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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 25

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

548 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 644▲ 304 vs year ago 244 · +124.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 90▲ 91 vs year ago 13 · +700.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with the high dressing boners being 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with the exception of a few extremely high dressing bulls that sold higher.

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 $161.91/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$161.91

202 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$5.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

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	673	162.16	1,091	192
Medium and Large 2-3	495	156.99	776	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.17/cwt here — about $314 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 sale202 hd

161.91

—

KY average25 barns · 5,224 hd

164.70

−2.79

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	—	Low	1,770	120.10	2,126	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	87.24	1,215	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	84.65	1,009	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	69.41	704	28

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	179.09/cwt	173.00–185.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	174.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	179.21/cwt	171.00–184.00	771	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	200.79/cwt	194.00–204.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	180.92/cwt	172.00–185.00	859	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	152.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	193.17/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,008	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	167.85/cwt	162.00–179.00	885	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	175.27/cwt	175.00–178.00	976	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	170.35/cwt	160.00–179.00	961	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	175.54/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,066	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	177.78/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,166	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	145.59/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,041	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	146.60/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,152	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,268	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,180	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,243	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,168	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	149.10/cwt	145.00–153.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	136.63/cwt	132.00–141.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	158.24/cwt	154.00–164.00	590	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	152.34/cwt	146.00–156.00	646	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	161.26/cwt	158.00–162.00	701	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	149.77/cwt	148.00–152.00	696	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	150.00/cwt	141.00–154.00	782	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	146.58/cwt	141.00–151.00	830	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	138.41/cwt	132.00–145.00	853	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	146.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	913	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	918	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	124.41/cwt	118.00–127.00	901	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	116.02/cwt	112.00–121.00	891	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	171.81/cwt	167.50–177.50	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	174.84/cwt	166.00–178.00	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.50	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	164.81/cwt	158.00–170.00	700	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	176.99/cwt	175.00–179.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	163.38/cwt	156.00–171.00	779	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	151.37/cwt	142.00–158.00	811	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	146.26/cwt	142.00–155.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	143.95/cwt	137.00–150.00	880	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	123.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	824	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	677	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,026	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	682	119.43/cwt	117.00–125.00	815	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	130.14/cwt	124.00–136.00	931	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	123.05/cwt	118.00–128.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,008	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	113.68/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	130.15/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,570	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	330	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	67.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	681	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	58.35/cwt	54.00–63.00	610	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	76.81/cwt	72.00–80.00	804	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	83.12/cwt	80.00–85.00	987	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	88.03/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,072	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,314	80.71/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,061	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	89.11/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,261	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,278	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	697.12/cwt	560.00–810.00	6,295	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,765	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 644Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 90Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	566	141.00–151.00	146.58
20	—	424	146.00–156.00	152.34
6	—	724	118.00–127.00	124.41
1	—	985	118.00	118.00
3	—	768	112.00–121.00	116.02
2	—	288	145.00–153.00	149.10
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
23	—	521	141.00–154.00	150.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
9	—	465	148.00–152.00	149.77
3	—	673	128.00–132.00	130.01
11	—	373	154.00–164.00	158.24
7	—	616	132.00–145.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
17	—	623	145.00–148.00	146.58
5	—	706	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	159.00	159.00
2	—	652	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	435	158.00–162.00	161.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	144.00	144.00
2	—	360	132.00–141.00	136.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	182.50	182.50
2	—	245	165.00	165.00
10	—	430	171.00–184.00	179.21
2	—	330	173.00–185.00	179.09
2	—	1,020	113.00–116.00	114.52
1	—	905	135.00	135.00
2	—	975	126.00–129.00	127.48
9	—	656	176.00–178.00	177.78
9	—	607	173.00–179.00	175.54
4	—	370	170.00–179.00	174.34
16	—	564	160.00–179.00	170.35
2	—	825	143.00	143.00
20	—	715	144.00–150.00	145.59
14	—	786	143.00–148.50	146.60
10	—	527	162.00–179.00	167.85
8	—	475	172.00–185.00	180.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	185.00–201.00	193.17
11	—	557	175.00–178.00	175.27
63	—	818	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	194.00–204.00	200.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	147.00–155.00	152.29
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	154.00	154.00
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
2	—	490	161.00–165.00	163.02
1	—	390	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	156.00–171.00	163.38
12	—	611	137.00–150.00	143.95
3	—	318	167.50–177.50	171.81
2	—	788	118.00–128.00	123.05
5	—	366	166.00–178.00	174.84
9	—	425	158.00–170.00	164.81
3	—	575	142.00–155.00	146.26
11	—	536	142.00–158.00	151.37
3	—	665	120.00–129.00	123.97
3	—	826	122.00	122.00
5	—	715	124.00–136.00	130.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	175.00–179.00	176.99
2	—	420	173.00	173.00
1	—	600	159.00	159.00
2	—	350	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
4	—	677	151.00–152.00	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	150.00–157.50	153.70
4	—	619	117.00–125.00	121.02
4	—	682	117.00–125.00	119.43
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	44.00	44.00
10	—	1,047	72.00–80.00	76.81
15	—	1,007	64.00–71.00	67.65
2	—	1,045	54.00–63.00	58.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,415	85.00–98.00	89.11
4	—	1,314	78.00–83.00	80.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,218	86.00–93.00	88.03
20	—	1,187	80.00–85.00	83.12
1	—	1,000	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	102.00	102.00
5	—	1,975	124.00–137.00	130.15
5	—	1,573	107.00–117.00	113.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	730.00	730.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	560.00–810.00	697.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	630.00	630.00

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.