Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.26/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$221.26

357 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$648

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

$74.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.02

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	586	223.69	1,311	331
Medium 1-2	457	193.38	884	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	193.35	1,070	18thin
Large 1-2	500	176.25	881	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	445	149.00	663	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.69/cwt here — about $648 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 sale357 hd

221.26

—

KY average24 barns · 7,529 hd

203.23

+18.02

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	1,620	116.75	1,891	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	90.56	1,447	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	88.18	1,087	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	69.68	646	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,130	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$1,129	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$816	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$680	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,040	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$890	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
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	229.61/cwt	222.50–237.00	586	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	186.44/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	191.90/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	209.76/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,389	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	197.75/cwt	189.00–204.00	651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	235.19/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,230	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	216.77/cwt	216.75–218.00	1,478	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	267.18/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,013	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	995	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	166.59/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	195.40/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,098	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	204.25/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,052	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	265.11/cwt	262.00–271.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	246.22/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,167	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	164.07/cwt	160.00–168.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	207.88/cwt	192.50–212.50	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	186.06/cwt	176.00–192.00	1,072	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	195.85/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	271.89/cwt	262.50–283.00	1,150	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	248.34/cwt	247.50–250.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	222.62/cwt	215.00–235.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	213.17/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	223.75/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,358	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	234.12/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,370	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	219.06/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,058	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	215.48/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,118	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	211.75/cwt	198.00–216.00	1,306	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	187.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	418	197.96/cwt	196.00–200.00	827	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,433	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	244.94/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	173.69/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	485	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	216.71/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,036	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	176.71/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	95.66/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,201	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	83.48/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,366	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	75.47/cwt	72.00–78.00	896	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	86.67/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,070	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	56.53/cwt	54.00–60.00	451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	80.10/cwt	77.00–88.00	795	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	68.69/cwt	64.00–75.00	645	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	99.99/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	110.50/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,639	4
Bulls	—	—	1,756	123.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,160	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,129.25/head	1,020.00–1,190.00	1,129	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	816.03/head	780.00–850.00	816	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	188.99/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,090	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	156.50/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	230.38/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	240.12/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	196.40/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	237.00/cwt	234.00–240.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	215.45/cwt	207.00–220.00	922	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	140.92/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	203.95/cwt	194.00–209.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	187.47/cwt	179.00–196.00	984	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	202.36/cwt	192.00–209.00	959	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	166.40/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	204.03/cwt	195.00–210.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	184.72/cwt	181.00–190.00	872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	843	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	328	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	180.91/cwt	175.00–187.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	116.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	191.98/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	227.70/cwt	215.00–232.50	861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,288	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 556Year ago 914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 89Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	164.00	164.00
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
2	—	328	160.00–165.00	162.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	189.00–204.00	197.75
11	—	665	158.00–172.00	166.59
5	—	281	192.50–212.50	207.88
18	—	576	176.00–192.00	186.06
2	—	728	133.00–149.00	140.92
13	—	418	194.00–209.00	203.95
15	—	525	179.00–196.00	187.47
29	—	474	192.00–209.00	202.36
11	—	626	158.00–170.00	166.40
6	—	373	195.00–210.00	204.03
2	—	802	143.00	143.00
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	562	195.00–199.00	195.40
20	—	515	198.00–212.00	204.25
6	—	612	175.00–177.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	160.00–168.00	164.07
8	—	472	181.00–190.00	184.72
1	—	425	182.00	182.00
1	—	690	143.00	143.00
2	—	330	175.00–187.00	180.91
4	—	813	110.00–119.00	116.73
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
1	—	455	157.50	157.50
1	—	415	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	169.00–170.00	169.67
1	—	485	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	396	213.00	213.00
4	—	426	213.00	213.00
4	—	455	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	207.00–225.00	216.71
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
3	—	663	169.00–185.00	176.71
8	—	577	182.00–193.00	188.99
2	—	715	151.00–162.00	156.50
2	—	538	189.00–204.00	196.40
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
2	—	295	234.00–240.00	237.00
6	—	428	207.00–220.00	215.45
2	—	640	189.00–195.00	191.98
9	—	378	215.00–232.50	227.70
1	—	825	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,080	138.00	138.00
1	—	940	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	201.00	201.00
1	—	295	275.00	275.00
5	—	462	228.00–236.00	230.38
3	—	420	230.00–245.00	240.12
2	—	515	210.00	210.00
2	—	390	240.00–244.00	241.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	207.00	207.00
8	—	581	186.00–196.00	191.90
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
1	—	475	194.00	194.00
1	—	655	178.00	178.00
1	—	405	221.00	221.00
5	—	622	180.00–190.00	187.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	222.50–237.00	229.61
6	—	779	180.00–194.00	186.44
13	—	662	202.00–215.00	209.76
6	—	716	194.00–197.00	195.85
3	—	332	247.50–250.00	248.34
2	—	813	170.00–180.00	175.08
4	—	378	215.00–235.00	222.62
6	—	554	208.00–215.00	213.17
22	—	483	210.00–230.00	219.06
20	—	519	200.00–225.00	215.48
19	—	617	198.00–216.00	211.75
1	—	950	155.00	155.00
11	—	422	230.00–255.00	244.94
6	—	869	167.00–177.00	173.69
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	545	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	228.00–245.00	235.19
86	—	682	216.75–218.00	216.77
12	—	607	223.00–224.00	223.75
39	—	585	224.00–238.00	234.12
11	—	720	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	255.00–277.50	267.18
3	—	265	262.00–271.00	265.11
19	—	474	240.00–265.00	246.22
11	—	423	262.50–283.00	271.89
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	185.00	185.00
2	—	418	196.00–200.00	197.96
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	196.00	196.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,255	92.00–101.00	95.66
6	—	1,187	72.00–78.00	75.47
9	—	1,234	83.00–89.00	86.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,636	80.00–87.00	83.48
3	—	1,548	98.00–101.00	99.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	54.00–60.00	56.53
6	—	993	77.00–88.00	80.10
10	—	939	64.00–75.00	68.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	104.00–116.00	110.50
4	—	1,756	120.00–128.00	123.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,130.00	1,130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,054	1,020.00–1,190.00	1,129.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	933	780.00–850.00	816.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,040.00	1,040.00

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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