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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 11

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 458▲ 219 vs year ago 321 · +68.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 60▲ 45 vs year ago 41 · +109.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 17▲ 27 vs year ago 10 · +270.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $169.10/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$169.10

227 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$11.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

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	671	169.20	1,135	225
Medium and Large 2-3	460	157.53	725	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.67/cwt here — about $410 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

169.10

—

KY average24 barns · 4,934 hd

167.30

+1.79

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	1,667	115.79	1,930	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	84.80	1,225	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	83.21	1,034	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	66.34	651	15

Every lot

87 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	179.52/cwt	176.00–183.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	171.62/cwt	165.00–174.00	729	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	174.80/cwt	169.00–183.00	834	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	191.99/cwt	188.00–194.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	171.54/cwt	165.00–178.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	187.24/cwt	185.00–197.00	998	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	172.81/cwt	169.00–177.00	997	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	181.68/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,063	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	184.32/cwt	183.50–186.00	1,113	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,079	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,137	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	161.33/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,097	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	166.60/cwt	166.60–166.60	1,203	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	149.34/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,108	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,214	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	164.07/cwt	160.00–168.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	172.88/cwt	172.50–173.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	155.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	166.99/cwt	166.00–170.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	140.90/cwt	137.00–145.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	155.89/cwt	148.00–163.00	667	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	151.33/cwt	144.00–156.00	713	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	161.49/cwt	159.00–162.00	764	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	151.48/cwt	145.00–157.00	794	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	159.93/cwt	159.00–163.00	848	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	164.74/cwt	162.00–165.00	934	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	147.95/cwt	145.00–152.00	842	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	817	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	134.46/cwt	124.00–139.00	882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	117.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	126.82/cwt	118.00–129.00	980	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,114	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,181	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	175.76/cwt	175.00–176.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	169.02/cwt	160.00–172.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	766	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	166.78/cwt	162.00–176.00	724	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	170.66/cwt	167.00–178.00	785	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	146.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	176.49/cwt	175.00–177.00	909	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	150.53/cwt	148.00–153.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	158.54/cwt	157.00–163.00	918	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	158.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	997	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	136.57/cwt	133.00–141.00	985	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	120.34/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	112.75/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,930	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	807	46.40/cwt	43.00–50.00	374	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	534	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	67.58/cwt	66.00–69.00	654	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	710	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	74.40/cwt	70.00–80.00	788	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	76.54/cwt	73.00–79.00	924	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	86.88/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,103	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	900	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	86.65/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,269	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	760	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,016	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,965	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,029.33/cwt	790.00–1,190.00	12,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	13,554	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,156.97/cwt	1,140.00–1,170.00	15,075	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	14,541	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,080.49/cwt	1,025.00–1,130.00	14,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	795	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	6,599	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	1,583.84/cwt	1,380.00–1,670.00	23,995	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	27,060	1

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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 458Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 60Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 17Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter 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	—	324	160.00–168.00	164.07
20	—	524	145.00–157.00	151.48
4	—	656	124.00–139.00	134.46
4	—	619	127.00–135.00	131.91
5	—	569	145.00–152.00	147.95
2	—	720	114.00–120.00	116.96
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
19	—	428	148.00–163.00	155.89
14	—	471	144.00–156.00	151.33
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,045	113.00	113.00
7	—	372	150.00–165.00	155.76
10	—	948	117.50	117.50
5	—	773	118.00–129.00	126.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	172.50–173.00	172.88
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
4	—	419	166.00–170.00	166.99
6	—	473	159.00–162.00	161.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	137.00–145.00	140.90
3	—	685	117.00–119.00	117.68
2	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	475	143.00–144.00	143.50
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
1	—	345	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	162.00–165.00	164.74
2	—	613	140.00–144.00	141.99
18	—	530	159.00–163.00	159.93
4	—	653	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	176.00–183.00	179.52
9	—	577	169.00–177.00	172.81
6	—	477	169.00–183.00	174.80
3	—	742	148.00–152.00	149.34
7	—	840	144.00–145.00	144.50
2	—	680	150.00–173.00	161.33
7	—	515	165.00–178.00	171.54
1	—	620	174.00	174.00
6	—	425	165.00–174.00	171.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	189.00	189.00
4	—	481	188.00–194.00	191.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	185.00–197.00	187.24
12	—	669	170.00	170.00
3	—	585	180.00–183.00	181.68
8	—	604	183.50–186.00	184.32
142	—	722	166.60	166.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	155.00–160.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	157.00–163.00	158.54
4	—	515	175.00–177.00	176.49
5	—	721	133.00–141.00	136.57
6	—	372	160.00–172.00	169.02
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
8	—	460	167.00–178.00	170.66
3	—	630	155.00–160.00	158.31
4	—	341	175.00–176.00	175.76
2	—	665	137.00–140.00	138.48
10	—	434	162.00–176.00	166.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	186.00	186.00
3	—	403	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	150.00–156.00	152.98
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
4	—	526	148.00–153.00	150.53
3	—	568	140.00–145.00	141.72
3	—	488	140.00–150.00	146.69
1	—	300	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	58.00	58.00
8	—	1,059	70.00–80.00	74.40
3	—	968	66.00–69.00	67.58
3	—	807	43.00–50.00	46.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,465	82.00–90.00	86.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	71.00	71.00
27	—	1,269	80.00–99.00	86.88
13	—	1,207	73.00–79.00	76.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	118.00–123.00	120.34
3	—	1,712	106.00–116.00	112.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	790.00–1,190.00	1,029.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,025.00–1,130.00	1,080.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	1,140.00–1,170.00	1,156.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,080.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,515	1,380.00–1,670.00	1,583.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,640	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	830.00	830.00

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.