Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder steers over 550lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.19/cwt on 437 head.

Average price

$181.19

437 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$44.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.15

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	611	184.25	1,125	358
Large 1-2	581	174.13	1,012	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	167.03	935	62
Medium and Large 2-3	450	166.40	748	5thin
Large 2	548	162.00	887	2thin
Medium 1-2	695	140.00	973	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.25/cwt here — about $152 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 sale437 hd

181.19

—

KY average26 barns · 8,017 hd

194.34

−13.15

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	1,525	101.67	1,551	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	85.85	1,315	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	84.95	1,109	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	68.87	710	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	124.00	1,438	1thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$964	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,688	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	577	232.16/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Steers	Large 2	—	600	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Steers	Large 2	—	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	720	175.47/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,263	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	430	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,049	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	640	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	961	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	752	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	189.85/cwt	189.85–189.85	1,188	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,283	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	183.94/cwt	175.00–190.00	971	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	180.76/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,030	76
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	218.75/cwt	212.50–225.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	157.61/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	536	183.04/cwt	179.00–185.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	157.23/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	178.41/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,128	84
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	633	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	216.53/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	196.59/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,518	3
Steers	Large 2	—	805	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	209.78/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,420	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	248.07/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,320	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	264.27/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,097	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	262.35/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	212.01/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,351	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	257.94/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	252.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	232.05/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,427	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	174.47/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	213.95/cwt	213.95–213.95	1,724	132
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	762	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,290	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	187.97/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	217.75/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,139	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	78.60/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	86.09/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,095	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	66.47/cwt	64.00–69.00	715	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	76.90/cwt	72.00–80.00	791	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,426	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	85.08/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,301	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	86.52/cwt	86.00–87.00	959	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	55.61/cwt	50.00–60.00	539	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	95.38/cwt	82.00–104.00	1,569	5
Bulls	—	—	1,376	109.53/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,507	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,149.90/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	963.65/head	890.00–1,030.00	964	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	145.78/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	199.34/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	193.44/cwt	188.00–201.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	154.13/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	171.46/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,144	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	179.98/cwt	178.00–185.00	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	158.25/cwt	154.00–160.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	714	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	585	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	149.02/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	168.24/cwt	162.50–171.00	882	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	195.17/cwt	190.00–198.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	161.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	931	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	243.28/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	427	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	241.61/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,114	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	216.28/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	703	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 804Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 85Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	577	229.00–237.50	232.16
3	—	772	190.00–203.00	196.59
39	—	677	203.00–218.00	209.78
22	—	532	241.00–251.00	248.07
2	—	823	181.00–182.00	181.49
17	—	415	254.00–267.50	264.27
2	—	383	255.00–270.00	262.35
19	—	637	209.00–225.00	212.01
6	—	468	252.50–262.00	257.94
4	—	316	250.00–260.00	252.65
1	—	285	267.50	267.50
2	—	740	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	205.00	205.00
3	—	633	180.00	180.00
1	—	595	206.00	206.00
1	—	460	209.00	209.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	187.50	187.50
1	—	585	217.00	217.00
1	—	805	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	232.50	232.50
1	—	495	237.00	237.00
2	—	727	183.00	183.00
2	—	578	210.00–223.00	216.53
1	—	665	198.00	198.00
2	—	523	229.00–230.00	229.49
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
2	—	835	170.00–179.00	174.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	173.00–178.00	175.47
1	—	430	244.00	244.00
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
1	—	1,025	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	199.00	199.00
1	—	750	172.00	172.00
1	—	635	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	615	227.00–235.00	232.05
132	—	806	213.95	213.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	195.00	195.00
41	—	626	189.85	189.85
72	—	658	195.00	195.00
7	—	521	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	152.00	152.00
3	—	536	179.00–185.00	183.04
2	—	633	160.00–164.00	162.02
2	—	427	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	528	175.00–190.00	183.94
76	—	570	171.00–183.00	180.76
6	—	353	212.50–225.00	218.75
6	—	814	146.00–160.00	157.61
8	—	716	149.00–163.00	157.23
84	—	632	169.00–184.00	178.41
8	—	440	188.00–201.00	193.44
8	—	778	153.00–155.00	154.13
12	—	667	165.00–174.00	171.46
2	—	332	215.00	215.00
6	—	464	190.00–198.00	195.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	178.00–185.00	179.98
4	—	613	154.00–160.00	158.25
4	—	681	153.00	153.00
8	—	725	144.00–151.00	149.02
19	—	524	162.50–171.00	168.24
2	—	345	195.00	195.00
7	—	586	160.00–165.00	161.37
2	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	765	145.00	145.00
1	—	815	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	159.00	159.00
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	166.00	166.00
1	—	660	156.00	156.00
3	—	353	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	232.50	232.50
3	—	583	180.00–195.00	187.97
1	—	610	169.00	169.00
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
3	—	666	145.00	145.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
3	—	533	198.00–200.00	199.34
2	—	483	215.00–217.50	216.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	214.00–220.00	217.75
7	—	650	189.00	189.00
1	—	750	146.00	146.00
2	—	728	142.50–149.00	145.78
1	—	330	265.00	265.00
1	—	380	267.50	267.50
4	—	428	237.50–250.00	243.28
7	—	461	236.00–245.00	241.61
1	—	290	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	76.00–81.00	78.60
19	—	1,272	82.00–92.00	86.09
1	—	1,435	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	64.00–69.00	66.47
7	—	1,029	72.00–80.00	76.90
2	—	1,108	86.00–87.00	86.52
6	—	969	50.00–60.00	55.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	92.00	92.00
8	—	1,529	78.00–88.00	85.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	82.00–104.00	95.38
4	—	1,376	105.00–114.00	109.53

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	890.00–1,030.00	963.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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