Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated calves with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.63/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$225.63

290 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$51.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

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	677	235.93	1,596	190
Medium 2	430	235.00	1,011	2thin
Large 1-2	541	218.48	1,183	8thin
Medium and Large 2	735	206.84	1,519	78
Medium and Large 2-3	602	192.60	1,160	5thin
Large 2	734	184.55	1,355	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.38/cwt here — about $241 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 sale290 hd

225.63

—

KY average25 barns · 6,439 hd

234.50

−8.87

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	—	High	1,509	104.65	1,579	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	93.00	1,514	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	89.62	1,126	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	74.10	801	25

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,180	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$680	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$660	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2Value Added	—	704	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,478	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	222.73/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,158	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	242.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	218.36/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,387	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	995	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,393	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	581	162.11/cwt	150.00–166.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	203.62/cwt	197.50–205.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	247	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	206.32/cwt	200.00–212.50	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	230.08/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	164.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	229.02/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	190.29/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	361	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,107	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	763	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	213.00/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	929	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	188.89/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,266	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	204.52/cwt	200.00–212.50	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	852	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	203.19/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,678	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	201.71/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,535	11
Steers	Large 2	—	891	176.00/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	946	1
Steers	Large 2	—	460	203.93/cwt	198.00–210.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	209.28/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,411	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	241.84/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,241	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	222.40/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	225.95/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,444	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	2
Steers	Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	242.59/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,368	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	388	227.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	252.13/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	256.04/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,091	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	224.63/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,498	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	217.72/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	227.95/cwt	227.95–227.95	1,837	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	277.58/cwt	271.00–282.50	1,296	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	242.81/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,117	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	220.56/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,129	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	248.98/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,048	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	75.42/cwt	72.00–81.00	876	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	88.45/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,104	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	84.76/cwt	83.00–87.00	882	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	94.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,543	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	53.06/cwt	47.00–58.00	453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	66.66/cwt	63.00–70.00	644	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	95.48/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,239	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	110.30/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,785	5
Bulls	—	—	1,412	100.50/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,419	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	187.04/cwt	181.00–190.00	958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	177.82/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	195.23/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	195.42/cwt	190.00–201.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	171.35/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	206.21/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,103	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	211.24/cwt	210.00–212.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	207.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	194.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	193.91/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	194.02/cwt	188.00–202.00	1,141	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	195.70/cwt	190.00–199.00	900	16
Heifers	Large 2	—	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	180.23/cwt	177.50–183.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	177.72/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	865	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	180.98/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	200.10/cwt	195.00–211.00	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	224.81/cwt	217.50–230.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	193.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	930	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	185.27/cwt	180.00–188.00	773	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	173.62/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	185.58/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	238.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	176.49/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	200.24/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,346	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	231.92/cwt	220.00–238.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	184.97/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	455	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	255.14/cwt	252.50–257.50	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	236.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	860	6

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 614Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 74Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	704	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	214.00–230.00	222.73
2	—	725	197.00	197.00
4	—	382	235.00–245.00	242.48
22	—	635	218.00–219.00	218.36
5	—	323	217.50–230.00	224.81
6	—	818	180.00	180.00
20	—	672	195.00–205.00	200.24
3	—	410	220.00–238.00	231.92
4	—	774	184.00–186.00	184.97
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	140.00	140.00
3	—	361	200.00	200.00
1	—	595	199.00	199.00
2	—	540	170.00–174.00	172.02
1	—	675	174.00	174.00
1	—	640	177.00	177.00
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
15	—	480	190.00–200.00	193.83
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	150.00–166.00	162.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	197.50–205.00	203.62
2	—	247	197.50	197.50
5	—	318	200.00–212.50	206.32
17	—	670	183.00–191.00	188.89
1	—	1,110	138.00	138.00
4	—	368	200.00–212.50	204.52
7	—	517	190.00–200.00	194.26
9	—	619	190.00–199.00	193.91
15	—	588	188.00–202.00	194.02
16	—	460	190.00–199.00	195.70
4	—	730	177.50–183.00	180.23
17	—	430	195.00–211.00	200.10
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	170.00–186.00	177.72
20	—	474	180.00–185.00	182.59
5	—	571	178.00–185.00	180.98
1	—	770	149.00	149.00
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
2	—	363	180.00–185.00	182.48
1	—	705	141.00	141.00
16	—	417	180.00–188.00	185.27
2	—	673	170.00–177.00	173.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	589	227.50–232.50	230.08
2	—	1,018	162.00–168.00	164.95
3	—	463	227.50–232.00	229.02
5	—	729	182.00–196.00	190.29
5	—	600	212.00	212.00
2	—	852	189.00	189.00
30	—	826	197.00–209.00	203.19
11	—	761	195.00–204.00	201.71
1	—	415	228.00	228.00
9	—	674	200.00–214.00	209.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	177.00–180.00	178.49
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
2	—	583	212.00–214.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	297.50	297.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	201.00	201.00
4	—	388	220.00–230.00	227.46
1	—	490	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	173.00–177.00	176.00
2	—	460	198.00–210.00	203.93
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	513	237.50–245.00	241.84
15	—	819	221.00–222.50	222.40
1	—	925	195.00	195.00
13	—	639	219.00–231.00	225.95
14	—	564	237.50–247.50	242.59
11	—	465	247.50–257.50	252.13
8	—	426	250.00–265.00	256.04
1	—	1,120	183.00	183.00
19	—	667	220.00–235.00	224.63
6	—	743	211.00–219.00	217.72
2	—	997	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	806	227.95	227.95
19	—	467	271.00–282.50	277.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
8	—	460	239.00–244.00	242.81
11	—	512	215.00–230.00	220.56
9	—	421	240.00–252.50	248.98
2	—	627	199.00	199.00
6	—	327	230.00–240.00	238.44
4	—	721	170.00–184.00	176.49
2	—	223	252.50–257.50	255.14
6	—	363	230.00–240.00	236.79
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	181.00–190.00	187.04
1	—	650	165.00	165.00
2	—	575	171.00–185.00	177.82
4	—	474	190.00–201.00	195.42
3	—	645	168.00–173.00	171.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	190.00–198.00	195.23
12	—	535	197.00–210.00	206.21
1	—	215	220.00	220.00
2	—	313	210.00–212.50	211.24
2	—	485	220.00	220.00
2	—	368	200.00–215.00	207.45
5	—	630	183.00–188.00	185.58
1	—	270	212.50	212.50
2	—	655	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,162	72.00–81.00	75.42
5	—	1,040	83.00–87.00	84.76
2	—	853	47.00–58.00	53.06
4	—	966	63.00–70.00	66.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	84.00–93.00	88.45
2	—	1,298	95.00–96.00	95.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,642	90.00–100.00	94.00
1	—	1,540	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,618	108.00–114.00	110.30
11	—	1,412	93.00–106.00	100.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,180.00	1,180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	680.00	680.00

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