Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 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 $215.57/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$215.57

225 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$40.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	578	220.43	1,274	180
Medium and Large 2	564	198.83	1,122	31
Medium and Large 2-3	515	191.00	983	13thin
Large 1-2	535	180.00	963	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.43/cwt here — about $311 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 sale225 hd

215.57

—

KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd

213.51

+2.06

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	1,812	120.15	2,177	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	100.03	1,258	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	98.02	1,502	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	83.96	814	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	153.00	1,844	1thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$1,316	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,240	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,222	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,190	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,187	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,132	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$1,313	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,172	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,060	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	708	183.99/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	212.58/cwt	210.00–217.50	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	211.87/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,237	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	246.67/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,416	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	226.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,306	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,667	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	222.97/cwt	220.00–229.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	198.66/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	181.49/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	192.00/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	205.07/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	211.13/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	224.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	225.40/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	226.11/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,174	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	223.02/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,389	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	253.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	236.05/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	884	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	238.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	238.01/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	260.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	246.84/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,281	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	220.72/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	216.31/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	257.53/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,355	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	260.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	467	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	946	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	462	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	435	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	265.66/cwt	252.50–272.50	893	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	105.04/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	89.46/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,072	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	109.86/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,374	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	72.38/cwt	66.00–76.00	643	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	99.20/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,254	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	777	59.99/cwt	57.50–62.00	466	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	84.25/cwt	79.00–89.00	799	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,267	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	94.47/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,020	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	97.28/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,514	15
Bulls	—	—	1,550	110.51/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,899	122.55/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,327	6
Bulls	—	—	2,073	132.22/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,265.80/head	1,130.00–1,360.00	1,266	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,384.83/head	1,150.00–1,560.00	1,385	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.16/head	1,110.00–1,280.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,315.63/head	1,040.00–1,570.00	1,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,132.07/head	1,125.00–1,140.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,187.08/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,222.49/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,222	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,208.70/head	1,090.00–1,330.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	233.94/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	230.55/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	234.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	251.34/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,063	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	233.76/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,255	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	190.58/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	233.14/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,331	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	222.05/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	212.08/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	191.26/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,301	7

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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 820Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 67Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 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
2	—	708	180.00–188.00	183.99
3	—	310	210.00–217.50	212.58
7	—	616	203.00–219.00	211.87
29	—	577	222.00–230.00	226.36
13	—	926	180.00	180.00
1	—	275	212.50	212.50
9	—	411	220.00–229.00	222.97
7	—	376	210.00–230.00	224.03
18	—	476	220.00–232.50	225.40
17	—	519	217.50–231.00	226.11
3	—	801	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	531	233.00	233.00
2	—	702	197.00	197.00
46	—	623	223.00–224.00	223.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	202.50	202.50
1	—	390	201.00	201.00
1	—	415	212.50	212.50
1	—	540	213.00	213.00
3	—	612	194.00–206.00	198.66
5	—	560	190.00–214.00	205.07
8	—	486	205.00–217.00	211.13
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
2	—	737	164.00	164.00
1	—	250	207.50	207.50
7	—	680	188.00–201.00	191.26
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	179.00–184.00	181.49
3	—	527	187.00–198.00	192.00
1	—	550	199.00	199.00
1	—	390	185.00	185.00
5	—	476	195.00	195.00
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	574	239.00–253.00	246.67
8	—	469	250.00–260.00	253.87
10	—	619	235.00–245.00	238.30
1	—	840	209.00	209.00
3	—	673	234.00–240.00	238.01
1	—	360	260.00	260.00
8	—	428	250.00–265.00	260.35
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
17	—	519	240.00–254.00	246.84
4	—	710	213.00–224.00	220.72
3	—	766	215.00–219.00	216.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	225.00	225.00
2	—	473	234.00–238.00	236.05
2	—	357	247.50	247.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	250.00	250.00
2	—	550	261.00	261.00
19	—	526	256.00–260.00	257.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	250.00–270.00	260.20
2	—	650	232.00	232.00
3	—	336	252.50–272.50	265.66
2	—	480	228.00–240.00	233.94
13	—	423	242.50–257.50	251.34
13	—	537	231.00–240.00	233.76
2	—	770	184.00–197.00	190.58
10	—	571	226.00–239.00	233.14
1	—	245	260.00	260.00
2	—	635	219.00–225.00	222.05
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	217.00	217.00
2	—	435	190.00–192.50	191.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	225.00–232.50	230.55
1	—	685	202.50	202.50
3	—	380	230.00–240.00	234.24
1	—	585	203.00	203.00
1	—	435	232.50	232.50
1	—	275	230.00	230.00
4	—	516	207.50–220.00	212.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	181.00	181.00
1	—	440	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	104.00–106.00	105.04
1	—	1,440	88.00	88.00
15	—	1,556	93.00–102.00	97.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	89.00–90.00	89.46
4	—	1,251	106.00–119.00	109.86
22	—	1,264	92.00–105.00	99.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	66.00–76.00	72.38
3	—	777	57.50–62.00	59.99
17	—	948	79.00–89.00	84.25
13	—	1,080	90.00–103.00	94.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	107.00–114.00	110.51
6	—	1,899	119.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	2,073	130.00–134.00	132.22

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,240.00	1,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,110.00–1,280.00	1,200.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,040.00–1,570.00	1,315.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,125.00–1,140.00	1,132.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,222	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,222.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	1,130.00–1,360.00	1,265.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	1,150.00–1,560.00	1,384.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	1,090.00–1,330.00	1,208.70

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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