Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-08-05

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 5
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▼ 371 vs last sale 918▼ 152 vs year ago 699 · −21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 37▲ 36 vs year ago 60 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 higher,heifers 2.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows 3.00 lower,slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.Good supply 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 $131.51/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$131.51
222 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539133.03718207
Medium and Large 2-3541110.6459915thin
One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $119 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 sale222 hd
131.51
—
KY average25 barns · 4,395 hd
129.61
+1.90
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—Average1,65899.151,64415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53070.091,07323
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21568.2482937
CowsLean 85-90%High97256.4254814

Every lot

81 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327167.51/cwt165.00–170.005486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370164.32/cwt161.00–170.006087
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425153.61/cwt148.00–161.0065312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438138.49/cwt136.00–141.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475137.24/cwt134.00–141.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483155.94/cwt148.00–163.0075323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511158.96/cwt155.00–163.0081215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515123.00/cwt123.00–123.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526144.80/cwt130.00–153.0076220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558160.00/cwt160.00–160.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570141.68/cwt130.00–152.0080818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607148.01/cwt142.00–151.0089823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619135.90/cwt130.00–140.008418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661143.58/cwt142.50–146.0094910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671134.14/cwt123.00–139.0090015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706125.84/cwt123.00–129.008887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733135.37/cwt131.00–139.009928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766124.21/cwt117.00–129.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828129.86/cwt128.50–130.501,07512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263141.07/cwt137.50–145.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345134.00/cwt134.00–134.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374143.21/cwt138.00–150.005368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380127.25/cwt127.00–127.504842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433146.00/cwt146.00–146.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433139.76/cwt127.00–144.0060529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465133.98/cwt125.00–141.0062325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475118.02/cwt116.00–120.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515137.72/cwt135.00–140.0070921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517114.00/cwt114.00–114.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525130.32/cwt124.00–134.0068418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562108.00/cwt108.00–108.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572136.82/cwt135.00–138.5078316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575130.75/cwt120.00–134.0075223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614103.00/cwt103.00–103.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616130.85/cwt126.00–137.5080635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643119.67/cwt118.00–121.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672121.32/cwt114.00–124.0081516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680101.00/cwt101.00–101.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374585.00/cwt85.00–85.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765114.48/cwt113.00–116.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825118.00/cwt118.00–118.009742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320157.50/cwt157.50–157.505041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380144.00/cwt144.00–144.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388155.14/cwt154.00–157.506023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408146.70/cwt144.00–155.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435129.00/cwt129.00–129.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468144.31/cwt141.00–148.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470129.78/cwt126.00–134.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519133.09/cwt127.00–139.0069112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570136.03/cwt126.00–140.007759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615137.00/cwt137.00–137.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623130.69/cwt130.00–132.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625115.03/cwt114.00–116.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675126.31/cwt120.00–133.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678114.69/cwt111.00–118.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55590.33/cwt86.00–93.001,4053
Bulls——1,628108.51/cwt106.00–111.001,7672
Bulls——1,69599.92/cwt97.00–104.001,69410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87347.77/cwt39.00–56.004172
Cows—Lean 85-90%98454.19/cwt52.00–57.005337
Cows—Lean 85-90%99463.01/cwt60.00–66.006265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19672.03/cwt69.00–76.0086114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22765.94/cwt57.00–68.0080923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47465.58/cwt62.00–68.009675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54671.34/cwt69.00–76.001,10318
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,3881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265830.00/cwt830.00–830.0010,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,1001

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.