Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with feeder steers over 500lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.53/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$227.53

242 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$42.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

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	724	229.59	1,662	219
Medium and Large 2	586	218.34	1,280	10thin
Large 1-2	507	207.05	1,050	8thin
Large 2	485	191.00	926	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	670	187.00	1,253	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.59/cwt here — about $409 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 sale242 hd

227.53

—

KY average26 barns · 6,495 hd

224.03

+3.50

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	1,774	113.13	2,006	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	95.10	1,522	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	91.98	1,143	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	70.24	709	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,357	109.00	1,479	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	408	210.49/cwt	205.00–212.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	202.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	193.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	854	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	215.22/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	203.51/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	235.90/cwt	235.90–235.90	1,885	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	226.33/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,539	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	247.91/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	209.38/cwt	207.00–209.50	1,834	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	193.84/cwt	182.00–194.50	1,822	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	219.43/cwt	218.00–219.50	1,738	21
Steers	Large 2	—	485	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,522	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	572	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	239.87/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,362	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,431	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	453	232.46/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	251.17/cwt	250.00–252.50	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	216.48/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	244.07/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,054	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	518	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	157.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	248.21/cwt	242.50–255.00	943	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	182.38/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	252.59/cwt	250.00–255.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,479	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	97.18/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,556	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	87.48/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	97.61/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,292	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	74.90/cwt	71.00–81.00	786	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	50.93/cwt	48.00–54.00	453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	65.25/cwt	60.00–70.00	640	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	88.36/cwt	86.00–91.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,978	120.88/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	90.67/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,110	30
Bulls	—	—	1,653	103.75/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	113.78/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	192.84/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	246.62/cwt	242.50–250.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	188.96/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,075	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	240.12/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,121	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	205.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	206.82/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,175	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	177.07/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,275	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	209.90/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,100	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	243.77/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	153.58/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	189.20/cwt	188.00–190.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	194.15/cwt	192.50–195.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	228.90/cwt	228.90–228.90	1,708	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	210.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	184.38/cwt	182.00–190.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	187.48/cwt	184.00–190.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	186.45/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	171.12/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	187.92/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,090	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	656	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 805Year ago 745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 63Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower with feeder steers over 500lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	205.00–212.00	210.49
1	—	920	167.50	167.50
7	—	374	200.00–205.00	202.21
1	—	1,065	132.50	132.50
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
2	—	493	201.00–206.00	203.51
6	—	622	208.00	208.00
2	—	333	200.00–210.00	205.11
9	—	568	201.00–212.50	206.82
9	—	521	200.00–215.00	210.66
2	—	877	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	191.00	191.00
15	—	442	190.00–195.00	193.25
1	—	740	147.50	147.50
2	—	765	147.00–160.00	153.58
5	—	472	188.00–190.00	189.20
3	—	263	192.50–195.00	194.15
1	—	905	145.00	145.00
7	—	529	184.00–190.00	187.48
9	—	624	179.00–191.00	186.45
10	—	681	169.00–176.00	171.12
15	—	580	184.00–192.00	187.92
1	—	350	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
4	—	910	123.00	123.00
7	—	428	182.00–190.00	184.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	746	228.90	228.90
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	212.50–218.00	215.22
1	—	690	214.00	214.00
1	—	545	223.00	223.00
1	—	745	202.00	202.00
3	—	585	223.00	223.00
2	—	450	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	260.00	260.00
1	—	405	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	193.00	193.00
1	—	795	178.00	178.00
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	255.00	255.00
23	—	680	220.00–235.00	226.33
8	—	468	240.00–252.50	247.91
21	—	876	207.00–209.50	209.38
19	—	940	182.00–194.50	193.84
21	—	792	218.00–219.50	219.43
5	—	637	239.00	239.00
29	—	568	230.00–249.00	239.87
4	—	325	250.00–252.50	251.17
2	—	730	214.00–219.00	216.48
7	—	432	240.00–255.00	244.07
1	—	505	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	799	235.90	235.90
7	—	557	257.00	257.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	191.00	191.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	196.00	196.00
3	—	453	227.50–235.00	232.46
3	—	518	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	143.00	143.00
1	—	690	171.00	171.00
3	—	358	225.00–235.00	230.02
4	—	522	182.00–197.00	192.84
3	—	325	230.00	230.00
8	—	569	180.00–196.00	188.96
2	—	420	210.00	210.00
2	—	468	205.00–207.00	206.01
1	—	625	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	150.00–165.00	157.65
1	—	415	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	242.50–255.00	248.21
8	—	656	180.00–188.00	182.38
2	—	333	250.00–255.00	252.59
2	—	602	186.00	186.00
3	—	553	200.00	200.00
3	—	290	242.50–250.00	246.62
21	—	467	230.00–247.50	240.12
10	—	720	170.00–186.00	177.07
14	—	524	201.00–217.50	209.90
13	—	423	240.00–252.50	243.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,357	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,601	93.00–107.00	97.18
3	—	1,600	81.00–92.00	87.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	95.00–102.00	97.61
30	—	1,224	82.00–94.00	90.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	71.00–81.00	74.90
2	—	890	48.00–54.00	50.93
7	—	981	60.00–70.00	65.25
2	—	1,065	86.00–91.00	88.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	120.00–122.00	120.88
2	—	1,653	99.00–106.00	103.75
5	—	1,740	108.00–117.00	113.78

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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