Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-05-20

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 20
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
449 head
▼ 355 vs last sale 804▲ 449 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 57▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers 1.00-3.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.Supply light 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 $128.42/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$128.42
171 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514129.42665161
Medium and Large 2-3517112.3058010thin
One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about $84 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 sale171 hd
128.42
—
KY average29 barns · 6,515 hd
125.16
+3.26
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—High1,78895.951,7158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57664.071,0106thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18761.1072525
CowsLean 85-90%Average97453.545218thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343171.00/cwt171.00–171.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380168.20/cwt164.00–170.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418134.47/cwt133.00–136.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423170.00/cwt170.00–170.007198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428156.05/cwt146.00–162.0066812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477137.35/cwt130.00–141.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478156.58/cwt148.00–161.0074827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514143.58/cwt140.00–147.007386
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515123.00/cwt120.00–126.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520154.36/cwt150.00–160.0080320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575140.21/cwt130.00–149.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585118.50/cwt111.00–126.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598152.00/cwt152.00–152.0090914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611140.28/cwt140.00–141.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627136.70/cwt135.00–138.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662132.26/cwt126.00–137.008767
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675110.01/cwt108.00–112.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725125.07/cwt120.00–128.009078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727113.94/cwt111.00–117.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774130.01/cwt127.00–131.001,00612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830114.00/cwt114.00–114.009461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220142.50/cwt142.50–142.503141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290167.50/cwt167.50–167.504861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313145.23/cwt143.00–147.504552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320140.55/cwt135.00–142.504505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369137.13/cwt134.00–142.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376145.25/cwt144.00–149.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390128.50/cwt128.00–129.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418142.41/cwt142.00–143.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432134.86/cwt126.00–138.0058317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3437120.00/cwt120.00–120.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476131.85/cwt124.00–138.0062827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516132.00/cwt132.00–132.0068115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518127.61/cwt116.00–131.0066127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530111.00/cwt111.00–111.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577121.97/cwt117.00–128.0070416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602115.32/cwt110.00–120.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623125.06/cwt125.00–126.0077917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660101.00/cwt101.00–101.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684120.00/cwt120.00–120.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713105.04/cwt102.00–108.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714119.50/cwt119.50–119.508535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772108.00/cwt108.00–108.008342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338163.67/cwt160.00–167.505532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3338150.00/cwt150.00–150.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380165.24/cwt158.00–171.0062812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388130.00/cwt130.00–130.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425149.97/cwt141.00–157.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465144.96/cwt139.00–155.006747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505148.00/cwt148.00–148.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528132.11/cwt130.00–135.006987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569132.53/cwt125.00–137.0075411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613125.51/cwt125.00–126.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645102.00/cwt102.00–102.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657118.00/cwt118.00–118.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715107.00/cwt107.00–107.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278398.00/cwt98.00–98.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283093.00/cwt93.00–93.007721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2351
Bulls——1,66792.29/cwt90.00–94.001,5383
Bulls——1,944102.44/cwt100.00–105.001,9914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91057.76/cwt54.00–64.005263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01251.01/cwt50.00–52.005165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12950.50/cwt50.00–51.005704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18366.03/cwt64.00–69.0078112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21759.24/cwt54.00–63.007219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55268.46/cwt65.00–70.001,0623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60059.67/cwt57.00–62.009553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,8281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090880.00/cwt880.00–880.009,5921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153865.29/cwt700.00–1,000.009,9772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240980.00/cwt980.00–980.0012,1521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260640.00/cwt640.00–640.008,0641

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.