Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-05-27

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 27
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 449▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 54▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 11 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.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 $134.06/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$134.06
256 head · 732 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2738134.19990249
Medium and Large 2-3521129.446757thin
One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $315 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 sale256 hd
134.06
—
KY average18 barns · 3,272 hd
137.25
−3.19
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—Low1,64692.331,51912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33260.4280511
CowsLean 85-90%Average96758.495663thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65058.009571thin

Every lot

76 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 1-2318163.39/cwt157.50–170.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362172.24/cwt160.00–177.006249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417169.66/cwt169.00–170.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421157.16/cwt146.00–166.0066211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428139.02/cwt136.00–142.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459153.77/cwt146.00–162.0070613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460166.68/cwt166.00–168.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3461135.00/cwt135.00–135.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528156.03/cwt153.00–158.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531144.90/cwt130.00–148.0076910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568153.52/cwt153.00–154.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585144.35/cwt143.00–145.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627144.41/cwt143.00–147.009059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658140.50/cwt140.50–140.5092420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678118.02/cwt116.00–120.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686131.10/cwt125.00–134.0089910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721130.68/cwt125.00–132.009429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782118.12/cwt116.00–124.009246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830115.49/cwt115.00–116.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,11463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874111.75/cwt108.00–115.009779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2936117.85/cwt117.85–117.851,10357
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240132.50/cwt132.50–132.503181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273147.48/cwt142.50–150.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320125.88/cwt122.50–129.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333142.64/cwt132.00–145.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367139.74/cwt136.00–145.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421141.77/cwt140.00–143.0059715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422135.34/cwt124.00–139.0057117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432117.50/cwt117.50–117.505082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462142.00/cwt142.00–142.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480134.37/cwt126.00–139.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513133.18/cwt132.00–135.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529127.75/cwt116.00–131.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573108.02/cwt103.00–113.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574124.65/cwt117.00–126.0071516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610124.87/cwt122.50–127.0076215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631116.80/cwt108.00–120.007377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654125.00/cwt125.00–125.0081812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675113.05/cwt105.00–117.0076311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715110.88/cwt105.00–113.0079317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774105.73/cwt105.00–108.008184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776119.00/cwt119.00–119.0092310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830102.75/cwt98.00–107.008534
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310137.50/cwt137.50–137.504261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340161.52/cwt160.00–163.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380134.80/cwt130.00–140.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433150.12/cwt145.00–156.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464152.71/cwt150.00–164.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511150.03/cwt148.00–154.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542141.84/cwt137.00–147.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608133.00/cwt133.00–133.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685121.01/cwt120.00–122.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2743116.00/cwt116.00–116.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39584.68/cwt84.00–86.001,1813
Bulls——1,57389.08/cwt87.00–93.001,4015
Bulls——1,924102.12/cwt100.00–104.001,9654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91862.74/cwt60.00–65.005762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06550.00/cwt50.00–50.005331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28568.69/cwt65.00–73.008834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33550.00/cwt50.00–50.006681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36356.65/cwt54.00–59.007726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65058.00/cwt58.00–58.009571
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,310895.00/cwt895.00–895.0011,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,2531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,4891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150840.00/cwt840.00–840.009,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,2951

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.