Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned packages of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.27/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$237.27

327 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$493

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

$99.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	782	239.19	1,872	309
Large 1-2	564	210.70	1,188	5thin
Medium and Large 2	658	210.55	1,386	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	613	188.25	1,153	2thin
Large 2-3	985	140.00	1,379	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.19/cwt here — about $493 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 sale327 hd

237.27

—

KY average25 barns · 4,313 hd

236.10

+1.17

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	1,845	116.31	2,146	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	89.87	1,132	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	88.32	1,411	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	74.13	740	20

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)	1,261	$1,342	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$1,315	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,297	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,807	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,410	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,030	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	997	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,440	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	223.40/cwt	223.40–223.40	2,183	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	247.34/cwt	247.00–247.50	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	935	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	1,537	22
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	8
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	198.33/cwt	187.00–204.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	212.87/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	198.98/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,329	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	764	198.13/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	205.11/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,089	12
Heifers	Large 2	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	185.52/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	728	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	207.79/cwt	201.00–215.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	193.87/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	227.49/cwt	219.00–232.50	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	242.77/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,391	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	224.03/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	242.95/cwt	242.95–242.95	2,087	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	202.97/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	230.62/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,711	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	260.41/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	244.31/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,288	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	490	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,164	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	246.13/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	263.63/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	266.79/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,281	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	618	177.25/cwt	177.00–177.50	1,095	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	203.03/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,257	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	720	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	67.47/cwt	60.00–73.00	646	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	80.88/cwt	76.00–85.00	860	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	87.48/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,408	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	88.93/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,130	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	89.93/cwt	87.00–96.00	920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	50.65/cwt	47.00–55.00	451	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	95.44/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,158	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	118.42/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,286	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,813	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,030.14/head	970.00–1,070.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,341.63/head	1,220.00–1,450.00	1,342	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,297.15/head	900.00–1,630.00	1,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,315.45/head	1,270.00–1,360.00	1,315	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,990.00/head	1,990.00–1,990.00	1,990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	206.45/cwt	203.00–212.50	943	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	164.74/cwt	162.00–170.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	169.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	171.35/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	192.37/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	210.20/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	851	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	243.92/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	213.68/cwt	210.00–217.50	882	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	188.33/cwt	187.50–190.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	173.03/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	184.01/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	193.59/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	218.44/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	200.35/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	203.78/cwt	200.00–207.50	730	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 Oct 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 574Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 75Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned packages of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	178.00	178.00
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	195.00	195.00
5	—	391	255.00	255.00
1	—	770	187.00	187.00
9	—	619	199.00–204.00	203.03
3	—	556	221.00	221.00
1	—	465	232.50	232.50
6	—	412	240.00–252.50	243.92
3	—	816	182.00–185.00	184.01
1	—	855	168.00	168.00
5	—	725	190.00–196.00	193.59
4	—	530	212.00–225.00	218.44
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	174.00	174.00
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	192.50	192.50
2	—	413	210.00–217.50	213.68
1	—	575	208.00	208.00
3	—	506	191.00–205.00	200.35
1	—	495	199.00	199.00
2	—	358	200.00–207.50	203.78
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	177.00–177.50	177.25
1	—	650	182.50	182.50
1	—	720	182.00	182.00
1	—	550	186.00	186.00
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	196.00	196.00
1	—	580	235.00	235.00
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	490	237.50	237.50
1	—	700	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	977	223.40	223.40
3	—	633	247.00–247.50	247.34
132	—	859	242.95	242.95
6	—	576	257.50–265.00	260.41
6	—	508	255.00–272.50	263.63
20	—	480	262.50–273.00	266.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	223.00	223.00
2	—	890	181.00	181.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
2	—	505	230.00	230.00
1	—	990	176.00	176.00
1	—	495	227.50	227.50
1	—	715	214.00	214.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	197.50	197.50
1	—	590	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	233.00	233.00
1	—	1,165	170.00	170.00
6	—	622	219.00–232.50	227.49
34	—	573	237.50–252.50	242.77
9	—	826	219.00–230.00	224.03
5	—	938	194.00–209.00	202.97
2	—	1,060	171.00	171.00
13	—	735	221.00–234.00	230.62
1	—	785	218.00	218.00
14	—	527	237.50–250.00	244.31
2	—	470	242.50–250.00	246.13
1	—	440	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	187.00	187.00
1	—	735	180.00	180.00
6	—	764	194.00–199.00	198.13
1	—	450	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	693	221.75	221.75
8	—	563	240.00	240.00
2	—	482	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	148.00	148.00
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	187.00–204.00	198.33
8	—	562	201.00–217.00	212.87
8	—	668	196.00–200.00	198.98
12	—	531	201.00–212.00	205.11
2	—	423	201.00–215.00	207.79
3	—	457	203.00–212.50	206.45
4	—	619	205.00–212.00	210.20
3	—	337	187.50–190.00	188.33
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
1	—	495	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	180.00–189.00	185.52
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
10	—	522	190.00–196.00	193.87
1	—	455	194.00	194.00
10	—	566	184.00–195.00	192.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	171.00	171.00
3	—	530	162.00–170.00	164.74
4	—	675	165.00–175.00	169.87
3	—	620	170.00–172.00	171.35
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
2	—	588	171.00–175.00	173.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	60.00–73.00	67.47
7	—	1,063	76.00–85.00	80.88
4	—	1,023	87.00–96.00	89.93
3	—	890	47.00–55.00	50.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	76.00	76.00
9	—	1,271	84.00–93.00	88.93
4	—	1,213	94.00–99.00	95.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,609	80.00–92.00	87.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,930	116.00–124.00	118.42
2	—	1,633	110.00–112.00	111.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	970.00–1,070.00	1,030.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,261	1,220.00–1,450.00	1,341.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	900.00–1,630.00	1,297.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,485	1,270.00–1,360.00	1,315.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,990.00	1,990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,730.00	1,730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,410.00	1,410.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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