Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.85/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$194.85

189 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	621	198.08	1,230	161
Large 1-2	563	180.98	1,019	2thin
Medium and Large 2	588	177.96	1,046	22
Medium 1-2	386	164.75	636	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $594 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 sale189 hd

194.85

—

KY average25 barns · 6,375 hd

200.12

−5.26

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	1,629	115.34	1,878	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	100.66	1,508	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	95.43	1,164	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	80.53	801	29

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,311	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$1,303	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$1,152	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,275	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,297	$1,613	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,324	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,310	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,594	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2	—	734	215.25/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,580	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	249.11/cwt	240.00–257.50	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	186.50/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	224.03/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	215.68/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	222.65/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	241.73/cwt	239.00–249.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,076	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	239.59/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	159.04/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	563	180.98/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,525	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	208.03/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,005	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	224.23/cwt	220.00–235.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	161.24/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	211.00/cwt	199.00–218.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	190.77/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	183.10/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,315	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	207.51/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,199	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	233.04/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	192.04/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	254.24/cwt	247.50–257.50	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	241.99/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,382	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	248.32/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	250.15/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	249.62/cwt	248.00–252.50	1,385	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	233.90/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	255.36/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,101	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	552	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	217.77/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	605	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	229.45/cwt	220.00–234.00	895	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	377	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	100.66/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	98.53/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,179	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	87.47/cwt	83.00–95.00	908	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	78.31/cwt	73.00–81.00	756	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	53.14/cwt	50.00–56.00	413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	86.51/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,113	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	64.63/cwt	60.00–67.00	617	3
Bulls	—	—	1,200	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	112.52/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	120.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,251	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,214.95/head	990.00–1,330.00	1,215	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,310.55/head	1,190.00–1,400.00	1,311	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,323.89/head	1,130.00–1,470.00	1,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,303.30/head	970.00–1,500.00	1,303	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	1,614.34/head	1,360.00–1,875.00	1,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,593.75/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,594	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,727.79/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	225.93/cwt	219.00–235.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	185.99/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	197.33/cwt	192.00–206.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	203.75/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,271	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	224.72/cwt	218.00–229.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	219.19/cwt	210.00–226.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	209.85/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,089	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	198.95/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	228.90/cwt	222.50–235.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	226.63/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,081	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	201.15/cwt	194.00–209.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	206.28/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	208.97/cwt	208.00–210.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	212.52/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,345	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	555	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	808	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 360Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 58Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 10Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	734	215.00–216.00	215.25
7	—	370	240.00–257.50	249.11
4	—	855	186.00–188.00	186.50
1	—	835	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,100	155.00	155.00
7	—	412	239.00–249.00	241.73
9	—	484	236.00–245.00	239.59
5	—	682	228.00–239.00	233.04
1	—	985	163.00	163.00
3	—	790	186.00–195.00	192.04
3	—	317	247.50–257.50	254.24
3	—	635	228.00	228.00
26	—	571	230.00–247.00	241.99
4	—	526	226.00–237.00	233.90
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
1	—	695	208.00	208.00
1	—	490	221.00	221.00
2	—	580	221.00–227.00	224.03
3	—	630	213.00–217.00	215.68
1	—	515	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	270.00	270.00
21	—	397	271.00	271.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	225.00	225.00
6	—	614	245.00–249.00	248.32
7	—	544	245.00–251.00	250.15
25	—	555	248.00–252.50	249.62
8	—	431	252.50–258.00	255.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	221.00–225.00	222.65
2	—	552	216.00	216.00
32	—	976	156.25	156.25
10	—	505	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	150.00–163.00	159.04
4	—	671	158.00–168.00	161.24
3	—	617	184.00–189.00	185.99
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
5	—	423	192.00–206.00	197.33
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	193.00	193.00
2	—	378	194.00–209.00	201.15
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	177.00–185.00	180.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	145.00	145.00
21	—	483	200.00–211.00	208.03
4	—	278	220.00–235.00	224.23
8	—	515	199.00–218.00	211.00
9	—	675	187.00–198.00	190.77
16	—	718	180.00–189.00	183.10
18	—	578	197.00–212.00	207.51
10	—	624	198.00–208.00	203.75
4	—	421	218.00–229.00	224.72
14	—	385	210.00–226.00	219.19
2	—	323	222.50–235.00	228.90
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	169.00	169.00
1	—	570	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
3	—	383	230.00–235.00	231.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	210.00–227.00	217.77
3	—	390	220.00–234.00	229.45
1	—	865	130.00	130.00
1	—	965	121.00	121.00
8	—	424	219.00–235.00	225.93
9	—	519	204.00–215.00	209.85
13	—	477	219.00–239.00	226.63
2	—	713	185.00	185.00
3	—	672	203.00–208.00	206.28
1	—	830	164.00	164.00
8	—	633	204.00–216.00	212.52
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	189.00	189.00
2	—	377	185.00	185.00
1	—	555	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	194.00–201.00	198.95
2	—	468	208.00–210.00	208.97
2	—	417	210.00	210.00
1	—	685	188.00	188.00
1	—	380	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	96.00–105.00	100.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,197	93.00–106.00	98.53
8	—	1,286	82.00–92.00	86.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,038	83.00–95.00	87.47
7	—	966	73.00–81.00	78.31
2	—	778	50.00–56.00	53.14
3	—	955	60.00–67.00	64.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,443	109.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	1,875	118.00–122.00	120.03

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)	4	—	1,263	990.00–1,330.00	1,214.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,190.00–1,400.00	1,310.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,046	970.00–1,500.00	1,303.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,130.00–1,470.00	1,323.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	1,360.00–1,875.00	1,614.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,309	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,727.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,593.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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