Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-04-15

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 803▲ 631 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 60▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 0▲ 86 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 mostly steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 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 $124.56/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$124.56
251 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503125.35630240
Medium and Large 2-3481107.3551711thin
One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $114 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 sale251 hd
124.56
—
KY average26 barns · 3,818 hd
121.37
+3.20
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—Low1,51079.931,20710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41859.508432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17657.4167549
CowsLean 85-90%High96147.8546050

Every lot

84 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 2-3220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238168.79/cwt167.50–170.004022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2292165.00/cwt165.00–165.004822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310137.50/cwt137.50–137.504261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328167.58/cwt155.00–172.005506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370166.93/cwt158.00–171.0061813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3392148.00/cwt148.00–148.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426152.05/cwt141.00–171.0064813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450132.00/cwt132.00–132.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474148.47/cwt140.00–162.0070427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.17/cwt129.00–148.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524157.34/cwt153.00–164.0082412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561152.80/cwt152.00–154.008575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578140.85/cwt130.00–148.0081410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613142.55/cwt139.00–144.008749
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625129.71/cwt121.00–135.0081133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683125.89/cwt124.00–130.008607
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683102.90/cwt94.00–112.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.19/cwt110.00–121.0084514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763113.69/cwt104.00–116.008678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853109.10/cwt109.10–109.1093156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-291797.00/cwt97.00–97.008892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210142.50/cwt142.50–142.502991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3233114.95/cwt110.00–120.002682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271140.10/cwt130.00–150.003808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330139.34/cwt135.00–146.0046015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340117.00/cwt117.00–117.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373135.06/cwt127.00–140.0050423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422131.65/cwt120.00–138.0055630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461142.79/cwt142.00–144.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476127.95/cwt121.00–138.0060918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488115.00/cwt114.00–116.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510132.82/cwt132.00–135.0067718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526124.78/cwt118.00–129.0065633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560102.00/cwt102.00–102.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579119.91/cwt110.00–126.0069431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615113.29/cwt103.00–117.0069730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667109.05/cwt104.00–114.0072717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367598.00/cwt98.00–98.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271292.25/cwt92.00–93.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374584.00/cwt84.00–84.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276492.44/cwt89.00–96.007064
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2341159.50/cwt140.00–171.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2391156.71/cwt153.00–158.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419127.52/cwt121.00–134.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426142.57/cwt137.00–149.006077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478121.31/cwt117.50–125.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485145.75/cwt137.00–152.0070714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501151.00/cwt151.00–151.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526114.38/cwt112.00–116.006025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527135.77/cwt121.00–146.007166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574126.51/cwt121.00–135.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633114.39/cwt111.00–116.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680111.98/cwt111.00–113.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007693
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 374792.00/cwt92.00–92.0068763
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29074.00/cwt68.00–78.009554
Bulls——1,65382.46/cwt78.00–86.001,3635
Bulls——1,67091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88534.97/cwt30.00–41.0030911
Cows—Lean 85-90%94445.90/cwt43.00–49.0043311
Cows—Lean 85-90%99753.67/cwt50.00–60.0053528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14945.37/cwt41.00–48.005216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15356.37/cwt51.00–59.0065025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21862.88/cwt60.00–71.0076618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41557.00/cwt57.00–57.008071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42062.00/cwt62.00–62.008801
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,541.60/cwt1,400.00–1,625.0019,9643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948635.41/cwt580.00–680.006,0242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003634.74/cwt630.00–640.006,3662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005717.84/cwt670.00–775.007,2144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052731.47/cwt690.00–800.007,69512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,151866.73/cwt690.00–1,025.009,97622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3241,084.17/cwt1,010.00–1,100.0014,3548
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,097.25/cwt975.00–1,175.0012,8936
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,223924.08/cwt875.00–975.0011,3012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875820.00/cwt820.00–820.007,1752

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.