Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-09-16

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 16
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
▲ 487 vs last sale 354▼ 83 vs year ago 924 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 37▼ 29 vs year ago 86 · −33.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 13 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower.Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.20/cwt on 358 head.
Average price
$124.20
358 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561125.15702318
Medium and Large 2-3448116.6652240
One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about $179 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 sale358 hd
124.20
—
KY average27 barns · 4,924 hd
128.21
−4.01
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—Low1,69688.261,4968thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56461.359599thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20960.3473028
CowsLean 85-90%High99452.8352514

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315132.50/cwt130.00–135.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317157.93/cwt154.00–162.505016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360172.50/cwt172.50–172.506211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3366136.97/cwt130.00–140.005016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368153.00/cwt151.00–162.0056319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3417136.06/cwt129.00–139.005676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421149.99/cwt141.00–154.0063110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432156.24/cwt155.00–160.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452158.00/cwt156.00–159.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478145.73/cwt140.00–153.0069726
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480132.50/cwt124.00–138.006366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507149.83/cwt148.00–155.007606
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521139.07/cwt129.00–144.0072531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523124.31/cwt121.00–126.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569136.95/cwt129.00–143.0077935
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575124.50/cwt124.00–125.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623139.21/cwt136.00–141.0086711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624129.71/cwt124.00–135.0080916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3643118.66/cwt116.00–120.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666129.77/cwt123.00–132.008645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726124.99/cwt123.00–127.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733132.98/cwt131.00–136.0097514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,13764
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245117.50/cwt117.50–117.502881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288120.83/cwt116.00–125.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321125.00/cwt125.00–125.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332129.80/cwt128.00–131.004315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375130.57/cwt126.00–135.0049025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384122.21/cwt120.00–125.0046911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414117.89/cwt110.00–121.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427127.99/cwt124.00–135.0054729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470117.96/cwt115.00–122.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476125.94/cwt123.00–130.0059941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522127.01/cwt120.00–130.5066338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533111.33/cwt106.00–116.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577127.87/cwt121.00–131.5073876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583111.98/cwt111.00–113.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602123.86/cwt122.00–124.0074621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620107.02/cwt106.00–108.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632118.56/cwt110.00–121.0074922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667122.91/cwt122.00–123.0082011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670114.99/cwt114.00–116.007709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721110.94/cwt105.00–119.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759106.25/cwt103.00–108.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774125.75/cwt125.75–125.7597325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377596.02/cwt92.00–100.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817106.91/cwt103.00–110.008738
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323120.00/cwt120.00–120.003882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363128.64/cwt125.00–131.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375152.20/cwt145.00–157.505716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435145.40/cwt141.00–152.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3439125.39/cwt125.00–127.005505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465133.98/cwt128.00–136.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481154.00/cwt154.00–154.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531130.87/cwt125.00–144.0069529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578128.20/cwt126.00–131.007419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613114.01/cwt112.00–115.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627122.21/cwt117.00–128.0076632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692117.00/cwt117.00–117.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717110.60/cwt109.00–115.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818101.02/cwt99.00–103.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2853105.51/cwt101.00–110.009002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52583.44/cwt82.00–85.001,2724
Bulls——1,86693.08/cwt90.00–94.001,7374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96648.15/cwt46.00–50.004655
Cows—Lean 85-90%99530.00/cwt30.00–30.002991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01158.61/cwt56.00–60.005938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15051.00/cwt51.00–51.005871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17658.25/cwt55.00–63.0068518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28365.57/cwt64.00–69.008419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45065.00/cwt65.00–65.009431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57860.89/cwt60.00–62.009618
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,060975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,3351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,215970.00/cwt970.00–970.0011,7861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,0231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,204857.26/cwt820.00–910.0010,3214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270740.00/cwt740.00–740.009,3981

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.