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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 26

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 533▼ 424 vs year ago 774 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 71▼ 40 vs year ago 103 · −38.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $197.76/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$197.76

122 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	473	202.10	956	99
Medium and Large 2	505	180.79	913	17thin
Large 1-2	525	174.12	914	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $42 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

197.76

—

KY average23 barns · 7,193 hd

193.73

+4.02

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	1,578	112.61	1,776	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	90.64	1,144	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	89.65	1,347	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	77.87	798	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,795	$1,430	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,295	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,190	1thin

Every lot

85 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	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	239.35/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,008	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,006	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	233.28/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,085	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	251.36/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,194	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,260	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	231.25/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,203	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,204	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	217.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,167	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	199.52/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,365	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,504	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	199.33/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,411	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,540	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	226.22/cwt	225.00–227.50	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	217.06/cwt	212.50–222.50	723	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	227.75/cwt	224.00–229.00	811	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	203.98/cwt	197.00–217.50	769	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	195.27/cwt	192.50–198.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	204.79/cwt	198.00–211.00	858	15
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	435	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	473	182.24/cwt	175.00–186.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	204.24/cwt	199.00–210.00	986	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	970	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	195.17/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,003	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	515	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	184.24/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,046	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	196.90/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,132	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	177.12/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,102	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	193.49/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,225	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,233	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	140.32/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,010	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,178	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	895	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	230.67/cwt	225.00–238.00	978	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	435	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	223.08/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,031	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	475	187.13/cwt	184.00–190.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	204.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,071	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	220.62/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,160	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	190.32/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,115	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	595	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	189.51/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,203	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	186.91/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,353	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,226	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	985	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,152	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,302	106.69/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,389	6
Bulls	—	—	1,991	121.48/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,419	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	54.26/cwt	52.00–56.00	456	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	74.99/cwt	68.00–77.00	780	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	85.04/cwt	80.00–90.00	898	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	95.51/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,193	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	89.56/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,133	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	88.86/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,334	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,295.00/head	1,295.00–1,295.00	1,295	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,795	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 533Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 71Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	183.00	183.00
6	—	622	170.00–183.00	177.12
13	—	483	199.00–210.00	204.24
11	—	575	190.00–203.00	196.90
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
1	—	755	156.00	156.00
11	—	514	190.00–203.00	195.17
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
15	—	419	198.00–211.00	204.79
7	—	333	212.50–222.50	217.06
13	—	377	197.00–217.50	203.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
1	—	515	179.00	179.00
3	—	473	175.00–186.00	182.24
1	—	435	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	193.00–194.00	193.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	224.00–229.00	227.75
1	—	215	235.00	235.00
2	—	323	225.00–227.50	226.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	192.50–198.00	195.27
4	—	568	182.00–185.00	184.24
1	—	495	196.00	196.00
5	—	414	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	189.00	189.00
3	—	720	138.00–145.00	140.32
1	—	305	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	181.00	181.00
1	—	340	222.50	222.50
2	—	445	226.00	226.00
1	—	835	164.00	164.00
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
3	—	555	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	210.00–225.00	217.47
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
12	—	421	239.00–240.00	239.35
1	—	805	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	216.00	216.00
12	—	684	194.00–210.00	199.52
4	—	465	225.00–238.00	233.28
3	—	708	198.00–200.00	199.33
2	—	520	227.50–235.00	231.25
1	—	390	242.50	242.50
2	—	765	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
20	—	698	215.50	215.50
1	—	605	232.00	232.00
2	—	550	247.00	247.00
2	—	500	252.00	252.00
8	—	776	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	251.00–254.00	251.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	197.50	197.50
1	—	930	122.00	122.00
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
2	—	475	184.00–190.00	187.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	199.00	199.00
1	—	770	174.00	174.00
4	—	526	218.00–228.00	220.62
3	—	373	240.00	240.00
1	—	860	142.50	142.50
4	—	635	185.00–195.00	189.51
1	—	310	242.50	242.50
5	—	462	221.00–224.00	223.08
5	—	424	225.00–238.00	230.67
4	—	724	184.00–195.00	186.91
1	—	560	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	222.50	222.50
3	—	586	190.00–191.00	190.32
10	—	523	200.00–210.00	204.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,040	68.00–77.00	74.99
2	—	840	52.00–56.00	54.26
9	—	1,056	80.00–90.00	85.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	96.00	96.00
8	—	1,501	86.00–92.00	88.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	95.00–97.00	95.51
18	—	1,265	84.00–94.00	89.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,991	119.00–128.00	121.48
6	—	1,302	102.00–116.00	106.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,795	1,430.00	1,430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,295.00	1,295.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	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.