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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 1

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 25Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 548▼ 58 vs year ago 337 · −17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 104▼ 4 vs year ago 69 · −5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 15 vs year ago 24 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $162.43/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$162.43

109 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

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	748	162.98	1,219	104
Medium and Large 2-3	590	151.00	891	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $328 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 sale109 hd

162.43

—

KY average18 barns · 2,445 hd

163.55

−1.12

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	1,668	109.37	1,824	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	86.64	1,280	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	83.49	993	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	70.66	688	27

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,210	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$1,120	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	948	$790	3thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	179.83/cwt	176.00–181.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	175.24/cwt	171.00–181.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	983	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	167.50/cwt	159.00–175.00	978	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	171.77/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,048	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,114	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	966	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,053	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	137.44/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	158.70/cwt	158.70–158.70	1,366	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,180	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,286	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	162.37/cwt	155.00–167.00	606	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	160.06/cwt	152.00–166.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	166.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	154.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	153.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	802	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	145.37/cwt	140.00–152.00	817	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	135.86/cwt	131.00–143.00	856	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	174.61/cwt	170.00–184.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	160.98/cwt	156.00–167.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	164.98/cwt	158.00–172.00	775	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	136.90/cwt	134.00–140.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	150.05/cwt	145.00–157.00	794	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	145.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	816	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	144.04/cwt	141.00–147.00	876	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	947	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,003	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	77.61/cwt	73.00–86.00	740	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	67.77/cwt	64.00–70.00	665	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	56.08/cwt	51.00–62.00	571	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	82.57/cwt	79.00–85.00	968	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	87.79/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,075	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	925	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,077	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	87.45/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,311	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	790.39/head	720.00–850.00	790	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 548Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 104Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 24

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	164.00	164.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
2	—	673	143.00–144.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
4	—	464	171.00–181.00	175.24
5	—	427	176.00–181.00	179.83
3	—	1,021	126.00	126.00
2	—	773	134.00–141.00	137.44
2	—	340	177.00	177.00
1	—	675	156.00	156.00
4	—	610	167.00–174.00	171.77
5	—	584	159.00–175.00	167.50
2	—	540	182.00	182.00
2	—	282	185.00	185.00
1	—	950	132.00	132.00
1	—	915	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	612	182.00	182.00
60	—	861	158.70	158.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
3	—	490	150.00–156.00	154.04
1	—	680	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	155.00–167.00	162.37
2	—	320	160.00–162.50	161.21
12	—	465	160.00–170.00	166.64
6	—	562	140.00–152.00	145.37
7	—	419	152.00–166.00	160.06
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
2	—	295	160.00	160.00
10	—	630	131.00–143.00	135.86
7	—	521	145.00–157.00	153.84
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	141.00–147.00	144.04
4	—	370	170.00–184.00	174.61
2	—	655	142.00	142.00
6	—	470	158.00–172.00	164.98
2	—	770	121.00–125.00	122.96
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
5	—	559	140.00–154.00	145.98
5	—	529	145.00–157.00	150.05
4	—	434	156.00–167.00	160.98
2	—	320	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	176.00	176.00
1	—	580	159.00	159.00
1	—	510	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	528	134.00–140.00	136.90
2	—	482	154.00	154.00
1	—	365	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	86.00–90.00	87.45
1	—	1,330	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	74.00	74.00
13	—	1,172	79.00–85.00	82.57
5	—	1,224	87.00–89.00	87.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	64.00–70.00	67.77
4	—	1,018	51.00–62.00	56.08
15	—	953	73.00–86.00	77.61
1	—	1,060	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,765	112.00–115.00	113.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,120.00	1,120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	720.00–850.00	790.39

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.