Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-02-05

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 5
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
586 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 497▲ 586 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 28▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 6 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 -3.00 higher,with weaned calves 3.00-5.00 higher.Heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Moderate 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 $148.50/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$148.50
245 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$875
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2592149.02882238
Medium and Large 2-3511130.866687thin
One grade step is worth $18.16/cwt here — about $214 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 sale245 hd
148.50
—
KY average27 barns · 4,639 hd
141.47
+7.03
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—Average1,44079.581,1465thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48461.679153thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20954.6666120
CowsLean 85-90%High95045.0842816

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245172.50/cwt172.50–172.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268169.47/cwt160.00–172.504544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333176.39/cwt169.00–179.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379160.90/cwt158.00–167.0061010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395147.00/cwt147.00–147.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421159.01/cwt151.00–168.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431181.11/cwt174.00–184.0078115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485177.39/cwt177.00–178.008605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485142.47/cwt140.00–145.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492160.00/cwt160.00–160.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515171.21/cwt158.00–175.5088230
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523121.35/cwt120.00–123.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534144.38/cwt138.00–150.007715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560157.34/cwt157.00–158.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586146.19/cwt131.00–152.0085729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626144.28/cwt143.00–147.0090314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635137.75/cwt132.00–142.0087513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651144.00/cwt144.00–144.009373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683134.60/cwt126.00–136.0091956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730128.43/cwt118.00–131.5093812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761126.98/cwt123.00–128.009665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772133.25/cwt133.25–133.251,02917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223137.08/cwt135.00–138.003063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225124.00/cwt124.00–124.002791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277133.36/cwt130.00–136.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322138.27/cwt130.00–143.0044513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3334118.17/cwt112.50–120.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358118.03/cwt113.00–123.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369131.51/cwt126.00–137.0048510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.60/cwt125.00–137.0056117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428117.54/cwt116.00–119.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431145.26/cwt142.00–147.5062614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453113.03/cwt108.00–118.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462143.04/cwt140.00–146.006616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472127.87/cwt120.00–133.0060424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508110.55/cwt107.00–114.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521139.37/cwt134.00–142.007269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527127.03/cwt121.00–131.0066910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566128.12/cwt120.00–130.0072517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570110.61/cwt104.00–117.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606127.00/cwt127.00–127.0077013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628114.68/cwt111.00–116.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365095.00/cwt95.00–95.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673115.39/cwt109.00–119.007776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716119.00/cwt119.00–119.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727112.00/cwt112.00–112.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300187.50/cwt187.50–187.505631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323159.90/cwt153.00–169.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379161.00/cwt161.00–161.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400122.50/cwt122.50–122.504901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422153.47/cwt140.00–161.0064812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468146.87/cwt137.00–152.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490131.52/cwt130.00–133.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525135.04/cwt126.00–141.007096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560134.76/cwt126.00–140.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619127.29/cwt121.00–132.0078811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685122.52/cwt121.00–124.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23874.00/cwt74.00–74.009162
Bulls——1,57583.30/cwt81.00–85.001,3123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89036.68/cwt35.00–38.003263
Cows—Lean 85-90%95645.56/cwt42.00–51.0043611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00555.02/cwt53.00–57.005532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20246.44/cwt44.00–49.005586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20657.28/cwt52.00–61.0069112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24363.56/cwt63.00–64.007902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48360.00/cwt59.00–61.008902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48565.00/cwt65.00–65.009651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963555.43/cwt540.00–570.005,3492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125560.00/cwt560.00–560.006,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140620.00/cwt620.00–620.007,0681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,2441

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.