Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-10-07

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 833▲ 34 vs year ago 687 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 65▼ 45 vs year ago 84 · −53.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 lower,heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows steady,slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.Supply was good 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 $122.26/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$122.26
298 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556123.24686274
Medium and Large 2-3458110.9950824
One grade step is worth $12.25/cwt here — about $177 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 sale298 hd
122.26
—
KY average26 barns · 5,833 hd
125.37
−3.12
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—Average1,89878.411,4887thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58353.128416thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23252.4764717
CowsLean 85-90%High95044.284219thin

Every lot

80 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 2-3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376153.00/cwt153.00–153.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421145.56/cwt140.00–151.0061310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483126.91/cwt118.00–131.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522147.84/cwt146.00–149.007728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522136.26/cwt128.00–142.007119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572135.09/cwt122.00–142.5077330
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625139.59/cwt139.00–139.7587237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631125.97/cwt121.00–133.0079513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658137.00/cwt137.00–137.0090135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665127.34/cwt125.00–131.0084730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728129.31/cwt125.00–133.009417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780127.65/cwt124.00–129.5099620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926118.67/cwt118.00–120.001,0993
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2202125.00/cwt125.00–125.002532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320124.67/cwt124.00–125.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326118.44/cwt116.00–120.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378117.75/cwt116.00–120.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382126.48/cwt120.00–130.0048314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410107.00/cwt105.00–109.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422132.00/cwt132.00–132.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427124.67/cwt119.00–128.0053220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477123.91/cwt117.00–129.0059124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486108.47/cwt105.00–112.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487128.50/cwt128.50–128.506268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509127.55/cwt126.00–128.0064928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521110.73/cwt107.00–112.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525122.30/cwt117.00–125.0064226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564121.56/cwt117.00–125.0068618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573126.48/cwt126.00–126.5072532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578106.41/cwt100.00–112.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618128.90/cwt128.90–128.9079746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637112.35/cwt105.00–119.0071611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640101.00/cwt101.00–101.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658121.00/cwt121.00–121.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673111.94/cwt107.00–116.0075314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367598.00/cwt98.00–98.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714117.50/cwt117.50–117.5083912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720109.02/cwt106.00–112.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780105.00/cwt105.00–105.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290297.00/cwt97.00–97.008757
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200145.00/cwt145.00–145.002901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270126.00/cwt126.00–126.003401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376146.48/cwt141.00–154.005517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385134.00/cwt134.00–134.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414144.48/cwt143.00–146.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440129.00/cwt129.00–129.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460132.00/cwt132.00–132.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463114.95/cwt113.00–117.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519112.59/cwt109.00–115.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532125.28/cwt120.00–132.0066611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555111.00/cwt111.00–111.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578128.06/cwt118.00–133.0074024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628107.05/cwt100.00–111.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633118.99/cwt114.00–121.0075320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660109.16/cwt106.00–110.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677116.49/cwt114.00–118.007896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713110.40/cwt108.00–115.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751117.00/cwt117.00–117.0087925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770107.94/cwt105.00–111.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840102.00/cwt102.00–102.008571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69872.28/cwt65.00–79.001,2273
Bulls——2,04883.00/cwt79.00–85.001,7004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79530.00/cwt30.00–30.002391
Cows—Lean 85-90%93842.51/cwt38.00–46.003995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02251.99/cwt51.00–53.005313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18843.99/cwt43.00–45.005232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20059.83/cwt58.00–62.007182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24452.64/cwt46.00–56.0065513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58353.12/cwt52.00–54.008416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335610.00/cwt610.00–610.008,1441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,385650.00/cwt650.00–650.009,0031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,413741.33/cwt700.00–770.0010,4753

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.