Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Weaned feeders with vaccinations still bringing good premiums. Fleshy bawling and off color feeders still facing big discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.72/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$198.72

141 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$51.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

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	535	211.22	1,131	86
Large 1-2	514	184.00	945	4thin
Medium and Large 2	534	181.84	972	44
Medium and Large 2-3	598	159.61	955	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.61/cwt here — about $176 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 sale141 hd

198.72

—

KY average26 barns · 4,844 hd

203.01

−4.29

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	1,713	110.92	1,900	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	90.12	1,414	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	88.86	1,173	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	77.46	820	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,210	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$680	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2	—	505	242.25/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	162.70/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	192.89/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	203.31/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	149.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	455	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	208.77/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,217	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	155.07/cwt	152.00–158.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	209.42/cwt	200.00–218.00	997	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	221.82/cwt	221.00–225.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	179.04/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	188.32/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	215.29/cwt	209.00–223.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	196.73/cwt	196.00–197.50	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	212.73/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	206.94/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,091	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	223.72/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,275	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	215.39/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	227.88/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	223.35/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	257.34/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	360	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	657	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	220.00/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,916	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	561	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	220.43/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,135	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	77.84/cwt	72.00–84.00	849	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	95.24/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,450	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	63.48/cwt	56.00–70.00	620	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	88.87/cwt	86.00–93.00	928	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	88.77/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,406	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,262	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	88.86/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,173	10
Bulls	—	—	1,763	113.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,005	9
Bulls	—	—	1,601	104.55/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,674	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	795	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	398	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	198.63/cwt	190.00–207.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	240.15/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,006	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	197.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,123	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	244.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	186.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	185.77/cwt	180.00–194.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	191.67/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,012	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	207.91/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,283	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	185.06/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	184.28/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	248.33/cwt	230.00–257.50	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	219.14/cwt	213.00–225.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	663	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 467Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 81Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	242.00–243.00	242.25
4	—	926	192.00–195.00	192.89
1	—	415	262.50	262.50
1	—	730	231.00	231.00
8	—	823	212.00–218.00	212.73
2	—	770	210.00–221.00	215.39
1	—	1,000	184.00	184.00
3	—	678	218.00–232.00	223.35
1	—	465	261.00	261.00
2	—	618	210.00–220.00	214.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	202.00	202.00
2	—	678	196.00–211.00	203.31
2	—	718	210.00	210.00
9	—	570	216.00–228.00	223.72
4	—	474	227.50–228.00	227.88
1	—	870	195.00	195.00
1	—	900	170.00	170.00
4	—	525	219.00–222.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	247.00–259.00	257.34
66	—	810	236.50	236.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	182.50	182.50
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	185.00	185.00
1	—	955	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	160.00–164.00	162.70
2	—	725	160.00–170.00	164.97
12	—	583	199.00–216.00	208.77
20	—	476	200.00–218.00	209.42
5	—	360	221.00–225.00	221.82
2	—	607	223.00	223.00
7	—	421	209.00–223.00	215.29
3	—	988	178.00	178.00
14	—	527	198.00–211.00	206.94
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
1	—	455	201.00	201.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	140.00–155.00	149.01
1	—	275	188.00	188.00
9	—	624	170.00–186.00	179.04
8	—	562	180.00–193.00	188.32
2	—	685	168.00	168.00
2	—	380	196.00–197.50	196.73
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
3	—	326	180.00–190.00	186.48
1	—	465	181.00	181.00
8	—	432	180.00–194.00	185.77
6	—	528	190.00–195.00	191.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	234.00	234.00
4	—	457	231.00	231.00
4	—	510	227.00	227.00
3	—	430	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	152.00–158.00	155.07
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	230.00	230.00
15	—	515	217.00–226.00	220.43
6	—	419	233.00–247.50	240.15
8	—	378	240.00–255.00	244.86
1	—	970	150.00	150.00
8	—	617	195.00–218.00	207.91
1	—	660	217.00	217.00
3	—	707	180.00–195.00	185.06
3	—	783	176.00	176.00
2	—	585	220.00	220.00
3	—	335	230.00–257.50	248.33
2	—	285	230.00–235.00	232.46
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	178.00	178.00
3	—	561	184.00	184.00
1	—	670	168.00	168.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	174.00	174.00
1	—	925	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
2	—	488	190.00–207.00	198.63
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
2	—	628	160.00–162.00	160.97
1	—	390	192.50	192.50
1	—	885	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	227.50	227.50
1	—	760	153.00	153.00
1	—	510	198.00	198.00
5	—	569	190.00–205.00	197.28
2	—	468	215.00–220.00	217.54
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
5	—	630	175.00–191.00	184.28
2	—	420	213.00–225.00	219.14
1	—	680	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,091	72.00–84.00	77.84
8	—	976	56.00–70.00	63.48
9	—	1,044	86.00–93.00	88.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,522	93.00–100.00	95.24
7	—	1,584	86.00–92.00	88.77
1	—	1,705	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,320	83.00–94.00	88.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,763	110.00–120.00	113.75
4	—	1,601	100.00–107.00	104.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,100.00	1,100.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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