Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold sharply lower. Fleshy bawling new crop calves and the plain quality calves facing discounts. Buyers showed more interest in the weaned calves with concerns over the changing weather forecast for this week. Weaned packages of feeder calves still bringing good premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.51/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$243.51

135 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$76.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

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	618	251.35	1,553	102
Medium and Large 2	603	222.14	1,340	31
Medium and Large 2-3	727	175.00	1,272	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.35/cwt here — about $281 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 sale135 hd

243.51

—

KY average26 barns · 5,350 hd

237.44

+6.07

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	1,679	112.76	1,893	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	91.24	1,189	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	89.32	1,320	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,100	81.58	898	36
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	132.00	1,940	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)	1,125	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,051	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	665	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	141.56/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	167.70/cwt	160.00–176.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	193.34/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,185	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	211.94/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	157.03/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	266.74/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	267.03/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,792	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	567	157.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	206.44/cwt	201.00–213.00	976	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	186.21/cwt	181.00–190.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	192.51/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,132	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	233.18/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	231.65/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	188.83/cwt	186.00–192.50	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	273.46/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	227.46/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	234.13/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	228.47/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,439	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	277.66/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	248.31/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,316	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	249.01/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	224.69/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	252.02/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	267.67/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	227.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	184.75/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	201.22/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,042	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,940	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	49.55/cwt	42.00–56.00	406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	83.02/cwt	78.00–86.00	985	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	71.54/cwt	64.00–76.00	759	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	88.98/cwt	87.00–93.00	973	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	89.32/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,320	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	94.47/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,250	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	89.26/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,151	13
Bulls	—	—	1,789	118.09/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,113	6
Bulls	—	—	1,451	102.51/cwt	84.00–112.00	1,487	5
Bulls	—	—	2,160	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,851	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,050.94/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	185.24/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	198.53/cwt	191.00–204.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	160.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	212.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	178.89/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	171.62/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	233.33/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	160.33/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	206.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	164.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	183.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	181.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	160.05/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	165.59/cwt	160.00–171.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	184.48/cwt	180.00–189.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	180.83/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,045	11
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,386	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 1,083Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 55Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	183.00	183.00
12	—	613	189.00–201.00	193.34
4	—	421	203.00	203.00
4	—	537	206.00–218.00	211.94
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
2	—	747	173.00	173.00
6	—	473	201.00–213.00	206.44
12	—	588	188.00–201.00	192.51
3	—	857	159.00–161.00	160.33
3	—	213	232.50	232.50
1	—	835	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	138.00–146.00	141.56
2	—	525	160.00–176.00	167.70
5	—	685	153.00–165.00	157.03
4	—	580	150.00	150.00
3	—	391	163.00	163.00
7	—	636	148.00–165.00	160.05
2	—	478	160.00–171.00	165.59
1	—	410	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
8	—	464	181.00–190.00	186.21
8	—	429	186.00–192.50	188.83
1	—	355	205.00	205.00
5	—	623	180.00–185.00	181.38
1	—	315	202.50	202.50
6	—	518	180.00–189.00	184.48
11	—	578	170.00–184.00	180.83
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	177.00	177.00
3	—	567	154.00–160.00	157.95
1	—	630	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	230.00–234.00	233.33
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	266.00–267.00	266.74
17	—	671	255.00–272.50	267.03
5	—	521	272.50–275.00	273.46
3	—	406	270.00–292.50	277.66
9	—	623	267.00–270.00	267.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	721	221.00–239.00	233.18
7	—	789	216.00–230.00	227.46
6	—	576	229.00–245.00	234.13
1	—	370	250.00	250.00
9	—	530	240.00–255.00	248.31
5	—	642	247.50–250.00	249.01
10	—	672	217.50–235.00	224.69
8	—	487	249.00–257.00	252.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	204.00	204.00
3	—	532	230.00–232.50	231.65
3	—	431	221.00	221.00
2	—	697	200.00	200.00
2	—	575	215.00–220.00	217.54
18	—	630	210.00–235.00	228.47
1	—	965	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	220.00–235.00	227.31
4	—	609	180.00–188.00	184.75
1	—	325	230.00	230.00
6	—	518	198.00–204.00	201.22
1	—	785	148.00	148.00
4	—	416	210.00–220.00	212.52
4	—	666	171.00–185.00	178.89
1	—	240	230.00	230.00
1	—	480	237.50	237.50
3	—	712	169.00–173.00	171.62
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	185.00–186.00	185.24
3	—	478	191.00–204.00	198.53
5	—	442	200.00–210.00	206.08
5	—	526	180.00–190.00	183.84
1	—	390	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
2	—	520	150.00–170.00	160.38
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
5	—	594	160.00–165.00	164.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	132.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	42.00–56.00	49.55
11	—	1,187	78.00–86.00	83.02
7	—	1,061	64.00–76.00	71.54
16	—	1,093	87.00–93.00	88.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	86.00–93.00	89.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,323	94.00–97.00	94.47
13	—	1,290	84.00–93.00	89.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,789	114.00–124.00	118.09
5	—	1,451	84.00–112.00	102.51
1	—	2,160	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	975.00–1,100.00	1,050.94

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