Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-06-10

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 714▼ 263 vs year ago 780 · −33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 18▼ 50 vs year ago 94 · −53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows 5.00 higher,slaughter bulls 1.00 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 $138.42/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$138.42
276 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2642139.19893264
Medium and Large 2-3594121.4872212thin
One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $171 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 sale276 hd
138.42
—
KY average28 barns · 5,130 hd
134.18
+4.25
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—Low1,55197.901,5196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51874.711,13410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22070.0685519
CowsLean 85-90%High96958.295656thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323168.30/cwt167.50–169.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385166.82/cwt163.00–172.006427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424156.94/cwt150.00–164.0066512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469150.93/cwt145.00–159.0070837
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473130.92/cwt126.00–136.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516152.52/cwt150.00–154.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523122.58/cwt120.00–125.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527144.98/cwt132.00–149.0076414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568150.00/cwt150.00–150.008526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568142.51/cwt130.00–149.0080923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585121.99/cwt118.00–128.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622143.48/cwt140.00–146.0089214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631132.15/cwt128.00–136.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656144.49/cwt140.00–145.5094811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665119.46/cwt115.00–122.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.61/cwt125.00–138.008955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712129.21/cwt124.00–132.509206
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756118.27/cwt113.00–124.008944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758132.80/cwt132.80–132.801,00769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839120.75/cwt120.75–120.751,01337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870114.00/cwt114.00–114.009921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245142.50/cwt142.50–142.503492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273143.30/cwt137.50–147.503918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326132.82/cwt130.00–136.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372124.35/cwt118.00–129.004636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380139.63/cwt130.00–145.0053111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429135.73/cwt131.00–138.0058213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473130.71/cwt124.00–138.0061818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488118.02/cwt117.00–119.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514128.15/cwt120.00–132.0065931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521133.06/cwt133.00–134.0069317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585126.48/cwt122.00–132.0074029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620123.99/cwt123.00–125.007699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630115.61/cwt110.00–121.007289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365396.98/cwt93.00–101.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665112.54/cwt105.00–116.007485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722107.65/cwt106.00–111.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320162.43/cwt157.50–167.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340182.50/cwt182.50–182.506213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378130.50/cwt130.00–131.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386158.38/cwt150.00–164.006115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435143.80/cwt141.00–146.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487144.20/cwt142.00–145.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528136.74/cwt130.00–145.0072212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530119.00/cwt119.00–119.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571131.53/cwt126.00–138.0075110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616129.85/cwt125.00–131.0080018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664122.39/cwt120.00–126.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728114.57/cwt106.00–119.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2942
Bulls——1,59398.01/cwt96.00–100.001,5612
Bulls——1,623105.69/cwt104.00–107.001,7152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94052.44/cwt51.00–54.004932
Cows—Lean 85-90%98461.21/cwt59.00–64.006024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10062.55/cwt59.00–64.006884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24873.21/cwt69.00–79.0091414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31056.00/cwt56.00–56.007341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51874.71/cwt70.00–80.001,13410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,185.00/cwt1,185.00–1,185.0015,9985
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,483991.82/cwt925.00–1,050.0014,7092

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.