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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 14

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

712 head

▼ 289 vs last sale 1,001▲ 135 vs year ago 577 · +23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 103▲ 29 vs year ago 59 · +49.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▼ 5 vs year ago 17 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower on a plainer quality offering. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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 $172.15/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$172.15

227 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$12.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

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	694	173.46	1,204	203
Medium and Large 2-3	583	161.08	939	24

One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $265 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

172.15

—

KY average25 barns · 6,193 hd

177.19

−5.04

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	1,877	109.99	2,065	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	80.01	1,185	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	78.32	954	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	65.16	638	23

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)	1,073	$984	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$830	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,105	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	163.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	187.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	829	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	187.98/cwt	180.00–194.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	195.92/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,021	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	177.43/cwt	171.00–183.00	924	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	179.04/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,021	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	164.97/cwt	152.00–168.00	947	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,079	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	167.96/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,035	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,142	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	163.65/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,110	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,087	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,248	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	145.13/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,131	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	174.95/cwt	174.95–174.95	1,508	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,354	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	156.41/cwt	150.00–164.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	155.63/cwt	148.00–162.00	582	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	158.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	666	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	153.07/cwt	148.00–163.00	730	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	134.86/cwt	128.00–138.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	156.04/cwt	148.00–161.00	819	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	152.52/cwt	145.00–160.00	869	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	141.11/cwt	136.00–148.00	868	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	140.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	935	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	133.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	946	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	129.33/cwt	122.00–133.00	973	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,057	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	184.12/cwt	180.00–187.50	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	180.47/cwt	175.00–185.00	670	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	163.90/cwt	160.00–168.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	183.75/cwt	178.00–187.00	809	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	151.68/cwt	151.00–153.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	174.63/cwt	167.00–181.00	833	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	176.46/cwt	170.00–184.00	933	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	156.94/cwt	152.00–167.00	895	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	130.48/cwt	125.00–136.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	150.71/cwt	144.00–157.00	951	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	144.78/cwt	141.00–146.00	982	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,789	106.61/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,907	5
Bulls	—	—	2,098	118.45/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,485	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	44.04/cwt	43.00–45.00	392	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	54.65/cwt	52.00–57.00	492	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	65.07/cwt	63.00–69.00	642	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	74.36/cwt	71.00–78.00	753	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	74.15/cwt	67.00–78.00	875	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	82.73/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,042	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	75.17/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,021	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	85.11/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,306	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	869	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	984.10/head	800.00–1,230.00	984	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 1,001Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 103Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	150.00–165.00	158.18
3	—	253	177.50	177.50
1	—	230	165.00	165.00
18	—	477	148.00–163.00	153.07
8	—	711	120.00–135.00	133.05
39	—	525	148.00–161.00	156.04
9	—	752	122.00–133.00	129.33
3	—	801	132.00	132.00
14	—	374	148.00–162.00	155.63
18	—	615	136.00–148.00	141.11
42	—	570	145.00–160.00	152.52
6	—	332	150.00–164.00	156.41
12	—	664	135.00–145.00	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
7	—	521	128.00–138.00	134.86
3	—	376	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	153.00	153.00
2	—	470	174.00	174.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
4	—	805	145.00	145.00
13	—	574	152.00–168.00	164.97
3	—	415	160.00–170.00	163.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	195.00	195.00
66	—	862	174.95	174.95
3	—	660	173.00	173.00
3	—	603	179.00	179.00
2	—	768	162.00–163.00	162.50
11	—	521	191.00–202.00	195.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	175.00–189.00	179.04
15	—	616	161.00–175.00	167.96
3	—	475	180.00–194.00	187.98
1	—	385	187.00	187.00
5	—	706	154.00	154.00
1	—	820	161.00	161.00
12	—	521	171.00–183.00	177.43
7	—	441	180.00–190.00	187.92
5	—	779	142.00–153.00	145.13
6	—	885	153.00	153.00
35	—	678	155.00–169.00	163.65
2	—	342	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	152.00–167.00	156.94
4	—	678	141.00–146.00	144.78
15	—	529	170.00–184.00	176.46
4	—	631	144.00–157.00	150.71
11	—	477	167.00–181.00	174.63
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
3	—	283	180.00–187.50	184.12
12	—	440	178.00–187.00	183.75
15	—	371	175.00–185.00	180.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	155.00–159.00	156.99
3	—	455	151.00–153.00	151.68
2	—	420	160.00–168.00	163.90
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
2	—	655	126.00–130.00	127.98
2	—	628	125.00–136.00	130.48
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
1	—	280	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	43.00–45.00	44.04
2	—	900	52.00–57.00	54.65
7	—	1,013	71.00–78.00	74.36
12	—	986	63.00–69.00	65.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	72.00–78.00	75.17
1	—	1,640	53.00	53.00
11	—	1,534	81.00–94.00	85.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,259	79.00–90.00	82.73
19	—	1,180	67.00–78.00	74.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,098	118.00–119.00	118.45
5	—	1,789	102.00–110.00	106.61

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,073	800.00–1,230.00	984.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.