Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-09-02

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
770 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 612▲ 153 vs year ago 617 · +24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 60▲ 20 vs year ago 73 · +27.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.Supply was good with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.39/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$137.39
280 head · 754 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$415
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.07
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2763137.831,052270
Medium and Large 2-3507125.3963610thin
One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $415 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 sale280 hd
137.39
—
KY average27 barns · 5,424 hd
140.46
−3.07
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—Low1,63893.261,52714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50164.9197412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22163.1577140
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01951.8052813

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367172.40/cwt170.00–174.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400167.00/cwt167.00–167.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413170.00/cwt170.00–170.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443158.97/cwt154.00–164.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467151.22/cwt145.00–158.0070614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469130.74/cwt128.00–135.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513121.22/cwt116.00–127.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528142.43/cwt130.00–148.0075225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572138.34/cwt134.00–141.0079118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573123.05/cwt119.00–127.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628134.59/cwt129.00–139.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650139.00/cwt139.00–139.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704140.21/cwt138.00–140.5098718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.00/cwt126.00–126.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773124.49/cwt121.00–128.009622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798139.75/cwt139.75–139.751,11560
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911131.95/cwt131.95–131.951,202112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210124.00/cwt124.00–124.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283134.41/cwt130.00–140.003804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288125.00/cwt125.00–125.003603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325125.49/cwt125.00–126.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329138.06/cwt130.00–147.0045412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373123.02/cwt120.00–126.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376134.71/cwt128.00–139.0050716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380152.50/cwt152.50–152.505801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415131.88/cwt124.00–142.0054721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426117.38/cwt105.00–123.005009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473131.89/cwt125.00–142.0062426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502137.78/cwt137.00–138.006929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516104.30/cwt101.00–105.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525129.27/cwt121.00–133.0067924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570130.78/cwt120.00–134.5074521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588110.67/cwt110.00–111.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619117.12/cwt109.00–121.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622126.74/cwt123.00–128.0078815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670117.00/cwt116.00–118.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682123.00/cwt123.00–123.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714129.94/cwt127.50–130.9092856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2801109.50/cwt109.50–109.508774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220139.00/cwt139.00–139.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3291152.50/cwt152.50–152.504444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3317141.67/cwt137.50–145.004493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334162.28/cwt150.00–169.005424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378171.67/cwt171.00–173.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3379139.23/cwt130.00–148.005285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389161.32/cwt153.00–166.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410171.00/cwt171.00–171.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418130.21/cwt121.00–135.005449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422155.93/cwt144.00–163.0065810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465125.42/cwt123.00–128.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476145.44/cwt142.00–148.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515114.86/cwt108.00–122.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517134.57/cwt124.00–143.0069614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570136.27/cwt128.00–142.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570115.82/cwt109.00–122.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622126.62/cwt120.00–131.0078811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622117.32/cwt116.00–119.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660109.92/cwt105.00–115.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673122.00/cwt122.00–122.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700101.00/cwt101.00–101.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723116.83/cwt109.00–121.008457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53187.54/cwt82.00–90.001,3407
Bulls——1,71095.88/cwt91.00–100.001,6405
Bulls——1,830106.75/cwt104.00–110.001,9542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01157.15/cwt54.00–61.005788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03035.47/cwt32.00–39.003652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03548.42/cwt44.00–53.005013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18659.44/cwt55.00–63.0070520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24553.00/cwt53.00–53.006601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25667.58/cwt64.00–73.0084919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41260.12/cwt58.00–63.008493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53166.51/cwt64.00–73.001,0189
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,6111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,400860.00/cwt860.00–860.0012,0401

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.