Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder steers over 400lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs unevenly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.67/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$169.67

306 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

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	595	170.34	1,013	287
Medium and Large 2-3	477	160.35	765	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	280	157.50	441	1thin
Medium 1-2	475	150.00	713	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $300 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 sale306 hd

169.67

—

KY average24 barns · 5,476 hd

169.98

−0.30

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	—	Average	1,484	107.89	1,601	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	85.42	986	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	84.98	1,253	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	67.51	634	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	106.33	1,215	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,170	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	423	180.93/cwt	174.00–189.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	188.14/cwt	180.00–198.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	191.40/cwt	180.00–197.50	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	173.80/cwt	169.00–182.00	826	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	237.31/cwt	232.50–242.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	162.94/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,185	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	178.42/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,051	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	220.62/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,063	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	194.10/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,102	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	184.49/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	190.79/cwt	190.50–192.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	189.08/cwt	180.00–193.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	156.98/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	169.49/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	132.50/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	195.57/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,042	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	179.10/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,209	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	224.95/cwt	215.00–230.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	213.35/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	212.54/cwt	207.50–217.50	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	207.69/cwt	200.00–215.00	879	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	171.43/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	178.23/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,096	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	204.46/cwt	200.00–212.00	961	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	212.83/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,192	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	196.76/cwt	190.00–204.00	722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	211.40/cwt	202.00–219.00	668	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	164.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	212.18/cwt	210.00–214.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,143	106.33/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,215	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	75.64/cwt	72.00–79.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	81.72/cwt	77.00–84.00	910	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	88.97/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,214	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	90.05/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,145	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	948	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	117.09/cwt	108.00–127.00	1,945	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	860	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	173.37/cwt	169.00–180.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	162.66/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	192.18/cwt	188.00–197.00	811	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	211.12/cwt	205.00–217.50	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	211.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	232.39/cwt	221.00–235.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	184.71/cwt	180.00–197.00	890	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	173.69/cwt	172.50–175.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	163.28/cwt	161.00–166.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	183.45/cwt	170.00–187.00	954	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	165.92/cwt	158.00–172.00	861	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	156.10/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,047	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	156.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	170.46/cwt	161.00–175.00	989	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	181.83/cwt	180.00–183.00	958	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	155.71/cwt	154.00–163.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	155.50/cwt	152.00–159.00	871	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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 791Last week 798Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 52Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	174.00–189.00	180.93
7	—	362	180.00–198.00	188.14
3	—	330	180.00–197.50	191.40
32	—	475	169.00–182.00	173.80
4	—	705	155.00	155.00
1	—	275	172.50	172.50
28	—	519	158.00–172.00	165.92
22	—	671	145.00–159.00	156.10
11	—	627	150.00–160.00	156.58
17	—	580	161.00–175.00	170.46
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	727	162.50–165.00	162.94
13	—	800	154.00	154.00
46	—	589	177.00–180.00	178.42
5	—	631	168.50	168.50
13	—	527	180.00–183.00	181.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	217.50	217.50
7	—	373	205.00–217.50	211.12
1	—	330	216.00	216.00
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	172.50–175.00	173.69
7	—	488	161.00–166.00	163.28
1	—	645	146.00	146.00
5	—	436	154.00–163.00	155.71
2	—	560	152.00–159.00	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	161.00	161.00
2	—	922	158.00	158.00
1	—	865	164.00	164.00
40	—	568	185.00–198.00	194.10
12	—	705	166.00–179.00	169.49
21	—	533	191.00–198.00	195.57
7	—	675	172.00–185.00	179.10
3	—	367	215.00–230.00	224.95
2	—	333	207.50–217.50	212.54
8	—	423	200.00–215.00	207.69
9	—	781	165.00–179.00	171.43
30	—	615	172.00–186.00	178.23
26	—	470	200.00–212.00	204.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	232.50–242.00	237.31
26	—	482	218.00–227.00	220.62
1	—	410	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	181.00–186.00	184.49
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
7	—	482	180.00–193.00	189.08
3	—	733	151.00–162.00	156.98
1	—	420	188.00	188.00
2	—	835	126.00–139.00	132.50
2	—	673	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	677	190.50–192.00	190.79
8	—	531	207.50–215.00	213.35
8	—	637	194.00	194.00
5	—	712	182.00	182.00
41	—	560	207.00–215.00	212.83
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	156.00–157.00	156.49
12	—	367	190.00–204.00	196.76
12	—	316	202.00–219.00	211.40
5	—	632	160.00–167.00	164.46
5	—	564	169.00–180.00	173.37
3	—	675	161.00–165.00	162.66
11	—	422	188.00–197.00	192.18
3	—	273	210.00–215.00	211.65
17	—	482	180.00–197.00	184.71
12	—	520	170.00–187.00	183.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	210.00–214.00	212.18
2	—	617	177.00	177.00
5	—	322	221.00–235.00	232.39
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	162.50	162.50
1	—	250	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	100.00–112.00	106.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	50.00	50.00
4	—	981	72.00–79.00	75.64
2	—	858	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,113	77.00–84.00	81.72
4	—	1,205	87.00–93.00	90.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	86.00–92.00	88.97
1	—	1,695	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,115	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,661	108.00–127.00	117.09

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,440.00	1,440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	860.00	860.00

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

Heifers · 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