Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers under 600lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 450lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.45/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$194.45

284 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$59.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

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	506	199.60	1,010	238
Medium and Large 2-3	516	172.97	892	30
Large 1-2	455	168.56	767	8thin
Medium 1-2	526	149.56	787	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	385	147.50	568	2thin
Medium 2-3	605	140.00	847	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.60/cwt here — about $163 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 sale284 hd

194.45

—

KY average23 barns · 6,668 hd

190.34

+4.11

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	1,830	117.61	2,153	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	94.75	1,495	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	89.71	1,097	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	73.78	709	25

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,122	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,120	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	760	$400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	630	180.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,136	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	150.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	193.99/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,022	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	206.58/cwt	201.00–216.00	785	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	575	146.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	205.94/cwt	195.00–215.00	980	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	188.71/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,085	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	212.06/cwt	203.00–221.00	884	23
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	210.76/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,033	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	204.51/cwt	204.00–205.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	146.54/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,111	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	162.13/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	256.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,177	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	244.27/cwt	242.50–247.50	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	749	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	483	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	200.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	239.70/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,004	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	228.72/cwt	225.00–232.50	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	210.23/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,316	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	235.52/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,218	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	253.93/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	207.41/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,392	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	236.64/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	188.36/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	182.97/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	245.94/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	222.60/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,293	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	224.90/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,397	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,468	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	177.33/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	230.64/cwt	220.00–236.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	181.87/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	806	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	95.17/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,210	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	83.21/cwt	77.00–89.00	851	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	70.58/cwt	67.00–73.00	687	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	85.55/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,015	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	45.01/cwt	42.00–48.00	350	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	59.14/cwt	57.00–61.00	487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	88.26/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,371	4
Bulls	—	—	2,060	129.11/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	108.98/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,807	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,121.69/head	1,090.00–1,150.00	1,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	760	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	243.93/cwt	240.00–248.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	235.15/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,103	15
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	189.76/cwt	182.00–193.00	996	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	230.10/cwt	225.00–242.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	204.85/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,157	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	202.10/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	210.79/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	225.64/cwt	224.00–231.00	954	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	236.74/cwt	224.00–247.00	980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	198.22/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	187.01/cwt	181.00–195.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	218.80/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	301	225.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	680	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	366	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	210.97/cwt	204.00–215.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	973	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	186.03/cwt	180.00–193.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	156.52/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	127.80/cwt	120.00–139.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	171.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	231.13/cwt	223.00–233.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	188.38/cwt	182.00–196.00	806	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	742	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 712Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 23Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	630	170.00–185.00	180.33
26	—	527	185.00–200.00	193.99
1	—	875	133.00	133.00
15	—	380	201.00–216.00	206.58
16	—	476	195.00–215.00	205.94
28	—	575	181.00–196.00	188.71
23	—	417	203.00–221.00	212.06
2	—	290	204.00–205.00	204.51
11	—	758	146.00–147.00	146.54
8	—	667	155.00–164.00	162.13
9	—	333	204.00–215.00	210.97
4	—	707	153.00–159.00	156.52
2	—	823	146.00–147.00	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	148.00–153.00	150.50
5	—	359	181.00–195.00	187.01
1	—	795	143.00	143.00
1	—	315	198.00	198.00
2	—	628	154.00–156.00	155.00
8	—	476	180.00–193.00	186.03
2	—	525	170.00–180.00	175.00
3	—	723	120.00–139.00	127.80
3	—	568	170.00–175.00	171.74
3	—	428	182.00–196.00	188.38
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	145.00–149.00	146.95
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
3	—	483	172.00	172.00
3	—	366	177.00	177.00
1	—	430	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	200.00–205.00	200.62
6	—	607	194.00	194.00
4	—	512	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	423	224.00–231.00	225.64
10	—	469	218.00–219.00	218.80
5	—	301	220.00–230.00	225.99
8	—	362	223.00–233.00	231.13
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	490	207.00–215.00	210.76
1	—	350	214.00	214.00
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
2	—	670	182.00–184.00	182.97
2	—	435	217.50–220.00	218.76
1	—	570	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	459	250.00–260.00	256.50
14	—	379	242.50–247.50	244.27
4	—	435	252.00–260.00	253.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	230.00–246.00	239.70
2	—	353	225.00–232.50	228.72
25	—	626	203.00–218.00	210.23
24	—	517	225.00–239.00	235.52
13	—	671	200.00–214.00	207.41
8	—	479	231.00–247.00	236.64
4	—	730	180.00–191.00	188.36
7	—	581	217.00–225.00	222.60
2	—	282	241.00	241.00
1	—	820	179.00	179.00
1	—	750	189.00	189.00
3	—	856	176.00–178.00	177.33
3	—	338	220.00–236.00	230.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	244.00–248.00	245.94
47	—	621	224.00–225.00	224.90
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	174.00–189.00	181.87
1	—	865	128.00	128.00
1	—	715	171.00	171.00
1	—	340	237.00	237.00
4	—	364	240.00–248.00	243.93
15	—	469	222.00–247.00	235.15
4	—	274	225.00–242.50	230.10
10	—	565	194.00–210.00	204.85
9	—	527	194.00–206.00	202.10
1	—	755	169.00	169.00
6	—	414	224.00–247.00	236.74
5	—	619	190.00–205.00	198.22
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	173.00	173.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
4	—	442	210.00–212.00	211.01
2	—	385	215.00–220.00	217.44
9	—	525	182.00–193.00	189.76
8	—	492	198.00–214.00	210.79
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,271	92.00–101.00	95.17
21	—	1,186	81.00–91.00	85.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,023	77.00–89.00	83.21
5	—	974	67.00–73.00	70.58
2	—	778	42.00–48.00	45.01
4	—	823	57.00–61.00	59.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	100.00–102.00	101.24
4	—	1,553	86.00–90.00	88.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,060	123.00–133.00	129.11
4	—	1,658	104.00–115.00	108.98

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,090.00–1,150.00	1,121.69
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	400.00	400.00

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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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

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