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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 13

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 346▼ 114 vs year ago 722 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 51▼ 32 vs year ago 87 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 56▼ 17 vs year ago 23 · −73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

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 $154.98/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$154.98

354 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.94

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	601	156.81	943	335
Medium and Large 2-3	547	122.69	672	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $271 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 sale354 hd

154.98

—

KY average23 barns · 5,686 hd

148.04

+6.94

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	1,788	110.58	1,978	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	81.81	1,128	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	77.09	871	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	64.89	622	9thin

Every lot

81 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	283	176.35/cwt	172.50–180.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	182.25/cwt	177.00–186.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	175.99/cwt	164.00–185.00	748	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	189.99/cwt	189.00–194.00	828	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 346Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 51Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 56Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	145.00–148.00	146.53
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
7	—	424	141.00–159.00	149.02
7	—	614	132.00–140.00	137.00
4	—	896	120.00	120.00
5	—	767	118.00–120.00	119.19
8	—	374	149.00–161.00	154.43
3	—	655	126.00	126.00
3	—	718

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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 13

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 346▼ 114 vs year ago 722 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 51▼ 32 vs year ago 87 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 56▼ 17 vs year ago 23 · −73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $154.98/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$154.98

354 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.94

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	601	156.81	943	335
Medium and Large 2-3	547	122.69	672	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $271 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 sale354 hd

154.98

—

KY average23 barns · 5,686 hd

148.04

+6.94

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	1,788	110.58	1,978	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	81.81	1,128	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	77.09	871	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	64.89	622	9thin

Every lot

81 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	283	176.35/cwt	172.50–180.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	182.25/cwt	177.00–186.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	175.99/cwt	164.00–185.00	748	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	189.99/cwt	189.00–194.00	828	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 346Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 51Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 56Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	145.00–148.00	146.53
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
7	—	424	141.00–159.00	149.02
7	—	614	132.00–140.00	137.00
4	—	896	120.00	120.00
5	—	767	118.00–120.00	119.19
8	—	374	149.00–161.00	154.43
3	—	655	126.00	126.00
3	—	718

Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	153.21/cwt	146.00–165.00	501	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	154.43/cwt	149.00–161.00	578	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	134.36/cwt	131.00–140.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	172.02/cwt	164.00–174.00	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	149.02/cwt	141.00–159.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	150.21/cwt	141.00–157.00	706	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	166.38/cwt	164.00–172.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	162.34/cwt	159.00–171.00	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	148.99/cwt	135.00–158.00	784	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	829	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	125.42/cwt	119.00–132.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	137.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	841	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,010	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	116.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	116.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	154.80/cwt	154.80–154.80	1,054	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	120.99/cwt	119.00–122.00	869	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	840	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	119.19/cwt	118.00–120.00	914	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,075	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	172.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	167.48/cwt	161.00–177.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	138.73/cwt	125.00–152.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	132.54/cwt	114.00–154.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	159.73/cwt	150.00–167.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	156.80/cwt	146.00–165.00	822	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	147.49/cwt	143.00–156.00	923	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	140.64/cwt	136.00–143.00	944	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	939	89.19/cwt	88.00–91.00	837	5

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	107.96/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,976	117.50/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,322	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	54.35/cwt	50.00–59.00	500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	72.75/cwt	69.00–80.00	693	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	64.26/cwt	61.00–66.00	630	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	80.85/cwt	76.00–85.00	897	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	73.33/cwt	72.00–75.00	845	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	62.09/cwt	59.00–65.00	745	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	81.81/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,128	5

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	804.19/cwt	775.00–835.00	7,439	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	681	154.80	154.80
158	—	616	164.00	164.00
7	—	525	159.00–171.00	162.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	114.00–119.00	116.28
2	—	578	119.00–132.00	125.42
2	—	380	132.00–142.00	137.20
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	412	131.00–140.00	134.36
2	—	760	108.00–113.00	110.47
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
3	—	673	110.00–120.00	116.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	164.00–172.00	166.38
6	—	424	164.00–174.00	172.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	177.00–186.00	182.25
3	—	708	134.00	134.00
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
1	—	955	123.00	123.00
2	—	283	172.50–180.00	176.35
1	—	850	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	187.00	187.00
11	—	488	161.00–185.00	175.28
10	—	524	160.00–179.00	173.13
4	—	655	155.00	155.00
14	—	579	162.00–176.00	168.74
10	—	425	164.00–185.00	175.99
5	—	624	151.00–171.00	163.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	482	187.00–190.00	189.75
9	—	436	189.00–194.00	189.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
3	—	517	131.00–141.00	134.32
2	—	723	129.00–132.00	130.46
2	—	680	132.00	132.00
3	—	563	147.00–150.00	148.68
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
2	—	405	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	183.00–192.00	189.62
4	—	557	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	939	88.00–91.00	89.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	114.00–154.00	132.54
2	—	523	122.00–123.00	122.52
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
2	—	355	153.00–154.00	153.49
2	—	433	125.00–152.00	138.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	170.00–178.00	172.94
3	—	423	161.00–177.00	167.48
4	—	626	143.00–156.00	147.49
3	—	671	136.00–143.00	140.64
9	—	524	146.00–165.00	156.80
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
8	—	481	150.00–167.00	159.73
2	—	563	154.00–156.00	154.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	79.00–83.00	81.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,110	76.00–85.00	80.85
6	—	1,153	72.00–75.00	73.33
2	—	1,200	59.00–65.00	62.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	50.00–59.00	54.35
3	—	953	69.00–80.00	72.75
4	—	981	61.00–66.00	64.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,976	114.00–122.00	117.50
5	—	1,736	104.00–113.00	107.96
1	—	1,300	96.00	96.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	775.00–835.00	804.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00