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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 5

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Dec 22Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,065 head

▲ 892 vs last sale 173▼ 613 vs year ago 1,678 · −36.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 53▼ 15 vs year ago 95 · −15.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to holiday. There was good demand for all classes of feeder cattle, with heavy offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in yearling steer cattle and cattle with favorable condition.

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 $159.86/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$159.86

402 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$24.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

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	620	161.14	999	381
Medium and Large 2-3	520	136.69	711	21

One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $288 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 sale402 hd

159.86

—

KY average17 barns · 3,603 hd

156.82

+3.05

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	2,032	94.65	1,923	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	59.86	917	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	58.18	682	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	50.24	535	8thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	166.17/cwt	162.50–170.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	179.93/cwt	165.00–185.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	147.08/cwt	132.50–152.50	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	198.55/cwt	190.00–202.50	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	199.50/cwt	190.00–208.00	852	22
Steers	—

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 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 173Year ago 1,678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 53Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 20Year ago 15

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
18	—	631	140.25–141.00	140.33
21	—	525	149.00–153.00	149.97
9	—	653	140.25	140.25
15	—	434	156.00–157.00	156.53
21	—	712	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	119.00	119.00
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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 5

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Dec 22Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,065 head

▲ 892 vs last sale 173▼ 613 vs year ago 1,678 · −36.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 53▼ 15 vs year ago 95 · −15.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $159.86/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$159.86

402 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$24.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

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	620	161.14	999	381
Medium and Large 2-3	520	136.69	711	21

One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $288 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 sale402 hd

159.86

—

KY average17 barns · 3,603 hd

156.82

+3.05

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	2,032	94.65	1,923	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	59.86	917	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	58.18	682	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	50.24	535	8thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	166.17/cwt	162.50–170.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	179.93/cwt	165.00–185.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	147.08/cwt	132.50–152.50	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	198.55/cwt	190.00–202.50	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	199.50/cwt	190.00–208.00	852	22
Steers	—

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 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 173Year ago 1,678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 53Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 20Year ago 15

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
18	—	631	140.25–141.00	140.33
21	—	525	149.00–153.00	149.97
9	—	653	140.25	140.25
15	—	434	156.00–157.00	156.53
21	—	712	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	119.00	119.00
21

Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	157.94/cwt	150.00–175.00	605	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	158.11/cwt	142.00–166.00	677	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	142.14/cwt	136.00–150.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	151.07/cwt	146.00–154.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	166.70/cwt	166.00–168.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	148.73/cwt	137.00–157.00	776	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	126.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	146.88/cwt	137.00–153.00	833	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	141.39/cwt	134.00–148.00	865	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	138.02/cwt	127.00–145.00	910	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	867	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,036	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	860	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	978	60

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,024	87.77/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,776	4
Bulls	—	—	2,039	101.52/cwt	100.00–106.00	2,070	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	54.62/cwt	53.00–57.00	528	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	47.61/cwt	45.00–51.00	536	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	55.39/cwt	52.00–59.00	640	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	592	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	61.79/cwt	60.00–64.00	735	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	63.25/cwt	60.00–66.00	950	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	56.89/cwt	55.00–58.00	878	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	726	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,965	1

Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	149.80/cwt	141.00–157.00	485	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	149.20/cwt	134.00–155.00	562	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	123.85/cwt	111.00–129.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	143.08/cwt	131.00–151.00	614	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	156.53/cwt	156.00–157.00	679	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	143.58/cwt	130.00–154.00	681	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	149.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	787	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	140.41/cwt	126.00–147.00	747	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	138.20/cwt	124.00–143.00	786	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	133.79/cwt	124.00–138.00	815	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	140.33/cwt	140.25–141.00	885	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	916	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	135.04/cwt	121.00–138.00	903	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	123.41/cwt	118.00–126.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,171	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,291	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	111.00–129.00	123.85
2	—	395	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	124.00–129.00	126.46
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	170.00–171.00	170.29
66	—	801	157.90	157.90
16	—	608	163.00–170.00	167.17
21	—	525	171.00–186.00	179.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	190.00–202.50	198.55
22	—	427	190.00–208.00	199.50
2	—	310	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
3	—	468	133.00–146.00	140.49
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
6	—	567	130.00–134.00	132.84
4	—	382	132.50–152.50	147.08
3	—	602	115.00–138.00	127.70
2	—	730	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	477	155.00–186.00	175.52
13	—	434	160.00–187.00	168.02
4	—	355	165.00–185.00	179.93
24	—	722	134.00–139.00	137.26
19	—	777	137.00–143.00	140.13
3	—	917	131.00–133.00	132.33
40	—	625	140.00–160.00	154.49
2	—	338	162.50–170.00	166.17
18	—	668	135.00–150.00	146.53
2	—	822	139.00	139.00
31	—	530	153.00–169.00	161.01
6	—	874	144.00	144.00
48	—	583	140.00–164.00	155.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	860	113.75	113.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	137.00–157.00	148.73
10	—	383	150.00–175.00	157.94
4	—	612	134.00–148.00	141.39
2	—	708	122.00–123.00	122.50
7	—	659	127.00–145.00	138.02
7	—	567	137.00–153.00	146.88
7	—	428	142.00–166.00	158.11
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
3	—	478	146.00–154.00	151.07
3	—	331	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,205	86.00	86.00
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
3	—	512	166.00–168.00	166.70
1	—	295	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
3	—	428	136.00–150.00	142.14
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
3	—	525	122.00–130.00	126.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	55.00–58.00	56.89
1	—	1,815	40.00	40.00
12	—	1,502	60.00–66.00	63.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,156	52.00–59.00	55.39
1	—	1,160	51.00	51.00
12	—	1,190	60.00–64.00	61.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	53.00–57.00	54.62
5	—	1,125	45.00–51.00	47.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,024	83.00–92.00	87.77
4	—	2,039	100.00–106.00	101.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	850.00	850.00