Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-01-08

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 8
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,979 head
▲ 1,571 vs last sale 408▲ 1,979 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 25▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due too market being closed for holiday's. Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.58/cwt on 988 head.
Average price
$145.58
988 head · 648 lb average
Value per head Derived
$943
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2655146.46959944
Medium and Large 2-3500126.8563544
One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $324 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 sale988 hd
145.58
—
KY average24 barns · 7,376 hd
141.48
+4.10
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—Average1,73774.591,29619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45551.877557thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24847.7159632
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00137.5537626

Every lot

102 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3273139.19/cwt137.50–140.003803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323137.44/cwt130.00–145.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324157.11/cwt150.00–162.505094
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375131.92/cwt130.00–134.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376157.08/cwt147.00–168.0059115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385173.00/cwt173.00–173.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405149.00/cwt149.00–149.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428168.57/cwt166.00–170.0072114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429130.40/cwt128.00–134.005595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435150.38/cwt140.00–159.0065426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.17/cwt120.00–137.0061816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477168.90/cwt164.00–172.0080669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479149.12/cwt137.00–158.0071434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528119.48/cwt119.00–120.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530143.97/cwt132.00–149.5076324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533158.11/cwt150.00–167.0084359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571138.16/cwt130.00–144.0078933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574123.82/cwt118.00–127.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592163.46/cwt151.00–163.9596885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618133.44/cwt125.00–139.0082518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619145.16/cwt140.00–145.5089944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627117.36/cwt114.00–122.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655116.03/cwt109.00–120.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683134.69/cwt123.00–138.0092091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724145.70/cwt145.70–145.701,05567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726124.34/cwt120.00–129.0090335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,094135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762125.68/cwt117.00–129.0095839
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3792111.00/cwt111.00–111.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829144.15/cwt143.80–144.501,195128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830126.13/cwt120.00–128.991,04714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2891115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235137.50/cwt137.50–137.503231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279133.59/cwt130.00–137.503737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332129.32/cwt127.00–136.0042912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335117.91/cwt114.00–123.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354138.30/cwt129.00–142.0049010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372114.84/cwt111.00–120.0042710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405141.00/cwt141.00–141.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415112.65/cwt106.00–118.0046717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432129.77/cwt120.00–137.0056195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478127.16/cwt120.00–132.0060897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479113.48/cwt107.00–119.0054412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521128.30/cwt126.00–129.5066833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.08/cwt115.00–125.0063441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3534108.30/cwt101.00–113.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571133.25/cwt126.50–137.95761131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.71/cwt115.00–125.0069057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610123.38/cwt122.00–125.0075318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625113.54/cwt106.00–119.0071014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632100.74/cwt100.00–103.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660130.24/cwt122.00–131.0086024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668101.49/cwt100.00–103.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670115.80/cwt109.00–121.0077620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371598.00/cwt98.00–98.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717104.79/cwt101.00–112.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726134.01/cwt123.00–136.5097389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759107.54/cwt100.00–114.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764124.00/cwt124.00–124.0094721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828111.02/cwt109.00–113.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3298130.00/cwt130.00–130.003873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300152.50/cwt152.50–152.504581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367131.90/cwt126.00–136.004844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375146.73/cwt142.50–150.005505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422142.48/cwt121.00–150.0060112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424121.59/cwt117.00–131.005168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470121.65/cwt118.00–126.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471146.41/cwt140.00–149.0069013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522130.60/cwt122.00–139.0068215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526147.08/cwt141.00–149.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533115.00/cwt110.00–121.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557143.00/cwt143.00–143.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576126.81/cwt123.00–135.007308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3589113.23/cwt111.00–116.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618122.94/cwt119.00–128.0076013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3621111.89/cwt108.00–116.006956
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668110.08/cwt104.00–113.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771112.40/cwt111.00–114.008675
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 353184.50/cwt84.50–84.5044919
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60164.46/cwt51.00–71.001,0327
Bulls——1,71877.18/cwt74.00–81.001,3268
Bulls——2,01587.15/cwt85.00–89.001,7564
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91927.93/cwt24.00–33.002578
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03546.28/cwt44.00–54.004797
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04038.98/cwt34.00–42.0040511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20140.26/cwt36.00–43.004849
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25448.66/cwt44.00–53.0061017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30256.22/cwt54.00–59.007326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45148.24/cwt45.00–51.007004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46056.71/cwt55.00–58.008283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,9941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120520.00/cwt520.00–520.005,8241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,9951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233805.57/cwt730.00–850.009,9333

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.