Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-01-15

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 15
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
837 head
▼ 1,142 vs last sale 1,979▲ 837 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 87▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 17▲ 6 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 steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.Good demand with good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.14/cwt on 333 head.
Average price
$144.14
333 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2609145.00883318
Medium and Large 2-3492125.8361915thin
One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $264 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 sale333 hd
144.14
—
KY average30 barns · 9,719 hd
142.93
+1.20
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—High1,67277.591,29710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45854.998023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16051.6659911
CowsLean 85-90%High99640.1239913

Every lot

88 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220127.50/cwt127.50–127.502811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330162.63/cwt158.00–169.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358183.79/cwt183.00–184.0065810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367164.05/cwt158.00–168.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370140.27/cwt139.00–142.005193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411168.39/cwt165.00–177.006927
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432159.06/cwt142.00–161.0068717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470132.05/cwt130.00–134.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479168.64/cwt165.00–172.008085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481153.62/cwt141.00–159.0073913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517119.35/cwt115.00–123.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528138.92/cwt127.00–148.0073311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532159.62/cwt150.00–167.0084934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558155.00/cwt155.00–155.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583141.88/cwt130.00–148.0082728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612140.00/cwt140.00–140.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616132.74/cwt126.00–138.0081816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673144.80/cwt140.00–145.0097575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675131.40/cwt124.00–136.0088736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723129.49/cwt127.00–132.009366
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771129.40/cwt119.00–131.5099838
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825126.76/cwt123.00–128.001,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.69/cwt137.50–144.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3316121.94/cwt110.00–127.503855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323138.63/cwt130.00–144.004488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374141.24/cwt134.00–146.0052816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376114.76/cwt110.00–125.004315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400113.00/cwt113.00–113.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418131.26/cwt122.00–139.0054927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424143.09/cwt140.00–149.0060713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471113.16/cwt110.00–118.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476127.40/cwt120.00–138.0060651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525122.53/cwt119.00–125.0064317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526128.05/cwt126.00–130.0067444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527110.00/cwt110.00–110.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550114.00/cwt114.00–114.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559126.73/cwt125.00–128.007087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570122.55/cwt116.00–125.0069930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626116.84/cwt105.00–121.0073119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628124.87/cwt123.00–127.0078431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665117.63/cwt105.00–120.0078223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368097.28/cwt91.00–103.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719114.18/cwt101.00–117.008218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778111.90/cwt105.00–116.008719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838108.00/cwt101.00–114.009053
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265136.25/cwt132.50–140.003612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3308137.07/cwt134.00–140.004222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328163.77/cwt156.00–169.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373132.01/cwt130.00–134.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378155.16/cwt153.00–160.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419154.55/cwt149.00–160.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434161.59/cwt161.00–166.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463121.98/cwt115.00–133.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473144.98/cwt140.00–158.006869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519159.14/cwt149.00–167.0082612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520117.50/cwt115.00–120.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531133.38/cwt125.00–137.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562152.49/cwt152.00–154.008578
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568117.58/cwt115.00–120.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578130.17/cwt125.00–134.007527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610131.02/cwt123.00–134.5079915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669121.75/cwt121.00–122.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670110.96/cwt108.00–114.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723121.45/cwt120.00–123.008782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321080.00/cwt80.00–80.001681
Dairy Steers—Large 329580.00/cwt80.00–80.002362
Dairy Steers—Large 339280.00/cwt80.00–80.003142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48069.10/cwt68.00–70.001,0232
Bulls——1,66877.52/cwt74.00–81.001,2935
Bulls——1,80583.37/cwt82.00–85.001,5053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95335.38/cwt33.00–38.003376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03046.54/cwt43.00–49.004796
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04530.00/cwt30.00–30.003141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12533.00/cwt33.00–33.003711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15155.88/cwt53.00–61.006437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19348.03/cwt47.00–50.005733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45854.99/cwt53.00–57.008023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,9451

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.