Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder steers over 550lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of up to 15.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.69/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$210.69

234 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$56.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

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	584	213.74	1,249	215
Large 1-2	553	180.50	997	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	616	179.35	1,105	10thin
Medium 1-2	617	157.33	970	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.40/cwt here — about $279 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 sale234 hd

210.69

—

KY average22 barns · 5,134 hd

203.98

+6.72

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	1,668	108.01	1,802	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	98.91	1,429	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	92.40	1,130	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	73.36	664	26

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$780	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,440	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,184	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,105	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,011	$1,023	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	945	$770	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,660	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	169.75/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	231.25/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,337	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	195.04/cwt	194.00–196.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	220.10/cwt	217.50–237.50	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,448	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	510	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	908	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	181.69/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	258.03/cwt	250.00–270.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	255.68/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	212.79/cwt	210.00–218.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	189.18/cwt	188.75–193.00	1,351	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	193.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	726	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	724	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	187.00/cwt	180.00–194.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	189.11/cwt	187.50–192.00	1,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	195.09/cwt	188.00–202.50	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	190.15/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,097	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	185.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	465	167.74/cwt	160.00–172.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	202.27/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,264	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	223.54/cwt	209.00–237.50	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	255.66/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,194	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	223.54/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,176	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,124	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	200.69/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	245.00/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,281	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,387	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	440	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	183.66/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,359	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	227.81/cwt	214.00–233.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	217.91/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,323	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	390	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	809	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	662	192.33/cwt	192.00–193.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	253.55/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	98.91/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,429	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	82.70/cwt	76.00–87.00	767	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	69.66/cwt	64.00–74.00	629	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	82.63/cwt	78.00–88.00	947	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	95.25/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,186	24
Bulls	—	—	1,692	120.07/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,032	6
Bulls	—	—	1,654	100.77/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,667	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,046.24/head	980.00–1,110.00	1,046	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,105.23/head	1,010.00–1,190.00	1,105	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	865	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,183.50/head	1,080.00–1,250.00	1,184	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	945	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	201.97/cwt	194.00–210.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	191.21/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	211.55/cwt	205.00–218.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	199.57/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	144.65/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	176.04/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	189.69/cwt	180.00–195.00	979	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	193.87/cwt	186.00–202.50	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	164.47/cwt	157.00–168.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	146.03/cwt	144.00–148.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	208.61/cwt	198.00–216.00	987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	178.72/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,133	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	151.46/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	226.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	213.04/cwt	210.00–215.00	773	15
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	392	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	223.40/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,025	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	197.01/cwt	194.00–198.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	195.93/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	200.01/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	175.94/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	216.85/cwt	210.00–221.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 771Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 67Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 5Year ago 0

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	980.00–1,110.00	1,046.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,010.00–1,190.00	1,105.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,440.00	1,440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,118	1,080.00–1,250.00	1,183.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	770.00	770.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,660.00	1,660.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	158.00	158.00
2	—	473	194.00–196.00	195.04
2	—	747	167.00	167.00
2	—	570	176.00–187.00	181.69
1	—	615	183.00	183.00
1	—	665	169.00	169.00
1	—	510	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	169.00–170.00	169.75
14	—	360	217.50–237.50	220.10
4	—	787	184.00	184.00
3	—	658	190.00–195.00	193.35
2	—	328	220.00–222.50	221.24
1	—	1,035	119.00	119.00
14	—	625	192.00–207.00	202.27
9	—	483	209.00–237.50	223.54
19	—	526	212.00–232.00	223.54
8	—	573	190.00–203.00	200.69
1	—	1,205	113.00	113.00
3	—	740	183.00–185.00	183.66
8	—	424	214.00–233.00	227.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	578	228.00–237.50	231.25
55	—	714	188.75–193.00	189.18
11	—	523	237.00–250.00	245.00
3	—	680	204.00	204.00
15	—	607	215.00–219.00	217.91
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	178.00	178.00
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
1	—	440	204.00	204.00
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	680	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	250.00–270.00	258.03
10	—	430	252.50–265.00	255.68
12	—	467	245.00–257.00	255.66
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	191.00	191.00
1	—	400	181.00	181.00
2	—	390	180.00–194.00	187.00
1	—	530	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	210.00–218.00	212.79
11	—	379	188.00–202.50	195.09
14	—	577	181.00–196.00	190.15
5	—	724	142.00–150.00	144.65
3	—	657	168.00–180.00	176.04
24	—	516	180.00–195.00	189.69
7	—	337	186.00–202.50	193.87
1	—	915	126.00	126.00
15	—	473	198.00–216.00	208.61
21	—	634	170.00–183.00	178.72
4	—	775	149.00–154.00	151.46
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	141.00	141.00
3	—	465	160.00–172.00	167.74
1	—	505	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
4	—	470	180.00–190.00	185.45
3	—	571	157.00–168.00	164.47
2	—	630	161.00	161.00
2	—	680	144.00–148.00	146.03
1	—	380	182.50	182.50
1	—	415	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	187.50–192.00	189.11
4	—	528	197.00–205.00	200.01
5	—	580	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	224.00–230.00	226.97
1	—	330	208.00	208.00
15	—	363	210.00–215.00	213.04
22	—	459	222.00–225.00	223.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	207.50	207.50
1	—	850	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	192.00–193.00	192.33
4	—	429	249.00–255.00	253.55
1	—	380	260.00	260.00
1	—	605	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	210.00	210.00
4	—	635	186.00–198.00	191.21
2	—	388	230.00–231.00	230.50
2	—	338	205.00–218.00	211.55
1	—	745	177.00	177.00
11	—	565	194.00–204.00	199.57
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	161.00	161.00
4	—	480	194.00–198.00	197.01
3	—	513	190.00–199.00	195.93
2	—	663	173.00–179.00	175.94
4	—	435	210.00–221.00	216.85
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	194.00–210.00	201.97
2	—	573	180.00	180.00
1	—	545	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,445	91.00–108.00	98.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	50.00–55.00	52.50
10	—	928	76.00–87.00	82.70
14	—	903	64.00–74.00	69.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	78.00–88.00	82.63
24	—	1,245	90.00–103.00	95.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,692	114.00–127.00	120.07
10	—	1,654	92.00–110.00	100.77

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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Albany Livestock Auction

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