Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.23/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$250.23

210 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$709

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

$3.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.63

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	727	250.26	1,818	208
Medium and Large 2	450	246.50	1,109	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.76/cwt here — about $709 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 sale210 hd

250.23

—

KY average26 barns · 5,041 hd

237.60

+12.63

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	—	Average	1,635	121.58	1,988	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	105.38	1,375	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,687	98.67	1,665	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	91.20	950	33

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,470	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,082	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,760	$2,020	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	208.54/cwt	207.00–210.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	230.39/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,304	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	226.46/cwt	220.00–236.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	213.61/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	209.46/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	206.58/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	203.30/cwt	197.00–210.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	242.14/cwt	241.50–244.00	1,421	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	242.80/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	228.76/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	235.18/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,131	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	250.27/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	266.31/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	259.81/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	279.93/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,447	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	273.17/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	256.05/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	240.34/cwt	240.00–240.70	1,992	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	228.97/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	246.50/cwt	242.50–254.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,136	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	97.87/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,040	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	85.72/cwt	80.00–90.00	873	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,744	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	106.58/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,386	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	115.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	125.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,082.28/head	860.00–1,230.00	1,082	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,760	2,020.00/head	2,020.00–2,020.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	227.67/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	210.00/cwt	194.00–214.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	205.20/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	213.92/cwt	204.00–220.00	995	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	196.70/cwt	194.00–200.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	197.66/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	222.63/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	236.54/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,005	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	227.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	235.95/cwt	230.00–241.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	231.18/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,096	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	219.04/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	212.49/cwt	212.00–213.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	223.35/cwt	210.00–235.00	956	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	227.68/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 806Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 68Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 46Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	201.00	201.00
2	—	318	207.00–210.00	208.54
1	—	665	205.00	205.00
5	—	570	203.00–219.00	213.61
5	—	480	200.00–215.00	209.46
2	—	613	200.00–213.00	206.58
3	—	412	197.00–210.00	203.30
2	—	368	212.00–213.00	212.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	566	223.00–237.00	230.39
7	—	374	220.00–236.00	226.46
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
11	—	517	222.00–233.00	228.76
13	—	481	226.00–239.00	235.18
8	—	706	222.50	222.50
5	—	285	220.00–235.00	227.59
11	—	428	210.00–235.00	223.35
5	—	626	222.00–235.00	227.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	587	241.50–244.00	242.14
7	—	523	239.00–245.00	242.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	163.00	163.00
1	—	690	181.00	181.00
1	—	615	186.00	186.00
2	—	513	185.00–190.00	187.56
2	—	435	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	250.00–251.00	250.27
1	—	615	255.00	255.00
10	—	751	247.00	247.00
10	—	472	260.00–270.00	266.31
1	—	245	250.00	250.00
3	—	590	259.00	259.00
5	—	380	260.00	260.00
3	—	515	250.00–265.00	259.81
1	—	435	256.00	256.00
4	—	657	248.00–263.00	256.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	248.00	248.00
1	—	445	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	281.00	281.00
12	—	517	277.00–284.00	279.93
6	—	460	276.00	276.00
12	—	635	273.00–275.00	273.17
3	—	400	276.00	276.00
126	—	829	240.00–240.70	240.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	224.00–236.00	228.97
3	—	278	242.50–254.00	246.50
1	—	230	244.00	244.00
1	—	860	171.00	171.00
1	—	805	189.00	189.00
8	—	568	224.00–238.00	227.67
1	—	330	246.00	246.00
4	—	619	213.00–229.00	222.63
12	—	425	230.00–255.00	236.54
7	—	381	230.00–241.00	235.95
5	—	474	225.00–238.00	231.18
2	—	720	207.00–210.00	208.49
2	—	663	217.00–221.00	219.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	194.00–214.00	210.00
4	—	531	199.00–210.00	205.20
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	188.00	188.00
10	—	465	204.00–220.00	213.92
4	—	425	194.00–200.00	196.70
3	—	692	194.00–200.00	197.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	60.00	60.00
17	—	1,063	91.00–105.00	97.87
15	—	1,018	80.00–90.00	85.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,723	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,300	101.00–114.00	106.58
1	—	1,340	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	110.00–120.00	115.32
3	—	1,735	124.00–128.00	125.76

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,058	860.00–1,230.00	1,082.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,470.00	1,470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,760	2,020.00	2,020.00

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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Steers · 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