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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 4

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▲ 372 vs last sale 242▼ 451 vs year ago 1,065 · −42.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 37▲ 10 vs year ago 80 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to last weeks holiday.

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 $177.44/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$177.44

229 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$708

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

$49.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

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	681	178.17	1,214	222
Medium and Large 2-3	566	164.40	931	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	393	128.75	505	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.42/cwt here — about $708 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 sale229 hd

177.44

—

KY average13 barns · 2,656 hd

175.41

+2.03

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	—	Average	1,834	95.62	1,754	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	80.86	1,179	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	75.52	897	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	57.56	559	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,300	118.95	1,546	3thin

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)	975	$745	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$710	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$610	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	349	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	715	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	217.29/cwt	212.00–220.00	930	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	193.04/cwt	181.00–199.00	936	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	186.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	962	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	187.19/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,045	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,129	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	172.93/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,083	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	168.05/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,153	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,225	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	165.43/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,214	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	177.20/cwt	177.20–177.20	1,465	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	137.91/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,255	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,355	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	162.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	606	16
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	382	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	178.01/cwt	176.00–179.00	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	152.72/cwt	145.00–160.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	163.09/cwt	155.00–167.00	798	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	155.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	868	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	152.49/cwt	140.00–155.00	868	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	159.24/cwt	159.00–160.00	908	16
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	592	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	133.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	825	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	120.79/cwt	114.00–126.00	796	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	133.60/cwt	126.00–135.00	945	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,004	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	207.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	185.84/cwt	182.50–190.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	202.10/cwt	200.00–204.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	161.41/cwt	155.00–170.00	864	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	173.70/cwt	160.00–176.00	957	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	145.80/cwt	141.00–151.00	851	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	144.77/cwt	143.00–146.00	902	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	839	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	133.76/cwt	131.00–140.00	904	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	972	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,300	118.95/cwt	109.00–131.00	1,546	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.16/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,394	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	93.64/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,735	3
Bulls	—	—	2,001	108.26/cwt	104.00–113.00	2,166	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	54.11/cwt	50.00–57.00	499	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	60.63/cwt	58.00–65.00	592	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	475	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	63.47/cwt	59.00–66.00	704	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	67.47/cwt	67.00–68.00	764	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	72.52/cwt	67.00–77.00	851	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	84.11/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,037	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	84.31/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,226	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	71.38/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,048	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	820	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	855	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	995	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 242Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 37Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 2

No trend due to last weeks holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	143.00–146.00	144.77
3	—	378	182.50–190.00	185.84
7	—	551	160.00–176.00	173.70
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
7	—	535	155.00–170.00	161.41
2	—	728	131.00–136.00	133.54
4	—	676	131.00–140.00	133.76
1	—	770	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	162.00	162.00
2	—	420	200.00–204.00	202.10
2	—	358	200.00–215.00	207.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	141.00–151.00	145.80
2	—	643	129.00–132.00	130.51
2	—	673	118.00–121.00	119.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	147.50	147.50
1	—	280	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	159.00–160.00	159.24
2	—	627	145.00	145.00
9	—	523	166.00	166.00
27	—	713	140.75	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	598	136.00	136.00
1	—	520	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	975	109.00	109.00
8	—	659	114.00–126.00	120.79
16	—	372	150.00–165.00	162.88
3	—	515	150.00–162.00	155.88
24	—	569	140.00–155.00	152.49
13	—	707	126.00–135.00	133.60
5	—	617	125.00–138.00	133.74
2	—	433	145.00–160.00	152.72
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
2	—	940	120.00	120.00
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
16	—	489	155.00–167.00	163.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	127.00	127.00
2	—	382	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
5	—	325	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	176.00–179.00	178.01
1	—	355	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	154.00–169.00	165.43
7	—	485	181.00–199.00	193.04
3	—	1,016	133.00–134.00	133.33
5	—	686	160.00–171.00	168.05
20	—	558	178.00–191.00	187.19
14	—	515	180.00–190.00	186.77
68	—	827	177.20	177.20
2	—	910	130.00–146.00	137.91
30	—	626	168.00–179.00	172.93
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
2	—	395	196.00	196.00
1	—	780	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	349	205.00	205.00
3	—	428	212.00–220.00	217.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	171.00	171.00
1	—	680	154.00	154.00
2	—	565	166.00	166.00
1	—	535	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	137.50	137.50
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	175.00	175.00
42	—	710	172.50	172.50
4	—	624	180.00–182.00	180.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	923	50.00–57.00	54.11
2	—	1,133	67.00–68.00	67.47
6	—	977	58.00–65.00	60.63
1	—	1,010	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	69.00–74.00	71.38
11	—	1,454	78.00–88.00	84.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,233	79.00–95.00	84.11
4	—	1,109	59.00–66.00	63.47
24	—	1,174	67.00–77.00	72.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	109.00–131.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	92.00–95.00	93.64
5	—	2,001	104.00–113.00	108.26
5	—	1,656	80.00–89.00	84.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	720.00	720.00

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	—	1,100	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	770.00	770.00

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.