Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.45/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$235.45

190 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$55.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.12

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	516	240.56	1,242	160
Medium and Large 2	574	209.67	1,204	28
Large 1-2	365	190.00	694	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	600	185.00	1,110	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.56/cwt here — about $132 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 sale190 hd

235.45

—

KY average26 barns · 4,124 hd

225.33

+10.12

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	1,627	116.10	1,889	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	110.41	1,365	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	104.81	1,534	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	100.13	1,029	23

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,005	$740	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	Large 1-2	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	232.96/cwt	222.50–237.50	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	237.68/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,010	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	279.69/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	249.95/cwt	249.95–249.95	2,102	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	248.78/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	249.21/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	241.83/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	217.51/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	228.22/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	237.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,138	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	276.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	231.39/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	243.33/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	254.35/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	265.88/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,242	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,424	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	255.80/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	268.63/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	259.01/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,624	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	225.08/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	262.87/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	262.63/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	275.85/cwt	272.50–277.50	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	259.11/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,257	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	223.28/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	224.95/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	86.58/cwt	82.00–92.00	831	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	108.33/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,556	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	100.40/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,505	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	112.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,367	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	98.73/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	104.91/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,104	17
Bulls	—	—	1,503	105.44/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	119.54/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	215.61/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	214.53/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	229.03/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,092	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	241.67/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,245	12
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	430	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	248.51/cwt	240.00–262.50	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	220.05/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	235.56/cwt	230.00–237.50	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	229.18/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	206.94/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	235.82/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,349	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	240.62/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,256	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	242.42/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,016	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	228.67/cwt	223.00–237.50	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	253.58/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,199	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	212.90/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	211.53/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	206.77/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,278	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 510Year ago 1,030

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 113Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	175.00	175.00
1	—	730	185.00	185.00
4	—	374	222.50–237.50	232.96
14	—	425	231.00–242.50	237.68
19	—	479	230.00–245.00	237.63
4	—	325	230.00–237.50	235.56
1	—	290	235.00	235.00
9	—	616	226.00–239.00	229.18
3	—	660	229.00	229.00
1	—	835	186.00	186.00
13	—	572	228.00–243.00	235.82
37	—	522	231.00–244.00	240.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	247.00–251.00	248.78
9	—	438	248.00–255.00	249.21
11	—	626	241.00–244.00	241.83
12	—	554	257.00	257.00
13	—	473	250.00–259.00	253.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
8	—	532	219.00–222.50	220.05
1	—	830	162.00	162.00
5	—	682	203.00–215.00	206.94
1	—	440	215.00	215.00
1	—	880	163.00	163.00
2	—	395	205.00	205.00
5	—	632	210.00–216.00	212.90
4	—	493	205.00–220.00	211.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	279.00–282.50	279.69
65	—	841	249.95	249.95
10	—	563	270.00–285.00	276.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	216.00–219.00	217.51
1	—	520	231.00	231.00
4	—	673	220.00–231.00	228.22
2	—	1,055	171.00	171.00
4	—	616	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	220.00–243.00	231.39
5	—	721	232.50–250.00	243.33
3	—	427	250.00–262.50	254.35
17	—	467	251.00–275.00	265.88
11	—	568	250.00–264.00	255.80
9	—	381	250.00–275.00	268.63
20	—	627	250.00–263.00	259.01
2	—	818	216.00–234.00	225.08
9	—	669	255.00–268.00	262.87
7	—	530	256.00–265.00	262.63
3	—	318	272.50–277.50	275.85
1	—	270	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	177.50	177.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	485	252.00–262.50	259.11
3	—	665	220.00–227.50	223.28
3	—	627	222.00–227.00	224.95
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
1	—	710	193.00	193.00
12	—	515	237.50–245.00	241.67
3	—	383	240.00–262.50	248.51
10	—	419	240.00–247.50	242.42
6	—	565	223.00–237.50	228.67
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	200.00–223.00	215.61
6	—	525	208.00–220.00	214.53
4	—	679	208.00–210.00	209.00
10	—	477	220.00–239.00	229.03
1	—	420	230.00	230.00
4	—	618	200.00–212.50	206.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	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
6	—	960	82.00–92.00	86.58
17	—	1,052	97.00–110.00	104.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	106.00–114.00	108.33
4	—	1,499	95.00–104.00	100.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,211	110.00–118.00	112.91
3	—	1,357	94.00–106.00	98.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	100.00–109.00	105.44
3	—	1,863	125.00–130.00	128.01
2	—	1,523	119.00–120.00	119.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	740.00	740.00

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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Heifers · 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