Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady with weaned preconditioned packages 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $253.55/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$253.55

214 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$52.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

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	641	257.07	1,647	194
Large 1-2	678	224.44	1,521	8thin
Medium and Large 2	683	217.02	1,482	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	675	205.00	1,384	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.07/cwt here — about $263 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 sale214 hd

253.55

—

KY average25 barns · 4,556 hd

244.94

+8.61

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	1,752	126.08	2,208	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	106.40	1,378	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	102.07	1,779	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	93.49	982	40

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)	1,348	$1,530	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,303	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$1,933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,890	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,354	$1,695	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2-3	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	243.39/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	243.27/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	226.37/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	191.49/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	286.28/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	272.50/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	193.51/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	233.52/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	241.15/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,375	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	242.34/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,173	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	250.19/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	252.38/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	237.17/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	236.09/cwt	227.50–245.00	755	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	249.93/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,422	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	240.09/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	237.54/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	262.77/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,500	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	209.97/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	261.27/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,236	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	263.20/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,371	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	730	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	269.73/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,705	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	260.55/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,835	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	415	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	248.41/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	835	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	210.96/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	221.79/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	110.65/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,435	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	314	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	102.15/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,322	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	75.43/cwt	71.00–80.00	678	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	100.53/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,099	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	90.98/cwt	83.00–94.00	954	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	123.82/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,204	5
Bulls	—	—	1,340	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,454	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,530.04/head	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,530	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,303.23/head	985.00–1,540.00	1,303	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,030.00/head	2,030.00–2,030.00	2,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,621.96/head	1,560.00–1,675.00	1,622	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,938.89/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,939	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	221.02/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	217.07/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,226	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	223.91/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	245.04/cwt	240.00–247.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	221.75/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	255.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	935	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	688	213.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	231.40/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	251.35/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	192.28/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	235.21/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,110	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	197.96/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	250.27/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 514Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 62Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 2Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	280.00	280.00
9	—	615	240.00–256.00	243.27
1	—	670	242.00	242.00
1	—	395	272.50	272.50
3	—	811	221.00–229.00	226.37
6	—	785	230.00–241.00	237.54
22	—	571	250.00–269.00	262.77
4	—	938	207.00–219.00	209.97
17	—	473	250.00–268.00	261.27
10	—	521	252.50–265.00	263.20
12	—	436	250.00–267.50	260.55
5	—	709	244.00–250.00	248.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	190.00–193.00	191.49
2	—	853	190.00–197.00	193.51
1	—	695	235.00	235.00
2	—	537	244.00	244.00
2	—	575	237.50–242.50	240.09
1	—	795	193.00	193.00
1	—	435	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	285.00–287.50	286.28
4	—	375	290.00	290.00
1	—	530	270.00	270.00
1	—	400	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	271.00–275.00	272.50
68	—	760	252.00	252.00
16	—	632	265.00–271.00	269.73
3	—	690	266.00	266.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	240.00	240.00
1	—	730	203.00	203.00
5	—	750	225.00	225.00
1	—	415	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	417	237.50–247.50	243.39
7	—	618	225.00–240.00	233.52
25	—	570	230.00–244.00	241.15
30	—	484	230.00–247.00	242.34
9	—	525	230.00–243.00	237.17
4	—	320	227.50–245.00	236.09
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
2	—	915	163.00	163.00
7	—	363	240.00–247.00	245.04
7	—	668	216.00–229.00	221.75
3	—	765	187.00–195.00	192.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
2	—	573	220.00–228.00	223.91
2	—	368	220.00–225.00	222.52
2	—	685	210.00	210.00
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	250.00–252.00	250.19
8	—	618	248.00–253.00	252.38
14	—	569	249.00–250.00	249.93
5	—	515	251.00	251.00
6	—	467	250.00–252.00	251.35
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	226.00	226.00
1	—	1,005	140.00	140.00
8	—	688	210.00–215.00	213.38
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	162.00	162.00
2	—	713	209.00–213.00	210.96
3	—	625	214.00–230.00	221.79
1	—	665	222.50	222.50
5	—	366	250.00–265.00	255.37
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
5	—	516	230.00–232.00	231.40
14	—	472	230.00–242.50	235.21
2	—	575	226.00	226.00
5	—	421	245.00–260.00	250.27
1	—	750	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	169.00	169.00
2	—	485	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	243.00	243.00
2	—	450	260.00	260.00
1	—	320	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	219.00–222.50	221.02
9	—	565	211.00–222.00	217.07
3	—	425	220.00	220.00
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
2	—	515	194.00–202.00	197.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,297	108.00–117.00	110.65
15	—	1,294	91.00–106.00	102.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	40.00	40.00
5	—	899	71.00–80.00	75.43
24	—	1,093	95.00–113.00	100.53
10	—	1,049	83.00–94.00	90.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	100.00–104.00	102.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,780	121.00–127.00	123.82
1	—	1,340	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,819	130.00–140.00	134.92

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)	3	—	1,348	1,500.00–1,580.00	1,530.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	985.00–1,540.00	1,303.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,510.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	2,030.00	2,030.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	1,840.00	1,840.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	1,560.00–1,675.00	1,621.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,938.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,920.00	1,920.00

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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