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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 511▼ 53 vs year ago 467 · −11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 73▲ 22 vs year ago 57 · +38.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.99/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$131.99

122 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.01

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	540	134.23	724	108
Medium and Large 2-3	586	114.95	674	10thin
Medium 1-2	452	114.00	515	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $210 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 sale122 hd

131.99

—

KY average25 barns · 5,079 hd

143.00

−11.01

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	1,685	94.26	1,588	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	67.92	1,009	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	67.06	839	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	60.11	637	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,065	112.26	1,196	4thin

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)	1,605	$990	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,488	$965	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	187.05/cwt	186.00–188.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	175.12/cwt	170.00–184.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	148.88/cwt	146.00–154.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	155.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	881	21
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	568	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	819	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	143.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	907	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	984	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	127.12/cwt	120.00–134.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,117	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	130.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,185	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	129.08/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,259	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	145.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	143.24/cwt	140.00–146.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	133.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	586	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	137.98/cwt	134.00–148.00	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	482	113.66/cwt	111.00–119.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	137.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	707	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	131.86/cwt	126.00–138.00	754	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	843	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	107.69/cwt	101.00–114.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	125.26/cwt	121.00–129.00	847	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	156.40/cwt	147.50–161.00	449	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	321	159.59/cwt	154.00–162.50	512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	181.71/cwt	181.00–182.50	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	161.53/cwt	156.00–164.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	145.88/cwt	142.50–147.50	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	169.63/cwt	160.00–176.00	704	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	137.71/cwt	131.00–145.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	141.77/cwt	136.00–145.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	157.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	749	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	137.13/cwt	130.00–142.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	542	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	122.59/cwt	118.00–130.00	772	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	113.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,065	112.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,196	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,321	79.81/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,054	5
Bulls	—	—	1,874	96.85/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,815	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	106.63/cwt	102.00–115.00	2,024	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	416	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	68.31/cwt	68.00–69.00	628	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	683	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	56.08/cwt	53.00–58.00	616	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	65.71/cwt	63.00–69.00	817	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	71.78/cwt	70.00–77.00	917	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	65.17/cwt	63.00–67.00	961	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	70.67/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,059	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,720	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 511Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 73Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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
2	—	500	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	126.00–138.00	131.86
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
18	—	439	128.00–138.00	133.42
24	—	620	125.00–140.00	136.00
9	—	479	134.00–148.00	137.98
7	—	676	121.00–129.00	125.26
1	—	275	133.00	133.00
19	—	514	130.00–145.00	137.47
6	—	374	140.00–146.00	143.24
2	—	330	142.00–149.00	145.66
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
3	—	760	110.00–113.00	111.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	101.00–114.00	107.69
3	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.92
2	—	605	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	410	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
3	—	482	111.00–119.00	113.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
3	—	568	130.00–137.00	132.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	138.00	138.00
7	—	431	170.00–184.00	175.12
2	—	975	124.00–134.00	129.08
16	—	634	140.00–148.00	143.03
6	—	512	146.00–154.00	148.88
14	—	483	170.00	170.00
21	—	568	150.00–164.00	155.17
3	—	907	129.00–134.00	130.65
3	—	730	153.00	153.00
2	—	368	186.00–188.00	187.05
1	—	1,010	133.00	133.00
4	—	661	120.00–134.00	127.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	637	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	142.00–143.00	142.50
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
5	—	632	129.00–130.00	129.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
2	—	542	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	287	147.50–161.00	156.40
3	—	653	111.00–120.00	113.98
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
14	—	630	118.00–130.00	122.59
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
8	—	476	156.00–160.00	157.26
6	—	381	156.00–164.00	161.53
10	—	415	160.00–176.00	169.63
6	—	523	130.00–142.00	137.13
2	—	328	181.00–182.50	181.71
4	—	564	130.00–136.00	133.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	136.00–145.00	141.77
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
3	—	321	154.00–162.50	159.59
2	—	533	120.00–121.00	120.50
3	—	381	142.50–147.50	145.88
2	—	418	131.00–145.00	137.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	53.00–58.00	56.08
1	—	885	47.00	47.00
3	—	920	68.00–69.00	68.31
8	—	1,098	60.00–65.00	62.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	70.00–77.00	71.78
21	—	1,243	63.00–69.00	65.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,474	63.00–67.00	65.17
6	—	1,498	68.00–74.00	70.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	110.00–113.00	112.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	74.00–84.00	79.81
5	—	1,898	102.00–115.00	106.63
4	—	1,874	94.00–100.00	96.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	750.00	750.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,720	1,190.00	1,190.00

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.