Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder steers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Good quality offering of steers and heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.22/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$220.22

227 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$64.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

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	708	221.96	1,571	211
Medium and Large 2	591	214.08	1,265	6thin
Large 1-2	735	197.80	1,453	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	620	181.49	1,125	4thin
Large 2-3	775	157.00	1,217	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.96/cwt here — about $354 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 sale227 hd

220.22

—

KY average27 barns · 6,708 hd

214.28

+5.94

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	1,537	102.98	1,583	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	86.02	1,245	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	84.56	1,044	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	67.76	753	45

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,710	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,530	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,283	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$783	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,819	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,420	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,223	$1,335	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,275	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	204.22/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,581	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	800	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,464	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	742	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	261.44/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,205	4
Steers	Large 2-3	—	775	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	188.51/cwt	187.00–190.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	247.92/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,435	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	180.85/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	187.51/cwt	185.00–192.50	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	271.98/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	213.94/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	209.07/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,509	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	167.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	245.82/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,293	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	261.84/cwt	257.50–270.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	233.95/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,594	67
Bulls	Large 2	—	470	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	170.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	210.35/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	249.86/cwt	248.00–267.50	1,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	191.66/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,079	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	64.80/cwt	60.00–70.00	735	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	86.02/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,245	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	76.72/cwt	73.00–80.00	963	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	86.26/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,061	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	45.51/cwt	40.00–54.00	502	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	83.94/cwt	83.00–85.00	951	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	74.83/cwt	71.00–82.00	819	21
Bulls	—	—	1,523	100.98/cwt	87.00–105.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	819.04/head	740.00–890.00	819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,283.27/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,335.36/head	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,819.38/head	1,810.00–1,830.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	212.39/cwt	206.00–217.50	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,320	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	264.72/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	202.20/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,171	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	163.26/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	213.54/cwt	200.00–217.00	989	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	187.24/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	202.03/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	223.26/cwt	221.00–225.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	185.21/cwt	180.00–192.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	693	162.01/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 1,039Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 64Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 16Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	774	200.00–206.00	204.22
1	—	670	219.00	219.00
4	—	461	256.00–265.00	261.44
12	—	579	243.00–250.00	247.92
8	—	394	270.00–274.00	271.98
9	—	628	211.00–224.00	213.94
1	—	420	250.00	250.00
15	—	722	206.00–210.00	209.07
10	—	526	239.00–248.00	245.82
3	—	327	257.50–270.00	261.84
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	183.00	183.00
2	—	742	198.00	198.00
2	—	695	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	235.00	235.00
2	—	690	199.00	199.00
1	—	730	194.00	194.00
1	—	495	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	275.00	275.00
2	—	385	285.00	285.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	195.00	195.00
2	—	825	166.00–170.00	167.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	838	210.00	210.00
4	—	556	265.00	265.00
3	—	610	231.00–240.00	233.95
1	—	500	275.00	275.00
67	—	745	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	195.00–200.00	197.46
1	—	735	158.00	158.00
1	—	675	177.50	177.50
2	—	493	187.00–190.00	188.51
2	—	767	130.00	130.00
7	—	579	177.00–184.00	180.85
1	—	640	177.00	177.00
1	—	990	136.00	136.00
3	—	393	185.00–192.50	187.51
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
5	—	526	180.00–192.00	185.21
1	—	285	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
2	—	663	162.50–164.00	163.26
1	—	600	165.00	165.00
1	—	410	152.50	152.50
1	—	530	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	206.00–217.50	212.39
13	—	748	176.50	176.50
14	—	579	191.00–204.00	202.20
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
16	—	463	200.00–217.00	213.54
5	—	635	182.00–193.00	187.24
3	—	520	198.00–207.00	202.03
10	—	369	221.00–225.00	223.26
5	—	759	178.00	178.00
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
5	—	275	220.00	220.00
7	—	655	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	159.00–165.00	162.01
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	169.00–172.00	170.50
3	—	577	208.00–215.00	210.35
11	—	477	248.00–267.50	249.86
7	—	296	265.00	265.00
1	—	305	255.00	255.00
1	—	750	159.00	159.00
5	—	420	255.00–272.50	264.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
3	—	563	190.00–193.00	191.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,135	60.00–70.00	64.80
7	—	1,104	40.00–54.00	45.51
3	—	1,133	83.00–85.00	83.94
21	—	1,095	71.00–82.00	74.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,447	82.00–91.00	86.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	73.00–80.00	76.72
23	—	1,230	81.00–92.00	86.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	87.00–105.00	100.98
1	—	1,595	111.00	111.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,530.00	1,530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,090.00	1,090.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	740.00–890.00	819.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,283.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,710.00	1,710.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	1,300.00–1,370.00	1,335.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	1,810.00–1,830.00	1,819.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,140.00	1,140.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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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

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