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Albany Livestock Auction

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

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

475 head

▼ 555 vs last sale 1,030▼ 678 vs year ago 1,153 · −58.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 85▼ 15 vs year ago 48 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 25▼ 17 vs year ago 19 · −89.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good quality offerings for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $187.23/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$187.23

177 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.54

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	636	187.23	1,190	177

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale177 hd

187.23

—

KY average24 barns · 4,884 hd

174.69

+12.54

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	1,779	117.35	2,087	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	85.57	1,197	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	82.91	955	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	65.04	628	4thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$800	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.50	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	206.56/cwt	204.00–209.00	886	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	193.02/cwt	184.00–202.00	911	12
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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 1,030Year ago 1,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 85Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 25Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
8	—	376	161.00–170.00	165.86
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
28	—	530	159.00–169.00	166.29
6	—	420	161.00–171.00	166.43
1	—	660	152.00	152.00
4	—	710	133.00–140.00	137.00
6	—	632	145.00–158.00	150.82
11	—	578	151.00–166.00	158.64

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Albany Livestock Auction

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

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

475 head

▼ 555 vs last sale 1,030▼ 678 vs year ago 1,153 · −58.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 85▼ 15 vs year ago 48 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 25▼ 17 vs year ago 19 · −89.5%

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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 $187.23/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$187.23

177 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.54

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	636	187.23	1,190	177

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale177 hd

187.23

—

KY average24 barns · 4,884 hd

174.69

+12.54

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	1,779	117.35	2,087	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	85.57	1,197	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	82.91	955	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	65.04	628	4thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$800	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.50	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	206.56/cwt	204.00–209.00	886	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	193.02/cwt	184.00–202.00	911	12
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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 1,030Year ago 1,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 85Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 25Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
8	—	376	161.00–170.00	165.86
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
28	—	530	159.00–169.00	166.29
6	—	420	161.00–171.00	166.43
1	—	660	152.00	152.00
4	—	710	133.00–140.00	137.00
6	—	632	145.00–158.00	150.82
11	—	578	151.00–166.00	158.64

Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	195	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	395	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	179.13/cwt	175.00–182.50	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	197.75/cwt	197.50–198.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	199.97/cwt	196.00–202.00	842	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	205.31/cwt	201.00–208.00	934	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	179.01/cwt	175.00–185.00	857	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	167.09/cwt	162.00–173.00	889	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	163.80/cwt	157.00–170.00	952	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	155.58/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,050	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	150.64/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,067	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,099	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	116.42/cwt	114.00–118.00	2,086	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	125.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,277	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	56.57/cwt	56.00–57.00	523	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	677	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	78.73/cwt	78.00–80.00	829	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	86.42/cwt	82.00–101.00	1,006	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	87.83/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,222	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	860	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,044	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	143.00	143.00
2	—	378	197.50–198.00	197.75
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	192.50	192.50
5	—	421	196.00–202.00	199.97
3	—	763	144.00	144.00
5	—	675	152.00–161.00	155.58
3	—	532	162.00–173.00	167.09
6	—	581	157.00–170.00	163.80
6	—	479	175.00–185.00	179.01
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
3	—	325	175.00–182.50	179.13
3	—	708	147.00–157.00	150.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,792	114.00–118.00	116.42
2	—	1,808	120.00–130.00	125.92

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	160.88/cwt	155.00–168.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	165.86/cwt	161.00–170.00	624	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	166.43/cwt	161.00–171.00	699	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	171.64/cwt	166.00–176.00	812	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	873	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	166.29/cwt	159.00–169.00	881	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	158.64/cwt	151.00–166.00	917	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,073	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	150.82/cwt	145.00–158.00	953	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	137.00/cwt	133.00–140.00	973	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,130	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	178.00	178.00
14	—	631	170.00	170.00
3	—	715	158.00	158.00
2	—	502	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	170.00	170.00
4	—	430	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	178.00–187.00	184.09
2	—	342	180.00	180.00
12	—	472	184.00–202.00	193.02
15	—	660	176.00–184.00	181.25
7	—	720	173.00–177.00	174.77
5	—	790	153.00–168.00	165.11
12	—	577	184.00–191.00	187.45
3	—	885	150.00–152.00	151.33
2	—	373	180.00–187.50	183.57
1	—	805	162.00	162.00
3	—	948	151.00	151.00
4	—	535	180.00–192.00	185.41
1	—	435	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	204.00–209.00	206.56
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
1	—	325	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	676	191.10	191.10
12	—	716	187.25	187.25
6	—	503	198.00–205.00	199.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	164.00	164.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	202.50	202.50
3	—	455	201.00–208.00	205.31
1	—	605	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,391	81.00–94.00	87.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,164	82.00–101.00	86.42
4	—	1,053	78.00–80.00	78.73
1	—	1,410	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,010	67.00	67.00
2	—	925	56.00–57.00	56.57

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00