Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder calves sold noticeably higher this week with a good quality offering. 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 $241.03/cwt on 498 head.

Average price

$241.03

498 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,198

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

$82.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

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	780	242.88	1,894	457
Medium and Large 2	591	228.60	1,350	20
Large 1-2	521	219.80	1,145	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	218.00	1,090	1thin
Large 2	474	198.13	939	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	435	160.00	696	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.88/cwt here — about $1,198 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 sale498 hd

241.03

—

KY average25 barns · 4,200 hd

242.96

−1.93

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	1,783	130.45	2,325	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	113.33	1,459	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	112.02	1,831	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	97.84	1,020	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	159.00	1,797	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,610	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,460	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,170	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	500	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	217.02/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	256.06/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,477	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,683	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	240.46/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	220.78/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,409	3
Steers	Large 2	—	395	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	780	3
Steers	Large 2	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	242.53/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,487	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	235.28/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	248.68/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,286	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	252.01/cwt	250.25–253.00	1,832	71
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	235.79/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	705	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	207.56/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,472	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	246.50/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,048	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	234.71/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,225	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	258.97/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	213.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	492	221.40/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,089	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	240.54/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,133	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	253.75/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	218.98/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	232.80/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	252.38/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,338	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	237.47/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,810	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	199.15/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	267.94/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,254	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,282	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	740	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	258.70/cwt	257.50–260.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,053	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	221.50/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,812	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,047	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	921	232.40/cwt	232.40–232.40	2,140	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	545	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	246.19/cwt	242.50–250.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,797	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	75.99/cwt	71.00–80.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	106.03/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,110	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	114.16/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,879	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	95.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,030	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	105.75/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,416	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	116.08/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,473	11
Bulls	—	—	1,255	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,456	1
Bulls	—	—	2,011	136.23/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,740	6
Bulls	—	—	1,689	128.20/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,165	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	239.33/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,120	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	221.59/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,378	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	250.19/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,066	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	800	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	232.36/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,208	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	188.50/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	232.48/cwt	222.50–237.50	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	233.79/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,447	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	159.66/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	240.21/cwt	239.00–241.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	862	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	193.46/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	217.97/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	237.88/cwt	230.00–248.00	890	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,850	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	183.64/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	170.97/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	215.57/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	192.33/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	213.51/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	231.62/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	258.88/cwt	255.00–260.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	232.35/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,315	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	222.78/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,515	5

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,228Last week 258Year ago 984

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 56Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 35Year ago 4

Feeder calves sold noticeably higher this week with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	214.00–220.00	217.02
3	—	482	230.00–246.00	240.46
3	—	638	210.00–226.00	220.78
1	—	895	195.00	195.00
1	—	580	244.00	244.00
1	—	770	204.00	204.00
8	—	510	224.00–239.00	235.79
1	—	670	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	577	250.00–265.00	256.06
24	—	613	234.00–247.00	242.53
7	—	665	229.00–241.00	235.28
2	—	420	247.50–260.00	253.75
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
7	—	877	218.00–225.00	218.98
5	—	769	228.00–242.00	232.80
8	—	530	245.00–258.00	252.38
5	—	715	235.00–241.00	237.47
1	—	1,000	181.00	181.00
11	—	903	191.00–200.00	199.15
11	—	468	257.50–274.00	267.94
2	—	375	257.50–260.00	258.70
2	—	818	220.00–223.00	221.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	197.50	197.50
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	727	250.25–253.00	252.01
6	—	618	261.00	261.00
3	—	446	287.50	287.50
132	—	845	243.00	243.00
65	—	853	240.00	240.00
63	—	921	232.40	232.40
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	488	220.00	220.00
1	—	660	201.00	201.00
1	—	740	229.00	229.00
1	—	555	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	684	246.00	246.00
17	—	517	245.00–251.00	248.68
3	—	418	255.00–261.00	258.97
132	—	794	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	242.50	242.50
21	—	709	201.00–217.00	207.56
25	—	425	239.00–251.00	246.50
32	—	522	224.00–240.00	234.71
36	—	471	230.00–248.00	240.54
42	—	619	227.00–239.00	233.79
3	—	825	159.00–160.00	159.66
4	—	316	239.00–241.00	240.21
1	—	865	186.00	186.00
1	—	965	170.00	170.00
15	—	374	230.00–248.00	237.88
16	—	566	222.00–236.00	232.35
5	—	680	220.00–227.00	222.78
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	181.00	181.00
1	—	695	200.00	200.00
13	—	492	211.00–225.00	221.40
1	—	610	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	210.00–215.00	213.00
2	—	862	168.00	168.00
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
2	—	640	219.00	219.00
2	—	833	137.00–140.00	138.49
3	—	521	215.00	215.00
3	—	485	212.00–221.00	217.97
3	—	755	177.00–187.00	183.64
4	—	714	169.00–175.00	170.97
6	—	664	211.00–220.00	215.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	205.00	205.00
1	—	880	147.00	147.00
4	—	677	188.00–200.00	193.46
3	—	615	188.00–201.00	192.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	255.00–260.00	258.88
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	201.00	201.00
1	—	545	204.00	204.00
1	—	800	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	192.50	192.50
2	—	693	188.00–189.00	188.50
1	—	645	193.00	193.00
3	—	403	222.50–237.50	232.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	175.00–176.00	175.49
4	—	330	242.50–250.00	246.19
11	—	468	236.00–252.50	239.33
9	—	622	211.00–228.00	221.59
8	—	426	245.00–260.00	250.19
1	—	800	174.00	174.00
1	—	200	270.00	270.00
18	—	520	223.00–238.00	232.36
2	—	382	257.50	257.50
2	—	670	213.00–214.00	213.51
5	—	571	230.00–234.00	231.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
1	—	765	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	71.00–80.00	75.99
9	—	1,047	103.00–113.00	106.03
11	—	1,083	90.00–99.00	95.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,646	110.00–117.00	114.16
1	—	1,555	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	102.00–108.00	105.75
11	—	1,269	112.00–123.00	116.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	116.00	116.00
6	—	2,011	133.00–141.00	136.23
9	—	1,689	126.00–130.00	128.20

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	—	1,315	1,610.00	1,610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,170.00	1,170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	975.00	975.00

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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