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

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 9
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 416 vs last sale 770▼ 337 vs year ago 691 · −48.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 93▼ 56 vs year ago 93 · −60.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers 1.00-3.00 lower,heifers 2.00-4.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower.Suppy was light with weak demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.18/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$139.18
123 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.98/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 1-2565140.44794110
Medium and Large 2-3443128.4656913thin
One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about $225 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 sale123 hd
139.18
—
KY average18 barns · 2,835 hd
142.24
−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—Low1,79192.611,6597thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55560.819466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23560.6174810
CowsLean 85-90%Average93040.183744thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3311141.00/cwt141.00–141.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330167.50/cwt167.50–167.505531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373132.65/cwt120.00–141.004953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378164.10/cwt159.00–168.006207
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3411126.99/cwt124.00–133.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413163.07/cwt159.00–167.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435152.09/cwt148.00–157.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460133.00/cwt133.00–133.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471149.59/cwt143.00–152.0070520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510149.49/cwt148.00–151.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517138.27/cwt126.00–145.0071516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579138.24/cwt128.00–143.0080024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606131.15/cwt121.00–136.007957
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635116.54/cwt114.00–119.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637140.00/cwt140.00–140.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671130.59/cwt126.00–134.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711121.25/cwt119.00–127.008625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735134.28/cwt132.00–135.009874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820123.38/cwt119.00–125.001,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850113.00/cwt113.00–113.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295127.50/cwt127.50–127.503761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325127.50/cwt127.50–127.504141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345132.50/cwt130.00–135.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365135.50/cwt132.00–139.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368122.52/cwt120.00–125.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414115.16/cwt110.00–122.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424129.76/cwt124.00–133.0055012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469131.04/cwt125.00–134.0061519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473121.48/cwt121.00–122.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517138.00/cwt138.00–138.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528116.99/cwt114.00–119.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529127.47/cwt120.00–135.0067416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577125.42/cwt121.00–131.0072413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610122.33/cwt122.00–123.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622118.31/cwt116.00–121.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366597.00/cwt97.00–97.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666117.74/cwt112.00–120.007847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715115.40/cwt114.00–116.008255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376392.02/cwt91.00–93.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt97.00–103.008552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382158.86/cwt154.00–165.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390131.00/cwt131.00–131.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430135.95/cwt134.00–138.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465129.41/cwt123.00–136.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467145.54/cwt140.00–150.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513139.06/cwt124.00–146.0071311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570133.85/cwt128.00–139.007639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619126.43/cwt120.00–129.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705111.99/cwt110.00–114.007902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49882.35/cwt80.00–85.001,2342
Bulls——1,77593.86/cwt92.00–97.001,6663
Bulls——2,108101.01/cwt100.00–102.002,1292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90535.24/cwt31.00–41.003193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00555.00/cwt55.00–55.005531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12052.00/cwt52.00–52.005821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22759.73/cwt57.00–64.007337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31867.97/cwt66.00–70.008962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55759.97/cwt59.00–62.009345
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948966.54/cwt950.00–980.009,1632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,4181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325830.30/cwt760.00–895.0011,0012

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.