Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.48/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$202.48

214 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$48.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

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	533	207.52	1,105	188
Medium and Large 2	549	173.50	952	13thin
Large 1-2	573	158.61	909	13thin

One grade step is worth $48.91/cwt here — about $197 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 sale214 hd

202.48

—

KY average23 barns · 6,761 hd

196.36

+6.12

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	—	Low	1,588	108.79	1,728	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,576	97.86	1,542	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	92.33	1,133	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	78.85	807	21

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$720	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,172	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	409	218.25/cwt	215.00–227.50	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	240.41/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	227.07/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	203.88/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,586	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	206.32/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	197.39/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,242	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	242.16/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,477	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	216.53/cwt	210.00–221.00	805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	209.91/cwt	204.00–220.00	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	176.03/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	229.55/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,242	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	190.76/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,372	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	212.97/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	226.43/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	195.36/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	790	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,193	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	479	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	257.60/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,332	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	209.99/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	300	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	224.86/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	651	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,271	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	103.35/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,152	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	91.11/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,130	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	88.14/cwt	81.00–93.00	933	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	103.49/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,619	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	93.53/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	56.91/cwt	50.00–64.00	613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	73.65/cwt	70.00–76.00	697	7
Bulls	—	—	1,593	110.21/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,756	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,171.67/head	1,100.00–1,240.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	226.52/cwt	222.50–235.00	872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	163.95/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	184.38/cwt	180.00–191.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	253.38/cwt	250.00–257.50	839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	236.58/cwt	232.50–240.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	256.65/cwt	252.50–265.00	734	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	483	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	860	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	587	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	201.18/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,058	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	210.18/cwt	205.00–217.50	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	195.56/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,128	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	512	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	213.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	185.77/cwt	174.00–189.50	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	297	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	185.43/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	181.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	149.88/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,319	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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 571Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 47Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	215.00–227.50	218.25
3	—	628	205.00–208.00	206.32
1	—	695	205.00	205.00
2	—	335	227.50	227.50
1	—	350	237.50	237.50
1	—	495	222.00	222.00
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	810	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	210.00–216.00	212.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	235.00–247.50	240.41
4	—	609	221.00–232.00	227.07
5	—	770	197.00–199.00	197.39
4	—	672	222.00	222.00
2	—	372	256.00	256.00
9	—	541	221.00–239.00	229.55
8	—	921	180.00	180.00
8	—	719	185.00–195.00	190.76
1	—	210	242.50	242.50
4	—	581	219.00–234.00	226.43
3	—	830	192.00–197.00	195.36
2	—	960	182.00	182.00
1	—	325	255.00	255.00
1	—	445	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	778	201.00–204.00	203.88
1	—	580	242.00	242.00
21	—	610	239.00–242.50	242.16
8	—	517	248.00–267.00	257.60
6	—	718	209.00–214.00	209.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	262.50	262.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	186.00	186.00
1	—	810	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	586	212.00	212.00
1	—	500	215.00	215.00
12	—	650	201.50	201.50
3	—	746	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	372	210.00–221.00	216.53
18	—	468	204.00–220.00	209.91
2	—	783	174.00–178.00	176.03
1	—	605	174.00	174.00
1	—	705	166.00	166.00
1	—	205	205.00	205.00
13	—	526	193.00–207.00	201.18
4	—	311	230.00	230.00
5	—	268	205.00–217.50	210.18
16	—	577	193.00–203.00	195.56
12	—	437	210.00–215.00	213.60
1	—	920	140.00	140.00
11	—	671	174.00–189.50	185.77
1	—	1,080	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	140.00	140.00
2	—	483	176.00–180.00	177.99
2	—	587	163.00	163.00
4	—	512	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	190.00	190.00
2	—	668	157.00–160.00	158.51
1	—	395	201.00	201.00
1	—	720	148.00	148.00
1	—	555	189.00	189.00
1	—	635	162.50	162.50
3	—	512	180.00–185.00	181.68
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	297	235.00	235.00
5	—	445	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
3	—	535	180.00–191.00	184.38
2	—	308	230.00–232.50	231.24
1	—	630	187.00	187.00
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	163.00	163.00
8	—	461	220.00–238.00	224.86
8	—	385	222.50–235.00	226.52
2	—	808	159.00–169.00	163.95
8	—	331	250.00–257.50	253.38
3	—	556	218.00	218.00
2	—	225	232.50–240.00	236.58
3	—	286	252.50–265.00	256.65
2	—	613	182.00–189.00	185.43
1	—	725	177.50	177.50
2	—	880	143.00–157.00	149.88
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	204.00	204.00
2	—	617	206.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	98.00–108.00	103.35
27	—	1,240	86.00–97.00	91.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	81.00–93.00	88.14
3	—	1,077	50.00–64.00	56.91
7	—	946	70.00–76.00	73.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,564	101.00–109.00	103.49
2	—	1,538	93.00–94.00	93.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,970	122.00	122.00
11	—	1,593	104.00–117.00	110.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	1,100.00–1,240.00	1,171.67

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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