Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2019-10-30

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 30
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 563▲ 563 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 103▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 14 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 1.00-2.00 lower.Slaughter cows 2.00 lower,slaughter bulls steady.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.55/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$113.55
202 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546115.32630154
Medium and Large 2-3463107.8849948
One grade step is worth $7.44/cwt here — about $131 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 sale202 hd
113.55
—
KY average28 barns · 6,643 hd
119.05
−5.50
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—Average1,81769.571,2649thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48945.976858thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24439.9549728
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05936.5238722

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365124.00/cwt124.00–124.004534
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425120.49/cwt120.00–121.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432140.37/cwt138.00–144.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486136.97/cwt128.00–140.006669
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488123.51/cwt122.00–125.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515117.00/cwt117.00–117.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516139.00/cwt139.00–139.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531131.70/cwt122.00–137.0069915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566129.74/cwt124.00–134.007348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573140.77/cwt139.00–142.0080712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616136.32/cwt135.00–137.008409
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618126.46/cwt121.00–132.007827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666124.64/cwt120.00–127.008306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690136.98/cwt134.00–143.009455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709135.50/cwt135.00–136.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717122.68/cwt120.00–124.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780119.00/cwt119.00–119.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2966119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,1544
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278108.51/cwt102.50–114.003022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315121.00/cwt121.00–121.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3334110.67/cwt107.00–113.003706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384120.81/cwt117.00–124.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384109.47/cwt107.00–114.004206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411119.71/cwt114.00–125.0049213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432107.64/cwt100.00–112.004658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471117.03/cwt113.00–119.0055133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478108.59/cwt105.00–110.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522114.57/cwt110.00–119.0059839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528107.08/cwt104.00–109.0056512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571116.65/cwt110.00–119.5066627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578108.42/cwt106.00–109.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362093.00/cwt93.00–93.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621111.03/cwt101.00–114.006898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671104.88/cwt101.00–111.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674123.84/cwt123.00–124.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369099.00/cwt99.00–99.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747107.00/cwt107.00–107.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758105.05/cwt100.00–111.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838111.50/cwt111.50–111.509344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915108.00/cwt108.00–108.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200115.00/cwt115.00–115.002301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337124.34/cwt124.00–125.004193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370126.51/cwt126.00–127.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372117.83/cwt111.00–120.004388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418108.98/cwt108.00–110.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425125.78/cwt121.00–130.005359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467128.71/cwt121.00–137.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476115.06/cwt111.00–120.0054812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519132.15/cwt130.00–133.006867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523118.49/cwt115.00–126.0062017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563116.05/cwt114.00–120.0065314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567109.30/cwt105.00–111.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624111.72/cwt110.00–115.006978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633104.93/cwt103.00–109.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666112.40/cwt110.00–116.007498
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3683104.71/cwt103.00–107.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718107.22/cwt104.00–110.007709
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377598.00/cwt98.00–98.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282195.00/cwt95.00–95.007803
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 364079.00/cwt79.00–79.005061
Dairy Steers—Large 372076.00/cwt76.00–76.005473
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62862.68/cwt54.00–67.001,0204
Bulls——1,96975.09/cwt72.00–78.001,4795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99844.32/cwt41.00–47.004426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01825.13/cwt24.00–26.002562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09134.80/cwt30.00–39.0038014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23036.02/cwt34.00–37.0044311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24342.08/cwt38.00–46.0052316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41049.00/cwt49.00–49.006911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43844.98/cwt43.00–46.006476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64348.93/cwt48.00–50.008042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,8991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,382596.69/cwt490.00–690.008,2466
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,000630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,3001

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.