Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-02-26

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
961 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 971▲ 961 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 99▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 64▲ 15 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 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady 1.00 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 $133.79/cwt on 461 head.
Average price
$133.79
461 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554136.06753408
Medium and Large 2-3464116.3253953
One grade step is worth $19.74/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 sale461 hd
133.79
—
KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd
132.07
+1.72
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—High1,67184.401,41011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54268.181,0516thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23262.5577132
CowsLean 85-90%Average97049.8248316

Every lot

94 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336186.77/cwt185.00–188.006287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364173.93/cwt163.00–181.0063311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370157.49/cwt157.00–158.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375189.00/cwt189.00–189.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421185.56/cwt180.00–193.0078127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423164.88/cwt154.00–178.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430134.00/cwt121.00–146.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475139.00/cwt128.00–149.006609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477165.22/cwt157.00–176.0078814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516161.92/cwt154.00–166.0083610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516122.33/cwt120.00–127.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526144.81/cwt134.00–151.0076215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553156.25/cwt154.00–158.008648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565146.21/cwt139.00–152.0082623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626137.28/cwt130.00–141.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633144.97/cwt143.00–148.0091862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670118.48/cwt116.00–126.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678139.09/cwt133.00–141.0094317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708135.50/cwt134.00–140.0095916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716129.94/cwt119.00–133.0093010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783125.52/cwt125.25–129.0098325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818124.66/cwt122.00–126.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933114.52/cwt113.00–120.001,0687
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240125.00/cwt120.00–130.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278125.97/cwt120.00–132.503502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323134.81/cwt132.00–137.504352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335125.56/cwt122.00–127.504216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376156.94/cwt156.00–160.005908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379125.50/cwt117.50–130.004767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382144.64/cwt131.00–153.0055318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416135.30/cwt125.00–142.0056325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424118.00/cwt114.00–122.005007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429152.96/cwt143.00–157.0065615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469134.07/cwt125.00–143.0062918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475153.95/cwt149.00–155.0073122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485116.98/cwt110.00–122.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517112.46/cwt102.00–119.0058116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528126.16/cwt120.00–131.0066628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533147.17/cwt137.00–148.50784102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553139.64/cwt134.00–143.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572124.07/cwt120.00–131.0071011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585109.37/cwt100.00–113.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613101.53/cwt100.00–103.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628131.23/cwt126.00–134.0082445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630118.15/cwt110.00–124.0074412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658129.36/cwt127.00–130.0085150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681117.28/cwt107.00–122.0079924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720111.57/cwt102.00–120.0080310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751113.00/cwt113.00–113.008494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376893.96/cwt90.00–98.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2856110.00/cwt110.00–110.009424
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy306182.00/cwt182.00–182.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320172.50/cwt172.50–172.505521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363145.17/cwt140.00–150.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379169.75/cwt165.00–173.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417166.41/cwt155.00–173.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417128.94/cwt121.00–140.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433178.16/cwt174.00–179.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461135.73/cwt132.00–144.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481151.99/cwt150.00–154.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516156.34/cwt153.00–158.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523122.66/cwt122.00–123.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526137.21/cwt130.00–147.007227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565114.49/cwt114.00–115.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568140.07/cwt128.00–148.007966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617129.62/cwt125.00–138.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628141.16/cwt140.00–143.008865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671131.04/cwt122.00–135.008795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730116.47/cwt115.00–118.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800107.00/cwt107.00–107.008561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 375778.00/cwt78.00–78.005902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42879.83/cwt75.00–83.001,1406
Bulls——1,68095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5961
Bulls——2,03388.60/cwt84.00–92.001,8014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93348.79/cwt45.00–51.004555
Cows—Lean 85-90%94139.05/cwt37.00–42.003675
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02459.66/cwt55.00–63.006116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16547.00/cwt47.00–47.005482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23060.18/cwt55.00–64.0074017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24568.04/cwt65.00–76.0084713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49561.00/cwt61.00–61.009121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55169.62/cwt65.00–77.001,0805
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29381,008.39/cwt925.00–1,125.009,4593
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,8141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,2681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,2402

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.