Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-05-06

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 482▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 32▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 7 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 steady 1.00 higher,Slaughter 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 $133.34/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$133.34
251 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$223
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3448136.0661022
Medium and Large 1-2626133.08832229
One grade step is worth $2.98/cwt here — about −$223 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
133.34
—
KY average27 barns · 5,190 hd
129.20
+4.14
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—Average1,64588.331,4538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57661.509694thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18457.8368538
CowsLean 85-90%Average97948.6347625

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217165.00/cwt165.00–165.003582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2297165.00/cwt165.00–165.004905
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305142.50/cwt142.50–142.504352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381155.84/cwt148.00–161.005945
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382146.32/cwt142.00–147.005597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419151.43/cwt142.00–157.0063414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443133.02/cwt130.00–136.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466142.31/cwt140.00–145.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480134.63/cwt126.00–139.006468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517149.92/cwt147.00–151.0077529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534142.40/cwt134.00–146.0076011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579138.79/cwt127.00–143.0080421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614138.66/cwt137.00–140.5085122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.34/cwt124.00–135.0081715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635108.00/cwt108.00–108.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680116.00/cwt116.00–116.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681127.68/cwt122.00–131.0087026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728116.00/cwt116.00–116.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772118.00/cwt118.00–118.0091154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780109.85/cwt105.00–113.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873100.50/cwt100.00–101.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-293592.00/cwt92.00–92.008604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-298593.00/cwt93.00–93.009162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220137.50/cwt137.50–137.503031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235117.50/cwt117.50–117.502761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265111.16/cwt111.00–112.002956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288132.71/cwt128.00–137.503822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325137.53/cwt134.00–140.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377131.63/cwt128.00–138.0049611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380119.27/cwt117.00–120.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3406118.00/cwt118.00–118.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426126.57/cwt120.00–133.0053935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471128.52/cwt121.00–134.0060527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505134.01/cwt131.00–135.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526106.60/cwt105.00–110.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528122.21/cwt113.00–127.0064539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570119.99/cwt111.00–125.0068410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638107.47/cwt100.00–111.0068617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366093.00/cwt93.00–93.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676105.98/cwt102.00–114.007166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273586.00/cwt86.00–86.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281592.00/cwt92.00–92.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3268135.51/cwt135.00–136.003632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318123.40/cwt121.00–126.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320149.25/cwt147.50–151.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367156.92/cwt150.00–164.005766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3374137.00/cwt137.00–137.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430145.49/cwt141.00–154.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440133.78/cwt130.00–136.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468133.18/cwt130.00–135.006239
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490139.33/cwt139.00–140.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531131.03/cwt129.00–134.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563124.71/cwt121.00–130.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563108.54/cwt100.00–117.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625122.28/cwt119.00–127.007645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669120.47/cwt115.00–125.008064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700101.00/cwt101.00–101.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373294.68/cwt91.00–97.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50580.01/cwt79.00–81.001,2042
Bulls——1,66587.35/cwt84.00–90.501,4544
Bulls——1,74598.62/cwt97.00–100.001,7212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94547.99/cwt45.00–50.0045410
Cows—Lean 85-90%99254.16/cwt52.00–59.0053711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02835.01/cwt34.00–37.003604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18046.28/cwt44.00–48.005464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18263.39/cwt61.00–69.0074912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18656.90/cwt51.00–60.0067522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47864.00/cwt64.00–64.009462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67359.00/cwt59.00–59.009872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,8561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,368895.16/cwt825.00–950.0012,2462

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.