Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed to observe the thanksgiving holiday last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.92/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$227.92

288 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$538

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

$67.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

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	649	231.14	1,500	261
Medium and Large 2	647	201.42	1,304	16thin
Large 1-2	711	201.30	1,431	5thin
Large 2	500	192.50	963	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	632	188.00	1,188	3thin
Large 2-3	587	164.00	963	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.14/cwt here — about $538 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 sale288 hd

227.92

—

KY average20 barns · 3,862 hd

219.15

+8.77

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	—	Low	1,747	103.62	1,810	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	91.15	1,396	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	88.50	1,103	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	74.62	827	29

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,190	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,656	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,530	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$980	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	Large 1-2	—	895	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	587	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	963	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	184.17/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	187.62/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,842	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	197.14/cwt	187.50–203.00	1,047	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	197.26/cwt	188.00–203.00	927	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,035	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,499	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	187.25/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,172	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	191.47/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,105	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	183.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	767	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	188.25/cwt	187.50–189.00	960	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	187.01/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,274	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	195.62/cwt	190.00–202.50	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	205.06/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,470	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,524	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,085	1
Steers	Large 2	—	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	223.73/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	262.49/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	198.01/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	200.79/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	240.51/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,270	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	234.36/cwt	229.00–242.50	1,343	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	212.60/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	256.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	263.35/cwt	262.50–265.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	217.26/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,382	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	785	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,484	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	253.78/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,213	24
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	658	161.47/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	982	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	77.85/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,081	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	84.89/cwt	83.00–90.00	947	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	67.80/cwt	64.00–70.00	727	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	94.76/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,492	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	87.09/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,291	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	75.13/cwt	71.00–81.00	862	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	88.18/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,073	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	98.32/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,225	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	95.34/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,619	5
Bulls	—	—	1,610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	109.64/cwt	106.00–115.00	2,054	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,655.53/head	1,400.00–1,790.00	1,656	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	219.44/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,051	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	226.39/cwt	222.50–230.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	260.37/cwt	252.50–267.50	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	252.03/cwt	245.00–262.50	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	197.28/cwt	194.00–207.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	218.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	191.39/cwt	185.00–197.50	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,218	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	662	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	171.65/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,128	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	251.62/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,062	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	177.24/cwt	173.00–180.00	837	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	181.45/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	254.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	244.28/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	185.63/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 0Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 11

No trend due to being closed to observe the thanksgiving holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	139.00	139.00
2	—	575	181.00–187.50	184.17
1	—	655	159.00	159.00
2	—	510	187.50–189.00	188.25
1	—	605	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
2	—	855	169.00	169.00
3	—	708	155.00	155.00
5	—	417	180.00–190.00	183.82
4	—	376	190.00–202.50	195.62
2	—	328	185.00–197.50	191.39
2	—	647	171.00	171.00
3	—	657	170.00–172.50	171.65
5	—	472	173.00–180.00	177.24
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	531	187.50–203.00	197.14
27	—	470	188.00–203.00	197.26
20	—	626	182.00–194.00	187.25
33	—	577	184.00–200.00	191.47
20	—	681	178.00–189.00	187.01
8	—	428	194.00–207.00	197.28
10	—	379	210.00–220.00	218.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	159.00	159.00
2	—	465	165.00	165.00
2	—	365	180.00–182.50	181.25
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
7	—	412	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	583	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	164.00	164.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	205.00	205.00
1	—	545	199.00	199.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	277.50	277.50
4	—	323	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	186.00–190.00	187.62
1	—	500	219.00	219.00
3	—	587	219.00–226.00	223.73
4	—	667	192.00–200.00	198.01
3	—	630	200.00–202.50	200.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	808	228.00	228.00
3	—	553	257.50	257.50
33	—	637	235.25	235.25
6	—	707	217.00	217.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	222.50	222.50
1	—	785	189.00	189.00
1	—	600	197.50	197.50
1	—	540	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	717	204.00–210.00	205.06
11	—	815	187.00	187.00
10	—	414	255.00–270.00	262.49
1	—	900	187.00	187.00
21	—	528	235.00–250.00	240.51
19	—	573	229.00–242.50	234.36
9	—	666	208.00–219.00	212.60
3	—	370	250.00–265.00	256.51
3	—	308	262.50–265.00	263.35
27	—	636	210.00–221.00	217.26
1	—	785	180.00	180.00
24	—	478	240.00–262.50	253.78
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	185.00	185.00
26	—	479	216.00–227.00	219.44
2	—	260	222.50–230.00	226.39
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
1	—	745	148.00	148.00
2	—	680	165.00	165.00
5	—	580	182.50–190.00	185.63
1	—	200	217.50	217.50
1	—	380	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	159.00–164.00	161.47
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	192.50	192.50
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	252.50–267.50	260.37
11	—	359	245.00–262.50	252.03
1	—	760	176.00	176.00
10	—	422	242.50–253.00	251.62
2	—	507	209.00	209.00
2	—	673	177.00–186.00	181.45
4	—	269	250.00–270.00	254.84
6	—	463	240.00–247.50	244.28
3	—	565	222.00	222.00
3	—	600	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	74.00–80.00	77.85
20	—	1,217	83.00–93.00	88.18
5	—	1,246	95.00–108.00	98.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	83.00–90.00	84.89
1	—	935	58.00	58.00
9	—	1,072	64.00–70.00	67.80
12	—	1,147	71.00–81.00	75.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,575	91.00–100.00	94.76
8	—	1,482	80.00–90.00	87.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,698	88.00–103.00	95.34
1	—	1,610	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,873	106.00–115.00	109.64

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	1,400.00–1,790.00	1,655.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,460.00	1,460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,310.00	1,310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,190.00	1,190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle