Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. good demand on all feeder classes. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.32/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$166.32

330 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$39.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	594	167.19	993	313
Medium and Large 2-3	459	155.20	712	14thin
Medium 1-2	508	127.34	647	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.85/cwt here — about $346 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 sale330 hd

166.32

—

KY average24 barns · 7,126 hd

167.07

−0.75

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	1,677	95.75	1,606	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	76.77	984	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	74.73	1,171	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	59.07	578	17

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$690	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,090	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,555	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2	—	508	127.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	199.96/cwt	199.00–201.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	152.91/cwt	145.00–159.00	968	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	183.58/cwt	172.00–189.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	173.17/cwt	166.00–174.75	1,067	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	178.51/cwt	176.00–180.00	993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	167.83/cwt	158.00–172.00	950	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	128.98/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	948	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	163.46/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,077	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	226.99/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,053	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	218.29/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,146	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	114.33/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	149.65/cwt	147.00–152.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	124.49/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,037	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	168.33/cwt	160.00–176.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	196.33/cwt	193.00–198.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	141.93/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	182.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	200.28/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	213.94/cwt	204.00–218.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	141.80/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	202.05/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,170	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	202.15/cwt	199.00–210.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	186.75/cwt	183.00–190.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	175.96/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,172	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	158.01/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	184.57/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	162.36/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,283	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,231	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	222.25/cwt	210.00–227.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	192.88/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,307	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	159.85/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	204.60/cwt	197.50–214.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	174.57/cwt	172.25–176.25	1,316	45
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,126	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	62.99/cwt	60.00–66.00	622	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	54.48/cwt	53.00–57.00	528	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	79.60/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	77.09/cwt	72.00–82.00	979	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,273	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	70.08/cwt	69.00–71.00	882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	69.23/cwt	68.00–73.00	722	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	404	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	959	1
Bulls	—	—	2,062	109.61/cwt	108.00–111.00	2,260	3
Bulls	—	—	1,407	83.16/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	94.47/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,476	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	647	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	240.33/cwt	231.00–245.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	197.43/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,033	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	199.27/cwt	195.00–209.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	184.46/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,055	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	185.72/cwt	178.00–191.00	979	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	208.25/cwt	205.00–209.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	144.44/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	160.60/cwt	158.00–163.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	252	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	192.67/cwt	191.00–194.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	167.15/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,040	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	173.43/cwt	165.00–178.00	914	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	182.23/cwt	171.00–186.00	889	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	202.26/cwt	201.00–204.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,134	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	212.56/cwt	205.00–220.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	135.16/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	173.98/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	206.28/cwt	191.00–215.00	850	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	216.11/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,048	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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 1,174Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 90Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	125.00–132.00	127.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	194.00	194.00
14	—	633	145.00–159.00	152.91
10	—	424	172.00–189.00	183.58
25	—	566	158.00–172.00	167.83
15	—	778	123.00–139.00	128.98
1	—	1,045	120.00	120.00
9	—	885	112.00–126.00	114.33
3	—	273	204.00	204.00
2	—	330	180.00–185.00	182.42
3	—	658	147.00–152.00	149.65
12	—	833	124.00–130.00	124.49
14	—	727	136.00–147.00	144.44
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
31	—	527	165.00–178.00	173.43
31	—	488	171.00–186.00	182.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	616	166.00–174.75	173.17
8	—	556	176.00–180.00	178.51
8	—	751	145.00	145.00
14	—	500	189.50	189.50
20	—	684	157.50	157.50
14	—	739	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
5	—	377	160.00–176.00	168.33
2	—	580	141.00	141.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	158.00–163.00	160.60
2	—	335	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	194.00	194.00
8	—	374	205.00–209.00	208.25
5	—	252	221.00	221.00
9	—	432	191.00–194.00	192.67
3	—	327	201.00–204.00	202.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	199.00–201.00	199.96
4	—	682	158.00–166.00	163.46
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
1	—	810	132.00	132.00
2	—	623	160.00–168.00	163.95
3	—	495	193.00–198.00	196.33
4	—	586	179.00–185.00	182.99
11	—	531	183.00–190.00	186.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
14	—	464	223.00–231.00	226.99
1	—	400	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	215.00–223.00	218.29
26	—	552	223.00	223.00
9	—	616	192.00–194.00	192.88
52	—	695	188.00	188.00
6	—	896	154.50	154.50
45	—	754	172.25–176.25	174.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	867	138.00–146.00	141.93
9	—	530	196.00–209.00	200.28
7	—	465	204.00–218.00	213.94
6	—	922	134.00–144.00	141.80
17	—	579	194.00–207.00	202.05
6	—	322	199.00–210.00	202.15
9	—	666	170.00–184.00	175.96
7	—	732	151.00–160.00	158.01
7	—	616	175.00–189.00	184.57
9	—	790	151.00–165.00	162.36
13	—	438	210.00–227.00	222.25
6	—	827	152.00–165.00	159.85
3	—	378	197.50–214.00	204.60
1	—	1,180	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	220.00	220.00
3	—	566	199.00	199.00
5	—	647	181.00	181.00
3	—	385	231.00–245.00	240.33
7	—	523	196.00–198.00	197.43
1	—	340	242.50	242.50
7	—	485	215.00–219.00	216.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	195.00–209.00	199.27
15	—	572	177.00–192.00	184.46
2	—	728	142.00–144.00	143.02
11	—	527	178.00–191.00	185.72
7	—	622	161.00–173.00	167.15
1	—	265	212.50	212.50
4	—	381	205.00–220.00	212.56
5	—	767	125.00–140.00	135.16
3	—	840	124.00	124.00
1	—	200	217.50	217.50
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
5	—	666	170.00–179.00	173.98
9	—	412	191.00–215.00	206.28
2	—	925	107.00–109.00	107.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	171.00	171.00
1	—	630	154.00	154.00
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
2	—	685	153.00–155.00	154.01
1	—	215	197.50	197.50
2	—	340	180.00–190.00	185.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	60.00–66.00	62.99
7	—	970	53.00–57.00	54.48
4	—	1,043	68.00–73.00	69.23
2	—	860	46.00–48.00	46.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	77.00–82.00	79.60
1	—	1,475	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,270	72.00–82.00	77.09
1	—	1,480	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,258	69.00–71.00	70.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,062	108.00–111.00	109.61
3	—	1,407	82.00–85.00	83.16
3	—	1,562	90.00–97.00	94.47

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,090.00	1,090.00

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