Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sharply higher with feeder steers over 650lbs 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.13/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$183.13

317 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$26.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

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	538	184.64	993	289
Medium and Large 2-3	469	170.54	799	21
Medium 1-2	420	159.09	667	4thin
Large 1-2	502	158.00	793	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.64/cwt here — about $200 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 sale317 hd

183.13

—

KY average24 barns · 5,865 hd

177.07

+6.07

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	1,320	106.58	1,407	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	87.04	1,333	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	81.49	969	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	66.60	592	25
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,136	134.00	1,522	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$920	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 2-3	—	725	164.12/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	237.90/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,249	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	211.84/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,330	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	205.78/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,179	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	186.27/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,378	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	246.70/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	198.22/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	196.96/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	179.87/cwt	172.00–184.00	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,038	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	226.21/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,262	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	192.27/cwt	190.00–206.00	821	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	237.85/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	184.20/cwt	172.50–190.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	151.83/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	171.62/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	159.56/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,061	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	129.25/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	182.35/cwt	177.00–186.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	218.83/cwt	204.00–225.00	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	226.91/cwt	212.50–230.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	249.51/cwt	237.50–260.00	938	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	216.13/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,011	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	189.06/cwt	182.50–194.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	741	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,325	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	199.23/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,327	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	179.58/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	197.23/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,424	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	471	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	578	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	670	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	229.04/cwt	227.00–231.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,136	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	56.01/cwt	54.00–58.00	467	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	78.58/cwt	72.00–85.00	720	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	80.60/cwt	77.00–84.00	951	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	66.24/cwt	62.00–70.00	612	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	45.95/cwt	44.00–48.00	365	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	89.06/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,305	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,369	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	74.21/cwt	73.00–75.00	880	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	88.26/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,445	118.45/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,258	100.65/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,266	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	720	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	190.78/cwt	184.00–197.00	986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	208.55/cwt	201.00–220.00	993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	202.48/cwt	200.00–209.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	161.30/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	196.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	190.19/cwt	188.00–196.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	168.08/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	197.43/cwt	190.00–202.50	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	181.56/cwt	179.00–183.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	191.44/cwt	181.00–197.50	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	190.81/cwt	184.00–200.00	914	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	173.77/cwt	165.00–180.00	994	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	182.72/cwt	180.00–184.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	168.56/cwt	161.00–174.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	205.34/cwt	201.00–215.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	191.95/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,029	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	454	206.34/cwt	206.00–208.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	181.96/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	220.50/cwt	210.00–223.00	917	19
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	391	163.12/cwt	155.00–167.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	219.25/cwt	219.00–220.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	994	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	490	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	217.03/cwt	206.00–220.00	818	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	986	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	180.00/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,223	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 771Last week 791Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 24Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	158.00–170.00	164.12
2	—	757	151.00	151.00
3	—	520	177.00–186.00	182.35
1	—	375	197.50	197.50
1	—	695	178.00	178.00
2	—	643	172.00–175.00	173.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	525	220.00–244.00	237.90
41	—	628	210.00–213.00	211.84
9	—	558	224.00–228.00	226.21
17	—	666	199.00–200.00	199.23
8	—	722	193.00–199.00	197.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	192.00–216.00	205.78
15	—	740	177.00–190.00	186.27
5	—	530	190.00–211.00	198.22
6	—	625	190.00–205.00	196.96
10	—	415	204.00–225.00	218.83
10	—	365	212.50–230.00	226.91
18	—	468	200.00–225.00	216.13
7	—	661	182.50–194.00	189.06
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
2	—	817	150.00	150.00
1	—	855	155.00	155.00
9	—	770	175.00–188.00	179.58
5	—	311	222.50	222.50
3	—	911	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	235.00–252.00	246.70
6	—	475	233.00–242.50	237.85
17	—	376	237.50–260.00	249.51
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	163.00	163.00
1	—	605	162.00	162.00
4	—	471	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	526	172.00–184.00	179.87
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
18	—	427	190.00–206.00	192.27
5	—	770	128.00–134.00	129.99
3	—	267	172.50–190.00	184.20
9	—	714	141.00–159.00	151.83
2	—	955	127.00	127.00
10	—	633	164.00–176.00	171.62
14	—	665	152.00–161.00	159.56
4	—	812	128.00–130.00	129.25
5	—	318	181.00–197.50	191.44
24	—	479	184.00–200.00	190.81
24	—	572	165.00–180.00	173.77
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
10	—	375	201.00–215.00	205.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	566	182.00–185.00	183.47
8	—	667	174.00	174.00
66	—	536	189.00–200.00	191.95
6	—	607	178.00–182.00	180.00
7	—	711	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	147.00	147.00
3	—	391	155.00–167.00	163.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	179.00–183.00	181.56
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
3	—	432	180.00–184.00	182.72
4	—	478	161.00–174.00	168.56
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
2	—	520	166.00	166.00
1	—	625	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	201.00	201.00
6	—	454	206.00–208.00	206.34
19	—	416	210.00–223.00	220.50
4	—	381	219.00–220.00	219.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	215.00	215.00
4	—	578	196.00	196.00
3	—	381	226.00	226.00
1	—	670	187.00	187.00
2	—	423	227.00–231.00	229.04
1	—	700	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	184.00–197.00	190.78
7	—	476	201.00–220.00	208.55
4	—	406	200.00–209.00	202.48
3	—	728	154.00–166.00	161.30
4	—	669	163.00–173.00	168.08
1	—	630	174.00	174.00
3	—	228	190.00–202.50	197.43
3	—	342	205.00–210.00	207.50
5	—	586	178.00–188.00	181.96
8	—	377	206.00–220.00	217.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	190.00–200.00	196.58
4	—	479	188.00–196.00	190.19
2	—	442	188.00	188.00
1	—	685	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	188.00	188.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,136	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	834	54.00–58.00	56.01
9	—	916	72.00–85.00	78.58
8	—	924	62.00–70.00	66.24
2	—	795	44.00–48.00	45.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,180	77.00–84.00	80.60
4	—	1,186	73.00–75.00	74.21
6	—	1,211	86.00–92.00	88.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	87.00–90.00	89.06
2	—	1,630	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	114.00–121.00	118.45
6	—	1,258	94.00–105.00	100.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	920.00	920.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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