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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 10

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 423▼ 180 vs year ago 540 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 58▼ 28 vs year ago 86 · −32.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 27 vs year ago 37 · −73.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $188.81/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$188.81

191 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$582

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

$46.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.00

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	661	192.07	1,270	173
Medium 1-2	452	162.33	734	6thin
Medium and Large 2	676	158.10	1,069	9thin
Large 1-2	472	146.00	689	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.07/cwt here — about $582 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 sale191 hd

188.81

—

KY average25 barns · 4,510 hd

195.81

−7.00

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	1,659	114.97	1,907	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	88.90	1,038	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	86.09	1,256	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	75.72	762	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,152	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,147	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$995	3thin

Every lot

72 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	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	236.08/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,022	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	253.00/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,151	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	240.44/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	218.55/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,038	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	259.48/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,336	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	243.99/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,283	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,065	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	226.35/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,281	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	570	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,089	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,447	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	244.23/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,404	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	239.12/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,480	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	232.26/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,526	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	204.74/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,507	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,556	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	217.33/cwt	210.00–222.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	209.39/cwt	202.50–215.00	796	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	197.29/cwt	194.00–204.00	829	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	198.38/cwt	191.00–206.00	930	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	195.24/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,041	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	196.75/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,114	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	177.67/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,030	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	157.96/cwt	155.00–161.00	976	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	177.89/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,108	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,248	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,143	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,137	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	185.75/cwt	176.00–188.50	1,518	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,041	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	150.05/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,305	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	907	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	230.98/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,009	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	229.16/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,086	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	965	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	192.61/cwt	190.00–194.00	982	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	236.94/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,256	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,007	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	224.45/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,311	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	124.26/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,268	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	65.65/cwt	61.00–72.00	626	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	51.52/cwt	51.00–52.00	492	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	81.45/cwt	75.00–87.00	838	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	95.03/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,080	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	85.83/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,015	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	84.96/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,239	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,377	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	994.69/head	850.00–1,225.00	995	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,152.33/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,152	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,147.39/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,147	4

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 423Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 58Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	230.00–246.00	240.44
3	—	657	225.00–237.00	232.26
3	—	433	231.00–246.00	236.08
8	—	575	233.00–247.00	244.23
8	—	736	203.00–210.00	204.74
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
14	—	526	239.00–248.00	243.99
5	—	619	234.00–245.00	239.12
6	—	949	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	250.00–255.00	252.50
4	—	515	258.00–261.00	259.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	252.50	252.50
2	—	455	252.00–254.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	212.50	212.50
3	—	566	225.00–227.00	226.35
2	—	475	217.00–220.00	218.55
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
1	—	530	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	149.00	149.00
3	—	580	170.00–186.00	177.67
2	—	618	155.00–161.00	157.96
1	—	820	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	199.00	199.00
89	—	817	176.00–188.50	185.75
5	—	443	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	435	162.00	162.00
1	—	470	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	158.00	158.00
3	—	446	170.00	170.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	147.00–153.00	150.05
2	—	262	217.50	217.50
1	—	710	161.00	161.00
8	—	380	202.50–215.00	209.39
3	—	330	210.00–222.00	217.33
8	—	566	192.00–199.00	196.75
2	—	623	174.00–182.00	177.89
11	—	420	194.00–204.00	197.29
19	—	469	191.00–206.00	198.38
13	—	533	190.00–203.00	195.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	229.00–230.00	229.16
1	—	395	236.00	236.00
1	—	760	182.00	182.00
1	—	830	160.00	160.00
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
3	—	530	231.00–240.00	236.94
1	—	660	209.00	209.00
1	—	345	227.50	227.50
7	—	584	217.00–229.00	224.45
5	—	437	221.00–240.00	230.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	201.00	201.00
1	—	510	213.00	213.00
1	—	430	211.00	211.00
1	—	550	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	190.00–194.00	192.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,029	75.00–87.00	81.45
6	—	953	61.00–72.00	65.65
2	—	955	51.00–52.00	51.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	94.00	94.00
7	—	1,458	81.00–89.00	84.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,183	83.00–89.00	85.83
5	—	1,136	90.00–101.00	95.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,825	122.00–126.00	124.26
2	—	1,703	111.00	111.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	950.00–1,300.00	1,152.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,023	850.00–1,225.00	994.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,190	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,147.39

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.