Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.52/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$240.52

255 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,166

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

$62.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

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	824	242.05	1,994	239
Medium and Large 2	582	227.26	1,322	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	529	207.25	1,096	4thin
Large 1-2	805	201.00	1,618	1thin
Large 2	460	180.00	828	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.05/cwt here — about $1,166 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 sale255 hd

240.52

—

KY average25 barns · 4,184 hd

242.91

−2.39

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	1,702	124.31	2,116	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	111.29	1,724	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	107.69	1,363	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	92.32	960	34

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)	1,295	$1,410	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,340	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	223.95/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	246.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	204.51/cwt	199.00–210.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	238.61/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	238.33/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,356	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	234.85/cwt	233.00–244.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	236.80/cwt	236.80–236.80	2,181	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	255.24/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	239.15/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,146	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	1
Steers	Large 2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	257.20/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	225.81/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	259.79/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	805	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	242.95/cwt	242.95–242.95	2,080	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	194.66/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	260.10/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,355	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	605	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	240.22/cwt	227.50–244.00	918	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	199.12/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	237.43/cwt	230.00–252.50	814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	99.08/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,084	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	87.06/cwt	82.00–90.00	888	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	109.85/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,397	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	94.36/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,160	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	61.17/cwt	59.00–63.00	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	75.59/cwt	74.00–78.00	669	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	113.42/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,777	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	96.34/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,439	116.08/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	130.89/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,504	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	197.00/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	236.04/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,119	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	194.45/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	197.86/cwt	186.00–204.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	249.38/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	250.40/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,189	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	241.92/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	212.33/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	236.71/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,023	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	216.46/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	251.75/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	205.47/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	212.54/cwt	203.00–220.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,283	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 567Year ago 1,101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 48Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	140.00	140.00
7	—	629	214.00–230.00	223.95
1	—	755	177.00	177.00
11	—	515	231.00–245.00	238.61
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
12	—	569	229.00–247.00	238.33
10	—	368	233.00–244.00	234.85
1	—	280	232.50	232.50
21	—	479	226.00–245.00	239.15
6	—	653	209.00–214.00	212.33
13	—	432	227.00–242.00	236.71
2	—	930	136.00–140.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	199.00–210.00	204.51
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
1	—	220	195.00	195.00
4	—	621	186.00–204.00	197.86
1	—	795	143.00	143.00
1	—	675	199.00	199.00
2	—	488	214.00–219.00	216.46
2	—	372	200.00	200.00
2	—	528	200.00–211.00	205.47
8	—	413	203.00–220.00	212.54
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	249.00–252.00	249.38
5	—	475	248.00–253.00	250.40
4	—	515	251.00–252.00	251.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	676	240.00–250.00	246.67
10	—	475	245.00–262.00	255.24
6	—	420	250.00–272.50	257.20
1	—	770	226.00	226.00
8	—	581	256.00–268.00	259.79
1	—	840	222.00	222.00
3	—	953	194.00–195.00	194.66
17	—	521	245.00–267.00	260.10
1	—	625	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	194.00	194.00
1	—	485	219.00	219.00
1	—	530	214.00	214.00
1	—	680	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	236.00	236.00
3	—	612	216.00–231.00	225.81
2	—	690	227.00	227.00
3	—	566	230.00–235.00	231.72
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	921	236.80	236.80
2	—	755	246.00	246.00
61	—	856	242.95	242.95
3	—	661	263.00	263.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	218.00	218.00
8	—	382	227.50–244.00	240.22
6	—	724	193.00–211.00	199.12
3	—	343	230.00–252.50	237.43
1	—	280	235.00	235.00
1	—	860	144.00	144.00
1	—	655	209.00	209.00
14	—	474	230.00–244.00	236.04
1	—	810	160.00	160.00
9	—	418	234.00–253.00	241.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
7	—	480	210.00–220.00	213.17
1	—	630	199.00	199.00
2	—	520	210.00–220.00	214.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	196.00–198.00	197.00
2	—	460	200.00	200.00
6	—	525	192.00–200.00	194.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,094	93.00–107.00	99.08
5	—	1,020	82.00–90.00	87.06
2	—	773	59.00–63.00	61.17
4	—	885	74.00–78.00	75.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,272	102.00–119.00	109.85
6	—	1,229	90.00–97.00	94.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,567	108.00–119.00	113.42
2	—	1,425	90.00–104.00	96.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	113.00–121.00	116.08
5	—	1,913	127.00–134.00	130.89

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	—	1,295	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,340.00	1,340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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Replacement Cattle