Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2019-06-12

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
← earliestJun 12Jun 19 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
780 head
▲ 780 vs last sale 0▲ 780 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 0▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 higher with 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Weaned and vaccinated offerings bringing a premium are noted as value added..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.29/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$132.29
292 head · 750 lb average
Value per head Derived
$993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2759132.421,005281
Medium and Large 2-3530128.9668311thin
One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $322 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 sale292 hd
132.29
—
KY average9 barns · 2,340 hd
137.32
−5.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,60686.741,3938thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52466.471,01311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20961.0173739
CowsLean 85-90%Average93053.8750119

Every lot

75 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233166.73/cwt166.00–167.503882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285174.00/cwt174.00–174.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329158.03/cwt156.00–160.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350141.00/cwt141.00–141.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377156.59/cwt151.00–164.005906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423145.72/cwt143.00–147.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445132.50/cwt132.50–132.505901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477145.06/cwt141.00–147.0069210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482136.34/cwt134.00–138.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.17/cwt138.00–148.0075521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558126.00/cwt125.00–127.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581142.59/cwt129.00–150.0082818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619133.54/cwt120.00–141.0082710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630146.00/cwt146.00–146.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668121.51/cwt120.00–123.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676131.62/cwt126.00–134.008908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722129.57/cwt129.00–134.0093512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765127.26/cwt127.00–128.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879126.88/cwt123.10–129.501,115173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240151.00/cwt151.00–151.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265126.00/cwt126.00–126.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284139.82/cwt138.00–145.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335117.00/cwt117.00–117.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341138.67/cwt134.00–144.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355110.01/cwt109.00–111.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373142.01/cwt137.00–146.0053013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417139.34/cwt131.00–142.005819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475135.28/cwt129.00–142.0064324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481123.11/cwt117.00–125.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517132.17/cwt124.00–137.0068327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523114.78/cwt107.00–122.0060011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570115.71/cwt109.00–120.006607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571125.15/cwt122.00–128.5071535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613110.30/cwt107.00–114.006767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623118.61/cwt110.00–121.5073926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691117.89/cwt114.00–118.5081518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704128.40/cwt128.40–128.4090474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785116.50/cwt116.50–116.509152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2801116.00/cwt116.00–116.009296
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280163.00/cwt163.00–163.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334161.54/cwt155.00–165.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374153.61/cwt141.00–159.005755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400163.00/cwt163.00–163.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422146.53/cwt137.00–153.0061813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478135.51/cwt132.00–140.006488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480127.42/cwt125.00–130.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517133.81/cwt128.00–142.0069223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533122.98/cwt122.00–124.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565131.74/cwt128.00–138.0074423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575116.73/cwt111.00–124.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617119.30/cwt118.00–122.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630113.59/cwt110.00–116.007165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678117.99/cwt117.00–120.0080011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720111.00/cwt110.00–112.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728105.52/cwt104.00–107.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755109.01/cwt108.00–112.008234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379594.00/cwt94.00–94.007471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46075.32/cwt70.00–83.001,1002
Bulls——1,65094.67/cwt94.00–95.001,5623
Bulls——1,66086.43/cwt85.00–89.001,4353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87034.60/cwt33.00–36.003012
Cows—Lean 85-90%90651.50/cwt44.00–55.004678
Cows—Lean 85-90%96560.25/cwt57.00–68.005819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10049.00/cwt49.00–49.005391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19359.01/cwt54.00–63.0070427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25767.01/cwt65.00–73.0084211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51558.00/cwt58.00–58.008791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52567.32/cwt65.00–73.001,02710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,6921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,287817.02/cwt740.00–920.0010,5153

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.