Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-07-22

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 22
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 737▼ 563 vs year ago 1,210 · −46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 59▲ 19 vs year ago 44 · +43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 23 vs year ago 26 · −88.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers 1.00-3.00 higher,heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Good 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 $137.62/cwt on 307 head.
Average price
$137.62
307 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2702138.06969296
Medium and Large 2-3501125.8963011thin
One grade step is worth $12.17/cwt here — about $339 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 sale307 hd
137.62
—
KY average27 barns · 5,366 hd
134.67
+2.95
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—Low1,47893.061,3769thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52766.551,0169thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22963.6878328
CowsLean 85-90%Average93348.434525thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275142.50/cwt142.50–142.503921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350163.00/cwt163.00–163.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428172.97/cwt168.00–178.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429159.11/cwt154.00–166.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430137.02/cwt135.00–139.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463169.18/cwt167.00–181.0078310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480155.44/cwt149.00–165.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485121.01/cwt118.00–127.505873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522160.75/cwt156.00–164.008399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524140.22/cwt131.00–147.0073511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533121.59/cwt115.00–128.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559145.08/cwt132.00–152.0081119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581155.55/cwt153.00–157.5090433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610146.29/cwt140.00–150.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618131.29/cwt125.00–136.0081113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668140.98/cwt139.50–142.0094215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722122.07/cwt116.00–125.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723127.77/cwt127.25–132.0092418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764118.00/cwt115.00–123.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775135.35/cwt126.00–135.501,04963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819122.00/cwt122.00–122.009999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826115.21/cwt110.00–122.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866115.84/cwt115.00–118.001,0037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,11457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320131.03/cwt130.00–134.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336123.62/cwt120.00–127.004155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394137.49/cwt130.00–140.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428131.20/cwt120.00–138.0056216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473131.43/cwt124.00–139.0062217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516127.09/cwt125.00–130.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530107.00/cwt107.00–107.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541133.12/cwt132.00–133.5072017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563135.53/cwt133.00–135.7576375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569123.19/cwt120.00–129.0070110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579113.36/cwt111.00–118.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604128.34/cwt124.00–132.5077533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621118.12/cwt116.00–121.007348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662125.00/cwt125.00–125.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668112.08/cwt105.00–120.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720113.01/cwt108.00–114.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373094.00/cwt94.00–94.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275098.00/cwt98.00–98.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825100.65/cwt96.00–108.008303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3343137.75/cwt137.50–138.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345177.00/cwt177.00–177.006115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370140.48/cwt140.00–141.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375162.32/cwt154.00–165.006097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400169.00/cwt169.00–169.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415153.49/cwt150.00–167.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490148.00/cwt148.00–148.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523129.11/cwt125.00–140.0067511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563124.98/cwt123.00–129.007047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620112.33/cwt112.00–113.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630122.83/cwt122.00–125.007746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677114.29/cwt114.00–115.007747
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690108.68/cwt106.00–111.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707113.62/cwt112.00–116.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765105.83/cwt103.00–108.008106
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33588.33/cwt83.00–92.001,1796
Bulls——1,638100.30/cwt98.00–103.001,6432
Bulls——2,020107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,1611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90560.00/cwt60.00–60.005431
Cows—Lean 85-90%91348.38/cwt45.00–51.004423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02037.00/cwt37.00–37.003771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16049.00/cwt49.00–49.005681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20360.77/cwt55.00–63.007319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24665.95/cwt64.00–70.0082218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51066.99/cwt65.00–69.001,0128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66063.00/cwt63.00–63.001,0461
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,9971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,8821

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.