Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-10-21

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 21
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 654▼ 53 vs year ago 563 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 39▼ 49 vs year ago 103 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 11 · −18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower .Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was moderate with weak demand on plain to average calves today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.47/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$127.47
195 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602128.81775174
Medium and Large 2-3529116.3361621
One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $160 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 sale195 hd
127.47
—
KY average26 barns · 4,483 hd
135.36
−7.89
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—Average1,78374.041,3207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49549.677436thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18349.6058717
CowsLean 85-90%Average96338.4137016

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337152.82/cwt145.00–158.005158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380128.41/cwt122.00–135.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395140.86/cwt135.00–142.005566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410140.50/cwt140.00–141.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418119.06/cwt115.00–121.004984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477122.81/cwt120.00–124.005865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485130.50/cwt130.00–132.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542133.23/cwt124.00–135.0072227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564130.92/cwt122.00–135.0073824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578109.37/cwt107.00–115.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635126.05/cwt115.00–126.7580079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659121.43/cwt115.00–126.008007
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3666113.01/cwt111.00–114.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727116.24/cwt111.00–119.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 2-374097.00/cwt97.00–97.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747125.00/cwt125.00–125.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834122.99/cwt121.00–125.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2934108.88/cwt104.00–118.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220122.00/cwt122.00–122.002681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285114.07/cwt110.00–118.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324122.61/cwt121.00–124.003977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373109.21/cwt101.00–114.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375118.45/cwt117.00–120.004449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412109.41/cwt106.00–112.004515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427127.00/cwt127.00–127.005427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429120.59/cwt120.00–125.0051710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469109.85/cwt105.00–113.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479116.56/cwt114.00–120.0055815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519114.89/cwt114.00–117.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525101.37/cwt99.00–105.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564114.51/cwt112.00–120.006469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578102.36/cwt98.00–108.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623108.24/cwt100.00–112.0067422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366891.54/cwt88.00–95.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674105.96/cwt104.00–109.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371086.00/cwt86.00–86.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272793.28/cwt90.00–97.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275090.00/cwt90.00–90.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375084.00/cwt84.00–84.006301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240135.00/cwt135.00–135.003241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240134.00/cwt134.00–134.003221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3282122.39/cwt115.00–135.003457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330123.72/cwt118.00–126.004084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333139.90/cwt134.00–147.504663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369137.72/cwt132.00–140.005085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373126.53/cwt125.00–128.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419131.68/cwt126.00–139.0055210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432116.05/cwt112.00–121.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471127.72/cwt125.00–130.0060215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485123.00/cwt123.00–123.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527122.36/cwt115.00–133.0064512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571118.02/cwt115.00–122.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582113.01/cwt111.00–114.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633112.14/cwt110.00–113.007109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677108.57/cwt107.00–112.007355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733101.04/cwt97.00–105.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278096.00/cwt96.00–96.007491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71176.64/cwt74.00–82.001,3114
Bulls——1,88070.57/cwt69.00–72.001,3273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92928.27/cwt25.00–30.002634
Cows—Lean 85-90%95346.99/cwt46.00–48.004484
Cows—Lean 85-90%98439.19/cwt37.00–42.003868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14957.77/cwt55.00–61.006644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15041.00/cwt41.00–41.004721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19747.59/cwt45.00–53.0057012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49549.67/cwt48.00–53.007436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,212857.43/cwt725.00–1,040.0010,3923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410730.00/cwt730.00–730.0010,2931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,520900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,6801

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.