Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.76/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$197.76

122 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	473	202.10	956	99
Medium and Large 2	505	180.79	913	17thin
Large 1-2	525	174.12	914	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $42 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 sale122 hd

197.76

—

KY average23 barns · 7,193 hd

193.73

+4.02

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	—	High	1,578	112.61	1,776	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	90.64	1,144	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	89.65	1,347	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	77.87	798	17

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)	1,795	$1,430	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,295	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,190	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	674	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,233	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	177.12/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	204.24/cwt	199.00–210.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	196.90/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,132	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	193.49/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	217.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	195.17/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,003	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,504	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	251.36/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	239.35/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	199.52/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	233.28/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	199.33/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	231.25/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	985	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	74.99/cwt	68.00–77.00	780	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	54.26/cwt	52.00–56.00	456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	88.86/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,334	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	95.51/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,193	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	85.04/cwt	80.00–90.00	898	9
Bulls	—	—	1,991	121.48/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,419	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	89.56/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,133	18
Bulls	—	—	1,302	106.69/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,389	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,295.00/head	1,295.00–1,295.00	1,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	220.62/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,226	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	475	187.13/cwt	184.00–190.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	189.51/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	752	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	595	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	190.32/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	204.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,071	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	223.08/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	356	227.75/cwt	224.00–229.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	195.27/cwt	192.50–198.00	767	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	473	182.24/cwt	175.00–186.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	230.67/cwt	225.00–238.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	186.91/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	184.24/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	204.79/cwt	198.00–211.00	858	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	226.22/cwt	225.00–227.50	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	217.06/cwt	212.50–222.50	723	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	203.98/cwt	197.00–217.50	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	140.32/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 533Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 71Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	183.00	183.00
6	—	622	170.00–183.00	177.12
13	—	483	199.00–210.00	204.24
11	—	575	190.00–203.00	196.90
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
1	—	755	156.00	156.00
11	—	514	190.00–203.00	195.17
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
15	—	419	198.00–211.00	204.79
7	—	333	212.50–222.50	217.06
13	—	377	197.00–217.50	203.98
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
1	—	515	179.00	179.00
3	—	473	175.00–186.00	182.24
1	—	435	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	193.00–194.00	193.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	224.00–229.00	227.75
1	—	215	235.00	235.00
2	—	323	225.00–227.50	226.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	192.50–198.00	195.27
4	—	568	182.00–185.00	184.24
1	—	495	196.00	196.00
5	—	414	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	189.00	189.00
3	—	720	138.00–145.00	140.32
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	181.00	181.00
1	—	340	222.50	222.50
2	—	445	226.00	226.00
1	—	835	164.00	164.00
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
3	—	555	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	210.00–225.00	217.47
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
12	—	421	239.00–240.00	239.35
1	—	805	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	216.00	216.00
12	—	684	194.00–210.00	199.52
4	—	465	225.00–238.00	233.28
3	—	708	198.00–200.00	199.33
2	—	520	227.50–235.00	231.25
1	—	390	242.50	242.50
2	—	765	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
20	—	698	215.50	215.50
1	—	605	232.00	232.00
2	—	550	247.00	247.00
2	—	500	252.00	252.00
8	—	776	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	251.00–254.00	251.36
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	197.50	197.50
1	—	930	122.00	122.00
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
2	—	475	184.00–190.00	187.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	199.00	199.00
1	—	770	174.00	174.00
4	—	526	218.00–228.00	220.62
3	—	373	240.00	240.00
1	—	860	142.50	142.50
4	—	635	185.00–195.00	189.51
1	—	310	242.50	242.50
5	—	462	221.00–224.00	223.08
5	—	424	225.00–238.00	230.67
4	—	724	184.00–195.00	186.91
1	—	560	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	222.50	222.50
3	—	586	190.00–191.00	190.32
10	—	523	200.00–210.00	204.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,040	68.00–77.00	74.99
2	—	840	52.00–56.00	54.26
9	—	1,056	80.00–90.00	85.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	96.00	96.00
8	—	1,501	86.00–92.00	88.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	95.00–97.00	95.51
18	—	1,265	84.00–94.00	89.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,991	119.00–128.00	121.48
6	—	1,302	102.00–116.00	106.69

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,795	1,430.00	1,430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,295.00	1,295.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,190.00	1,190.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle