Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-09-30

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
833 head
▲ 304 vs last sale 529▲ 40 vs year ago 793 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 56▲ 0 vs year ago 65 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 9 · +55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weak: Steers steady 1.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 lower.Weaned precondition calves 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Heavy supply with moderate too weak demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.52/cwt on 344 head.
Average price
$122.52
344 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584123.46721314
Medium and Large 2-3459112.6851730
One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about $204 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 sale344 hd
122.52
—
KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd
125.78
−3.26
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—Average1,56585.741,34213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51552.067892thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25551.5464733
CowsLean 85-90%Average93742.5839914

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265157.50/cwt157.50–157.504171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2347164.00/cwt164.00–164.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363163.26/cwt160.00–165.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375133.00/cwt133.00–133.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417149.97/cwt137.00–157.506256
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430125.73/cwt123.00–127.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468150.43/cwt144.00–154.007046
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477129.97/cwt124.00–136.006205
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508123.54/cwt118.00–126.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520153.00/cwt153.00–153.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529138.96/cwt130.00–144.0073520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562148.00/cwt148.00–148.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575119.31/cwt114.00–125.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576137.44/cwt127.00–144.0079220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621128.26/cwt122.00–135.007967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625143.42/cwt136.00–148.5089629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633118.00/cwt116.00–119.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658126.76/cwt125.00–129.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680139.13/cwt137.00–140.0094622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695114.00/cwt114.00–114.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718134.22/cwt132.00–136.009649
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783140.18/cwt131.00–141.101,09891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333117.70/cwt112.00–121.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344124.97/cwt122.00–128.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378116.84/cwt115.00–121.0044212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387124.57/cwt119.00–129.0048210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410112.56/cwt110.00–115.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417122.24/cwt117.00–127.0051021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466122.00/cwt117.00–128.0056940
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468115.00/cwt113.00–116.005385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515108.00/cwt108.00–108.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517124.34/cwt119.00–128.0064344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570121.46/cwt117.00–127.0069216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361096.00/cwt96.00–96.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633115.06/cwt107.00–121.0072831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635128.57/cwt123.00–130.0081663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667109.22/cwt107.00–113.007289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679104.21/cwt103.00–105.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683126.56/cwt126.00–129.0086449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700106.00/cwt106.00–106.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719124.72/cwt120.00–126.7589720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760123.00/cwt123.00–123.009354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790112.00/cwt112.00–112.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900103.00/cwt103.00–103.009271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273143.99/cwt140.00–147.503932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3324130.22/cwt120.00–137.504224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3353124.50/cwt124.00–125.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384145.51/cwt140.00–160.0055911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427126.26/cwt120.00–130.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429142.33/cwt137.00–149.006118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470151.45/cwt150.00–153.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471143.40/cwt133.00–149.0067516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472126.05/cwt119.00–132.0059517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522117.55/cwt116.00–119.006147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526129.41/cwt120.00–138.0068126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560113.48/cwt110.00–117.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568125.58/cwt120.00–133.0071322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624122.02/cwt117.00–125.0076111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633108.74/cwt104.00–113.006884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3657112.00/cwt112.00–112.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665121.41/cwt119.00–123.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725110.68/cwt108.00–114.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2793106.68/cwt102.00–109.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22580.57/cwt80.00–81.009872
Bulls——1,62786.68/cwt84.00–94.001,41011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79832.93/cwt28.00–36.002633
Cows—Lean 85-90%95051.41/cwt49.00–56.004884
Cows—Lean 85-90%98941.68/cwt38.00–45.004127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13341.48/cwt40.00–43.004702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15358.45/cwt58.00–59.006742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27051.76/cwt46.00–56.0065729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51552.06/cwt51.00–53.007892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207826.59/cwt800.00–875.009,9773
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050930.00/cwt930.00–930.009,7651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0013,9891

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.