Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-08-19

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
903 head
▲ 260 vs last sale 643▲ 2 vs year ago 901 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 77▼ 7 vs year ago 72 · −9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Heavy 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 $146.02/cwt on 379 head.
Average price
$146.02
379 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$944
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2654146.57959363
Medium and Large 2-3467133.4262316thin
One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about $336 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 sale379 hd
146.02
—
KY average27 barns · 6,631 hd
144.09
+1.93
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—Low1,71890.081,5489thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45364.2593311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20263.6176527
CowsLean 85-90%High93852.7549510

Every lot

89 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284181.87/cwt180.00–182.505174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2301166.29/cwt165.00–175.005018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323130.00/cwt130.00–130.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added357180.00/cwt180.00–180.006437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365163.41/cwt160.00–170.0059610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390137.09/cwt130.00–144.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418162.67/cwt151.00–166.0068017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420134.88/cwt130.00–140.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.53/cwt144.00–160.0070311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473139.26/cwt134.00–142.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513161.05/cwt155.00–164.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525146.18/cwt132.00–154.0076720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568158.01/cwt157.00–159.0089710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580147.89/cwt132.00–154.0085836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615135.80/cwt130.00–142.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636145.84/cwt143.00–149.0092813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662146.98/cwt144.00–149.0097347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685139.81/cwt139.00–140.0095810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728132.63/cwt127.00–136.0096611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730144.92/cwt139.00–147.751,05882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778124.49/cwt124.00–125.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783139.60/cwt139.00–141.001,09310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830119.00/cwt119.00–119.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877138.80/cwt138.80–138.801,21741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916124.21/cwt123.00–124.501,1387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2966119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1505
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279140.25/cwt139.00–141.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308122.44/cwt120.00–125.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329139.73/cwt130.00–143.0046015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374126.43/cwt121.00–129.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387145.35/cwt139.00–147.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3407124.00/cwt124.00–124.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430139.33/cwt127.00–146.0059914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465122.50/cwt122.00–123.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473136.06/cwt125.00–145.0064455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518112.83/cwt108.00–118.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526141.13/cwt140.00–144.0074213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532131.57/cwt123.00–137.0070024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565117.97/cwt117.00–119.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568127.96/cwt123.00–136.0072739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573140.00/cwt140.00–140.008024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616120.94/cwt113.00–125.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628138.86/cwt127.00–141.3087247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682117.38/cwt110.00–126.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686131.34/cwt128.00–135.0090124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706119.00/cwt119.00–119.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751130.56/cwt129.00–131.509818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820121.00/cwt121.00–121.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830108.00/cwt108.00–108.008961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368136.46/cwt130.00–146.005026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439148.44/cwt142.00–163.0065221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479133.13/cwt125.00–140.0063810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482149.88/cwt145.00–160.0072213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520138.18/cwt125.00–144.0071913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560137.19/cwt127.00–141.0076833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616128.37/cwt123.00–138.0079110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673113.99/cwt112.00–115.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677126.60/cwt120.00–130.0085710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705101.00/cwt101.00–101.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715117.33/cwt116.00–120.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63385.55/cwt84.00–87.001,3974
Bulls——1,78693.71/cwt92.00–97.001,6745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83548.33/cwt45.00–52.004042
Cows—Lean 85-90%95358.36/cwt56.00–61.005566
Cows—Lean 85-90%99540.32/cwt37.00–44.004012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10554.00/cwt54.00–54.005971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20262.02/cwt55.00–64.0074516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21367.12/cwt60.00–73.0081410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34868.93/cwt65.00–73.009292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47663.21/cwt61.00–65.009339
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,3161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,092835.34/cwt750.00–910.009,1223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,2271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,9951

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.