
126	—	634	155.00–169.75	164.44
8	—	531	166.00–168.00	166.24
45	—	561	164.00–165.00	164.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	109.00	109.00
9	—	628	123.00–137.00	129.72
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	560	130.00–142.00	135.95
3	—	655	120.00–124.00	122.65
4	—	505	138.00–146.00	141.53
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
2	—	380	146.00	146.00
4	—	463	150.00–154.00	152.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	177.50	177.50
13	—	416	178.00–185.00	182.59
16	—	372	183.00–184.00	183.70
8	—	258	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	176.00–190.00	183.47
11	—	530	165.00–174.00	169.61
2	—	335	170.00–183.00	176.69
6	—	373	190.00–191.00	190.17
6	—	570	151.00–165.00	158.92
2	—	618	150.00–158.00	153.92
7	—	426	180.00–194.00	185.00
7	—	667	130.00–142.00	136.34
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
2	—	952	95.00	95.00
1	—	255	162.50	162.50
4	—	786	125.00–128.00	125.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	200.00–216.00	208.18
4	—	613	169.00–176.00	170.73
3	—	377	206.00–215.00	212.13
3	—	567	170.00–171.00	170.34
4	—	401	223.00	223.00
2	—	660	149.00–150.00	149.49
13	—	483	193.00–197.00	194.08
7	—	520	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
4	—	594	135.00–140.00	136.99
2	—	533	140.00	140.00
2	—	373	152.50–161.00	156.55
1	—	495	139.00	139.00
2	—	325	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	130.00–138.00	136.54
4	—	465	160.00–161.00	160.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	65.00–73.00	69.39
7	—	1,506	76.00–81.00	78.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	52.00–64.00	59.81
4	—	1,158	77.00–82.00	79.27
17	—	1,187	66.00–74.00	69.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	46.00–49.00	47.69
1	—	985	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,105	58.00–61.00	59.53
3	—	1,123	53.00–57.00	55.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	100.00–108.00	103.88
5	—	1,466	90.00–96.00	92.45
7	—	1,469	74.00–86.00	81.74

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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