Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-04-22

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 631▲ 847 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 115▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 86▲ 46 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 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher.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 $128.61/cwt on 318 head.
Average price
$128.61
318 head · 648 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$251
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3457131.2460022
Medium and Large 1-2662128.42851296
One grade step is worth $2.82/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale318 hd
128.61
—
KY average26 barns · 5,406 hd
132.02
−3.41
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—Average1,53081.871,25311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44364.239276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16659.1468932
CowsLean 85-90%Average93048.9445540

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3233147.98/cwt146.00–150.003452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263164.88/cwt162.50–167.504342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316161.99/cwt156.00–167.505129
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318130.81/cwt120.00–142.504162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370162.59/cwt155.00–169.0060211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383139.60/cwt135.00–142.005353
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400134.00/cwt134.00–134.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421151.51/cwt140.00–159.0063813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.79/cwt141.00–159.0070430
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476133.36/cwt122.00–139.006358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510153.88/cwt149.00–157.007859
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515118.00/cwt118.00–118.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533139.96/cwt126.00–146.0074621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560124.50/cwt124.00–125.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.12/cwt130.00–144.0079523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611129.91/cwt122.00–132.0079413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626139.65/cwt139.00–141.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638113.99/cwt113.00–115.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671126.67/cwt120.00–131.0085013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714107.99/cwt107.00–109.007714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716119.50/cwt119.50–119.508563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793118.10/cwt118.10–118.1093767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-282696.00/cwt96.00–96.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833109.50/cwt109.50–109.5091263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855106.00/cwt106.00–106.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-295097.00/cwt97.00–97.009226
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225162.50/cwt162.50–162.503662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2244142.90/cwt137.50–147.003494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285139.22/cwt132.50–145.0039710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315136.50/cwt129.00–139.004306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338122.52/cwt120.00–125.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364133.80/cwt129.00–137.0048720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383117.20/cwt110.00–124.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422128.98/cwt121.00–135.0054435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440112.44/cwt107.00–118.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470127.66/cwt120.00–137.0060064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485115.03/cwt110.00–119.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518134.06/cwt128.00–136.5069424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530122.49/cwt118.00–125.0064918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532107.35/cwt106.00–108.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555106.37/cwt100.00–110.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570119.73/cwt112.00–126.0068233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616109.19/cwt103.00–115.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622118.93/cwt116.00–124.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660105.49/cwt101.00–110.0069616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368390.72/cwt90.00–93.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271594.51/cwt94.00–95.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371580.60/cwt73.00–88.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279089.00/cwt89.00–89.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281386.61/cwt80.00–91.007047
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235166.00/cwt166.00–166.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2257168.26/cwt157.50–175.004323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323159.68/cwt150.00–169.005168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375135.27/cwt130.00–140.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382156.72/cwt150.00–160.005997
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420124.05/cwt122.00–126.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425147.34/cwt141.00–157.0062620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470144.98/cwt140.00–151.0068123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478131.47/cwt125.00–138.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515144.60/cwt143.00–145.007455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522130.49/cwt124.00–136.0068114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567126.82/cwt120.00–133.0071919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610103.00/cwt103.00–103.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629117.96/cwt112.00–124.0074215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636130.68/cwt130.00–131.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656115.25/cwt111.00–118.007568
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720102.00/cwt102.00–102.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-277898.31/cwt96.00–101.007653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23073.52/cwt70.00–76.009042
Bulls——1,59783.72/cwt79.00–88.001,3379
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85837.02/cwt34.00–40.0031810
Cows—Lean 85-90%93947.85/cwt42.00–50.0044913
Cows—Lean 85-90%96556.78/cwt51.00–62.0054817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15256.31/cwt53.00–60.0064917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17864.47/cwt61.00–72.0075913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20048.47/cwt47.00–50.005822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31059.00/cwt59.00–59.007731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47065.27/cwt63.00–68.009595
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825870.00/cwt870.00–870.007,1781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855833.45/cwt820.00–840.007,1263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2932923.02/cwt910.00–930.008,6033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965688.66/cwt670.00–730.006,6463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008758.64/cwt720.00–790.007,6473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193602.37/cwt500.00–690.007,1862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390810.00/cwt810.00–810.0011,2591
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1885885.00/cwt885.00–885.007,8321
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2893800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,1442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,0701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,4381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155962.82/cwt900.00–1,000.0011,1214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,2351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0751

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.