Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder steers over 700lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs mostly steady. The weaned feeder calves with vaccinations still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.17/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$244.17

148 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$64.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

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	654	246.88	1,615	136
Medium and Large 2	587	227.66	1,336	6thin
Large 1-2	719	207.50	1,491	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	658	182.47	1,201	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.41/cwt here — about $414 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 sale148 hd

244.17

—

KY average26 barns · 5,870 hd

240.18

+3.99

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	1,447	124.02	1,794	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	92.14	1,198	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	91.45	1,367	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	81.84	872	31

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	185.30/cwt	180.00–193.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	167.47/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,888	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	201.75/cwt	192.50–208.00	1,156	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	224.33/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,099	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	944	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,249	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	529	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	963	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	275	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	199.31/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	233.77/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,456	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	281.32/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	256.75/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	240.32/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,524	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	253.70/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	259.01/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	259.10/cwt	250.00–267.50	959	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,633	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	234.40/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,561	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	211.96/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	611	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	95.71/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,528	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	89.32/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,289	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	89.54/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,003	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	81.94/cwt	76.00–86.00	883	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	68.75/cwt	60.00–73.00	648	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	97.77/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,235	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	88.58/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,172	19
Bulls	—	—	1,421	120.03/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,706	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	145.35/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	881	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	175.04/cwt	174.00–176.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	218.15/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,342	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	185.94/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	204.85/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	242.33/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	212.05/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	198.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	235.87/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	208.22/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	179.68/cwt	170.00–185.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	175.27/cwt	170.00–178.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	168.52/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	198.47/cwt	197.00–200.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,573	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	196.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,226	10

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 622Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 53Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	200	207.50	207.50
4	—	538	180.00–193.00	185.30
1	—	690	186.00	186.00
8	—	443	190.00–200.00	198.02
2	—	460	197.00–200.00	198.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	160.00–175.00	167.47
4	—	480	170.00–185.00	179.68
3	—	513	170.00–178.00	175.27
2	—	620	166.00–171.00	168.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	225.00	225.00
21	—	573	192.50–208.00	201.75
1	—	680	203.00	203.00
16	—	490	218.00–225.00	224.33
14	—	441	214.00	214.00
4	—	506	195.00–206.00	199.31
3	—	716	199.00	199.00
1	—	770	201.00	201.00
10	—	625	190.00–200.00	196.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	226.50	226.50
7	—	813	205.00	205.00
2	—	545	212.00	212.00
21	—	723	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	180.00–184.00	181.99
1	—	275	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	231.00	231.00
2	—	400	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	742	254.50	254.50
5	—	506	275.00–283.00	281.32
4	—	556	282.00	282.00
9	—	638	256.00	256.00
3	—	460	292.50	292.50
1	—	410	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	257.50	257.50
3	—	893	233.00	233.00
13	—	623	226.00–243.00	233.77
4	—	571	250.00–259.00	256.75
1	—	1,030	185.00	185.00
9	—	518	240.00–267.50	253.70
4	—	792	213.00	213.00
2	—	423	252.50–265.00	259.01
2	—	370	250.00–267.50	259.10
38	—	666	221.00–239.00	234.40
3	—	718	210.00–213.00	211.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	239.00–241.00	240.32
1	—	740	206.00	206.00
1	—	675	214.00	214.00
1	—	365	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	180.00–185.00	182.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	209.00	209.00
1	—	655	202.00	202.00
1	—	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	190.00	190.00
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
1	—	445	198.00	198.00
1	—	690	194.00	194.00
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
1	—	515	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	275.00	275.00
1	—	550	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	140.00–151.00	145.35
2	—	470	174.00–176.00	175.04
1	—	505	184.00	184.00
2	—	387	202.50	202.50
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	217.50	217.50
1	—	360	232.50	232.50
5	—	617	181.00–190.00	185.94
4	—	535	199.00–210.00	204.85
2	—	312	220.00	220.00
1	—	690	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	250.00–260.00	254.91
1	—	210	280.00	280.00
1	—	320	267.50	267.50
8	—	615	205.00–229.00	218.15
1	—	810	168.00	168.00
3	—	463	240.00–245.00	242.33
2	—	660	205.00–219.00	212.05
5	—	537	231.00–240.00	235.87
4	—	582	206.00–211.00	208.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	95.00–97.00	95.71
6	—	1,443	84.00–93.00	89.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,120	87.00–93.00	89.54
15	—	1,078	76.00–86.00	81.94
6	—	943	60.00–73.00	68.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,263	94.00–104.00	97.77
19	—	1,323	83.00–93.00	88.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	116.00–124.00	120.03
1	—	1,550	140.00	140.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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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