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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 26

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

960 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 946▼ 207 vs year ago 1,167 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 17▲ 19 vs year ago 41 · +46.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 10▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-1.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold steady-1.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.72/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$160.72

419 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	669	161.73	1,081	399
Medium and Large 2-3	601	140.55	844	20

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $237 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 sale419 hd

160.72

—

KY average23 barns · 5,257 hd

159.18

+1.54

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	1,910	101.77	1,944	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,320	98.97	1,306	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	74.22	1,019	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	69.35	812	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	59.77	620	6thin

Every lot

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	194.16/cwt	191.00–201.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	186.39/cwt	176.00–190.00	688	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	204.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	199.47/cwt	192.50–204.00	834	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	185.17/cwt	183.00–187.50	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	183.22/cwt	161.00–189.00	876	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	926	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	168.00/cwt	161.00–179.00	880	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	180.60/cwt	179.00–187.00	972	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	142.62/cwt	135.00–147.00	816	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	165.37/cwt	163.50–179.00	956	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	164.95/cwt	149.00–169.00	968	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	167.16/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,031	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	153.31/cwt	143.50–164.00	964	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	153.44/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,022	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	152.86/cwt	150.50–157.50	1,104	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	145.89/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,056	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,133	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	157.32/cwt	154.50–159.00	1,221	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,241	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,190	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	154.26/cwt	145.00–158.00	489	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	152.56/cwt	145.00–158.00	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	143.76/cwt	137.00–149.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	116.15/cwt	107.50–125.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	143.91/cwt	137.00–149.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	146.74/cwt	133.00–151.00	788	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	145.50/cwt	133.00–152.00	818	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	138.84/cwt	132.00–141.00	869	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	130.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	877	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	120.94/cwt	116.00–126.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,046	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,020	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	128.84/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,002	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,271	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	164.83/cwt	155.00–172.50	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	162.56/cwt	155.00–170.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	145.92/cwt	143.00–149.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	160.35/cwt	147.00–174.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	146.31/cwt	140.00–155.00	756	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	142.29/cwt	134.00–152.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	135.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	848	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	118.08/cwt	110.00–126.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	990	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	840	114.95/cwt	114.95–114.95	966	60
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,910	101.77/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,944	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	59.77/cwt	56.00–64.00	620	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	65.50/cwt	62.00–69.00	739	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	73.19/cwt	70.00–79.00	876	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	711	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,320	98.97/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,306	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	75.84/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,033	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	66.92/cwt	66.00–68.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,726	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,256	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	676.67/cwt	640.00–710.00	7,464	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	839.46/cwt	700.00–990.00	10,174	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	922.08/cwt	730.00–1,060.00	11,314	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	11,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,245.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,250.00	14,940	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 946Year ago 1,167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 17Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 10Year ago 0

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	—	689	151.75	151.75
65	—	700	145.75	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	778	123.00–130.00	128.84
5	—	428	137.00–149.00	143.76
6	—	381	145.00–158.00	152.56
5	—	470	137.00–149.00	143.91
1	—	985	129.00	129.00
17	—	626	132.00–141.00	138.84
8	—	317	145.00–158.00	154.26
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
6	—	674	129.00–132.00	130.18
60	—	562	133.00–152.00	145.50
21	—	537	133.00–151.00	146.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
2	—	678	116.00–126.00	120.94
2	—	535	128.00–129.00	128.49
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
2	—	435	107.50–125.00	116.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	722	150.50–157.50	152.86
64	—	617	165.00–170.00	167.16
6	—	538	179.00–187.00	180.60
32	—	578	163.50–179.00	165.37
108	—	776	154.50–159.00	157.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	191.00	191.00
5	—	378	200.00–215.00	204.33
7	—	418	192.50–204.00	199.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	143.00	143.00
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
2	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
8	—	572	135.00–147.00	142.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	629	143.50–164.00	153.31
1	—	930	128.00	128.00
22	—	478	161.00–189.00	183.22
9	—	666	146.00–164.00	153.44
7	—	768	145.00–150.00	147.54
3	—	338	191.00–201.00	194.16
2	—	825	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
5	—	524	161.00–179.00	168.00
4	—	369	176.00–190.00	186.39
2	—	425	183.00–187.50	185.17
14	—	856	145.00	145.00
13	—	587	149.00–169.00	164.95
10	—	724	139.00–152.00	145.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	840	114.95	114.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	147.00–174.00	160.35
3	—	368	155.00–172.50	164.83
2	—	713	110.00–126.00	118.08
7	—	517	140.00–155.00	146.31
8	—	628	134.00–139.00	135.00
5	—	577	134.00–152.00	142.29
3	—	423	155.00–170.00	162.56
6	—	808	120.00	120.00
3	—	861	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	415	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	149.00	149.00
2	—	468	143.00–149.00	145.92
2	—	575	130.00–134.00	131.97
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	350	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	58.00	58.00
11	—	1,197	70.00–79.00	73.19
8	—	1,128	62.00–69.00	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	91.00–106.00	98.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	56.00–64.00	59.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,362	71.00–81.00	75.84
2	—	1,420	66.00–68.00	66.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,910	100.00–104.00	101.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	878	880.00	880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,227	730.00–1,060.00	922.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	640.00–710.00	676.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,212	700.00–990.00	839.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,240.00–1,250.00	1,245.00

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.