Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.36/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$189.36

487 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

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	631	190.18	1,199	471
Medium and Large 2-3	633	165.17	1,045	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $154 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 sale487 hd

189.36

—

KY average23 barns · 6,384 hd

183.04

+6.32

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	1,516	95.50	1,448	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,511	80.64	1,218	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	77.84	925	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	62.96	621	31

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$973	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$780	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2Value Added	—	666	191.37/cwt	191.25–192.00	1,275	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	208.43/cwt	200.00–219.00	994	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	234.75/cwt	229.00–245.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	176.45/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	194.93/cwt	189.00–201.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	239.27/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	224.66/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,072	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	174.00/cwt	168.00–182.50	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	217.01/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	182.96/cwt	172.00–188.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,161	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	152.58/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,018	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	162.61/cwt	160.00–164.00	992	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	133.51/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.70/cwt	172.00–184.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	177.96/cwt	171.00–186.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	161.00/cwt	145.00–166.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	198.37/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,139	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	167.27/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,266	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	179.15/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,220	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	173.59/cwt	171.00–175.50	1,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	183.69/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,159	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	163.59/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,337	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	210.48/cwt	202.50–215.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	165.29/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,210	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	209.08/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,185	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	196.01/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,225	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	203.89/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,066	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	162.42/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,389	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	218.57/cwt	213.00–222.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	138.97/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	164.69/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,044	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	69.36/cwt	67.00–71.00	841	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	69.84/cwt	67.00–74.00	714	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	62.53/cwt	60.00–64.00	647	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,975	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	86.68/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,352	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	76.67/cwt	72.00–81.00	893	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	53.83/cwt	52.00–57.00	468	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	86.00/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,078	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	44.94/cwt	44.00–46.00	397	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	79.71/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,143	8
Bulls	—	—	1,730	107.77/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	95.18/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,363	83.47/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	973.02/head	890.00–1,050.00	973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	196.45/cwt	189.00–204.00	923	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	165.94/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	205.56/cwt	199.00–211.00	870	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	148.67/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	145.50/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,069	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.19/cwt	155.00–169.00	930	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	156.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	190.80/cwt	189.00–191.00	878	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	171.42/cwt	162.00–179.00	907	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	133.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	161.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	191.13/cwt	188.00–193.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	154.04/cwt	141.00–158.00	958	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	195.62/cwt	190.00–198.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	125.58/cwt	124.00–130.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	188.33/cwt	180.00–195.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	203.89/cwt	201.00–209.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	188.23/cwt	184.00–190.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	183.11/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	129.98/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	170.69/cwt	166.00–175.00	905	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,174Last week 272Year ago 1,167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 19Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	666	191.25–192.00	191.37
5	—	507	215.00–220.00	217.01
9	—	727	171.00–175.50	173.59
5	—	756	175.00	175.00
23	—	567	207.00–210.00	209.08
37	—	625	194.00–200.00	196.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	477	200.00–219.00	208.43
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
1	—	955	134.00	134.00
28	—	574	189.00–204.00	198.37
1	—	920	139.00	139.00
24	—	757	160.00–172.00	167.27
24	—	681	170.00–187.00	179.15
17	—	631	176.00–190.00	183.69
15	—	817	156.00–167.00	163.59
8	—	386	202.50–215.00	210.48
64	—	732	155.00–168.00	165.29
59	—	523	190.00–213.00	203.89
1	—	285	221.00	221.00
16	—	855	157.00–166.00	162.42
6	—	419	213.00–222.00	218.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	229.00–245.00	234.75
4	—	420	237.00–240.00	239.27
13	—	477	222.00–236.00	224.66
4	—	383	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
2	—	578	173.00–180.00	176.45
2	—	420	189.00–201.00	194.93
6	—	610	165.00	165.00
1	—	835	139.00	139.00
1	—	770	137.00	137.00
1	—	685	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	177.00	177.00
12	—	500	188.00	188.00
81	—	681	170.50	170.50
34	—	610	160.00–164.00	162.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	168.00–182.50	174.00
7	—	366	172.00–188.00	182.96
3	—	811	144.00–145.00	144.66
22	—	667	141.00–156.00	152.58
4	—	771	128.00–141.00	133.51
9	—	424	172.00–184.00	177.70
14	—	476	171.00–186.00	177.96
27	—	735	139.00–148.00	145.50
24	—	570	155.00–169.00	163.19
63	—	529	162.00–179.00	171.42
2	—	212	170.00	170.00
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
19	—	622	141.00–158.00	154.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
5	—	415	145.00–166.00	161.00
1	—	550	144.00	144.00
2	—	475	160.00–165.00	162.58
3	—	331	150.00–160.00	156.58
2	—	500	156.00	156.00
4	—	666	130.00–136.00	133.19
5	—	378	155.00–165.00	161.06
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
5	—	710	124.00–130.00	125.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	189.00–191.00	190.80
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
10	—	429	188.00–193.00	191.13
5	—	387	190.00–198.00	195.62
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
3	—	768	137.00–143.00	138.97
11	—	634	159.00–173.00	164.69
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
6	—	470	189.00–204.00	196.45
3	—	665	161.00–173.00	165.94
11	—	423	199.00–211.00	205.56
3	—	730	145.00–148.00	146.33
6	—	523	180.00–195.00	188.33
5	—	383	201.00–209.00	203.89
5	—	577	178.00–191.00	183.11
2	—	815	127.00–133.00	129.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	226.00	226.00
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
1	—	345	247.50	247.50
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
1	—	510	202.00	202.00
1	—	475	211.00	211.00
1	—	285	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
3	—	683	142.00–153.00	148.67
5	—	419	184.00–190.00	188.23
3	—	530	166.00–175.00	170.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	67.00–71.00	69.36
20	—	1,165	72.00–81.00	76.67
6	—	1,253	84.00–87.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,022	67.00–74.00	69.84
8	—	1,034	60.00–64.00	62.53
5	—	869	52.00–57.00	53.83
3	—	883	44.00–46.00	44.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,560	86.00–87.00	86.68
8	—	1,434	75.00–84.00	79.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	103.00–114.00	107.77
3	—	1,435	94.00–98.00	95.18
4	—	1,363	80.00–87.00	83.47

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)	1	—	1,140	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	890.00–1,050.00	973.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,080.00	1,080.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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