Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2019-07-31

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 31
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▼ 398 vs last sale 1,210▲ 812 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 44▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls,2.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.15/cwt on 359 head.
Average price
$136.15
359 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529138.76734308
Medium and Large 2-3457120.4155051
One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $184 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 sale359 hd
136.15
—
KY average26 barns · 5,297 hd
132.95
+3.20
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—High1,80091.011,63910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44765.989555thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19159.6671029
CowsLean 85-90%Low95352.9250419

Every lot

95 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205157.50/cwt157.50–157.503232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312173.27/cwt171.00–180.005414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363125.73/cwt122.50–129.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391156.84/cwt143.00–166.006137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413170.70/cwt169.00–173.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416153.95/cwt141.00–165.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440127.63/cwt121.00–136.005626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466166.58/cwt165.00–171.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467132.30/cwt130.00–136.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476153.40/cwt140.00–164.0073029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510164.49/cwt156.00–171.008399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525150.37/cwt142.00–153.0078917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562155.00/cwt155.00–155.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567149.12/cwt130.00–155.0084636
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624138.09/cwt135.00–142.0086215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628148.96/cwt147.00–152.0093532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657144.90/cwt144.00–147.009525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665126.00/cwt126.00–126.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666139.36/cwt129.00–140.7592816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701131.00/cwt130.00–134.009184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774133.00/cwt130.00–135.001,0295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797139.80/cwt139.80–139.801,11466
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2221152.22/cwt150.00–153.003364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275147.50/cwt147.50–147.504061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283120.96/cwt120.00–122.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318134.65/cwt131.00–140.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323122.22/cwt120.00–125.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382124.29/cwt117.00–128.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383143.50/cwt143.00–144.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405146.00/cwt146.00–146.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420119.93/cwt113.00–127.0050410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426135.66/cwt130.00–140.0057814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472122.44/cwt116.00–127.0057817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477135.57/cwt129.00–140.0064733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490151.50/cwt151.50–151.5074296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515139.80/cwt139.00–141.007205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524131.79/cwt122.00–137.0069130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532119.03/cwt118.00–120.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566141.00/cwt141.00–141.0079813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576130.62/cwt122.00–137.0075222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576116.00/cwt112.00–120.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621133.73/cwt130.00–134.2583041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623121.91/cwt115.00–129.0075910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640111.02/cwt108.00–114.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662132.50/cwt132.50–132.508777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672123.18/cwt115.00–127.508288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717115.66/cwt115.00–116.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815111.19/cwt104.00–113.509066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855105.00/cwt105.00–105.008981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210147.50/cwt147.50–147.503101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245172.50/cwt172.50–172.504231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273146.80/cwt142.50–151.004013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3326127.95/cwt122.50–140.004173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335146.00/cwt146.00–146.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3374127.00/cwt124.00–130.004757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375150.05/cwt146.00–159.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418160.00/cwt160.00–160.006698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420152.56/cwt140.00–157.0064111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430126.12/cwt116.00–131.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460161.49/cwt161.00–162.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478147.76/cwt137.00–153.007067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479127.31/cwt120.00–133.006108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505157.00/cwt157.00–157.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519144.33/cwt133.00–151.0074913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573119.52/cwt114.00–125.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590132.65/cwt130.00–138.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605114.33/cwt111.00–118.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627131.96/cwt128.00–134.508276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662125.00/cwt125.00–125.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710117.33/cwt116.00–118.008333
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77888.53/cwt85.00–94.001,5748
Bulls——1,890100.93/cwt99.00–103.001,9082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82534.00/cwt34.00–34.002811
Cows—Lean 85-90%95749.86/cwt46.00–54.0047711
Cows—Lean 85-90%96460.44/cwt55.00–68.005837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12950.50/cwt46.00–53.005708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20859.52/cwt54.00–64.0071912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22367.99/cwt65.00–74.008329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43563.51/cwt63.00–64.009112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45567.63/cwt67.00–69.009843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933718.77/cwt700.00–740.006,7062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070717.48/cwt710.00–720.007,6774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,3991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,1081

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.