Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.87/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$212.87

165 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$54.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

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	517	221.86	1,147	127
Large 1-2	390	209.00	815	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	184.57	1,025	30
Medium 1-2	427	183.00	781	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	609	167.18	1,018	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.68/cwt here — about $129 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 sale165 hd

212.87

—

KY average19 barns · 3,297 hd

209.56

+3.31

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	1,685	123.91	2,088	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	102.72	1,351	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	101.83	1,658	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	90.11	893	14

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	229.52/cwt	218.00–236.00	849	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	187.39/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,459	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	257.46/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,189	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	241.62/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	184.11/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,177	1
Steers	Large 2	—	570	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	220.01/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	250.37/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,412	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	266.22/cwt	260.00–275.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	427	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	253.77/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,104	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	220.25/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	263.28/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,374	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	259.09/cwt	252.50–267.50	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	251.46/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,360	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	105.94/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,385	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	97.82/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,301	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	93.94/cwt	90.00–99.00	961	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	80.53/cwt	75.00–85.00	733	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	101.83/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	131.86/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,486	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	213.94/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	234.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	233.81/cwt	230.00–237.50	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	220.75/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	586	210.68/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	244.86/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	181.50/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	208.73/cwt	207.50–210.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	166.45/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,107	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	253.60/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	236.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,000	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	164.22/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	192.12/cwt	189.00–195.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	197.59/cwt	192.50–202.50	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	200.33/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	201.75/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	225.00/cwt	219.00–231.00	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	229.12/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,285	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	228.34/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,078	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	219.92/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,271	20

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 480Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	217.00	217.00
1	—	565	220.00	220.00
1	—	530	222.00	222.00
1	—	495	224.00	224.00
2	—	620	218.00	218.00
3	—	393	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	195.00–205.00	200.03
33	—	462	250.00–261.00	257.46
9	—	623	232.00–244.00	241.62
2	—	800	194.00	194.00
1	—	945	190.00	190.00
16	—	564	245.00–258.00	250.37
7	—	326	260.00–275.00	266.22
5	—	435	247.50–262.50	253.77
1	—	770	219.00	219.00
3	—	722	214.00–224.00	220.25
6	—	372	252.50–267.50	259.09
11	—	541	237.00–254.00	251.46
1	—	210	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	559	261.00	261.00
1	—	640	250.00	250.00
17	—	522	261.00–266.00	263.28
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	206.00	206.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	191.00	191.00
1	—	590	225.00	225.00
1	—	680	194.00	194.00
3	—	460	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	370	218.00–236.00	229.52
9	—	742	174.00–189.00	187.39
1	—	780	154.00	154.00
9	—	515	211.00–224.00	220.01
1	—	805	147.50	147.50
6	—	623	192.00–202.00	200.33
10	—	428	219.00–231.00	225.00
15	—	472	220.00–233.00	228.34
20	—	578	210.00–226.00	219.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	201.00	201.00
2	—	628	180.00–188.00	184.11
2	—	417	210.00	210.00
2	—	383	207.50–210.00	208.73
13	—	665	163.00–171.00	166.45
1	—	475	216.00	216.00
2	—	520	189.00–195.00	192.12
2	—	290	192.50–202.50	197.59
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
3	—	578	190.00–208.00	201.75
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	235.00–238.00	236.99
24	—	561	229.00–230.00	229.12
1	—	540	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	161.00–166.00	164.22
1	—	585	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	201.00	201.00
1	—	420	205.00	205.00
1	—	600	182.00	182.00
3	—	586	210.00–211.00	210.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	247.50	247.50
1	—	340	252.50	252.50
2	—	938	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	257.50	257.50
2	—	568	212.00–216.00	213.94
6	—	517	214.00–226.00	220.75
1	—	605	207.00	207.00
8	—	424	240.00–252.50	244.86
1	—	350	270.00	270.00
4	—	469	247.50–260.00	253.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	230.00–240.00	234.84
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
2	—	340	230.00–237.50	233.81
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
2	—	595	176.00–187.00	181.50
2	—	490	223.00	223.00
1	—	435	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,307	102.00–113.00	105.94
6	—	1,330	95.00–100.00	97.82
1	—	1,340	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,023	90.00–99.00	93.94
4	—	910	75.00–85.00	80.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	98.00–105.00	101.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,885	126.00–138.00	131.86

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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