Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2020-12-02

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▲ 322 vs last sale 207▼ 313 vs year ago 842 · −37.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 34▼ 49 vs year ago 115 · −42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 15 vs year ago 18 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.73/cwt on 244 head.
Average price
$135.73
244 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626136.66855227
Medium and Large 2-3556123.2168517thin
One grade step is worth $13.45/cwt here — about $170 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 sale244 hd
135.73
—
KY average23 barns · 5,107 hd
135.92
−0.19
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—Average1,78684.801,5158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49354.488146thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22253.8165732
CowsLean 85-90%Low96544.0642511

Every lot

81 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305164.00/cwt164.00–164.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356156.24/cwt150.00–160.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388130.97/cwt127.00–135.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420152.68/cwt140.00–155.006419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422169.99/cwt161.00–181.007177
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3474134.73/cwt133.00–136.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479153.53/cwt141.00–156.007359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517154.38/cwt149.50–162.0079816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533135.46/cwt131.00–142.007229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557147.56/cwt145.00–152.008229
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568120.50/cwt120.00–121.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.19/cwt124.00–141.0078421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618125.22/cwt121.00–129.0077411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646131.84/cwt130.00–133.0085226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670115.90/cwt110.00–120.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675135.00/cwt135.00–135.0091161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678121.49/cwt121.00–122.008244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722120.65/cwt116.00–125.0087113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761123.58/cwt117.00–125.009408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823121.49/cwt121.00–122.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,003113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276135.00/cwt135.00–135.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290117.50/cwt117.50–117.503411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322137.37/cwt137.00–138.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375133.40/cwt129.00–137.005009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428126.26/cwt120.00–129.0054011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430116.00/cwt116.00–116.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444131.00/cwt131.00–131.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470115.48/cwt115.00–116.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475123.62/cwt118.00–127.0058723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506126.26/cwt125.00–127.0063911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525121.79/cwt117.00–124.0063922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568107.53/cwt102.00–111.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573120.44/cwt116.00–124.0069037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362295.84/cwt88.00–101.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628122.33/cwt122.00–122.5076812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630114.75/cwt106.00–121.0072319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668101.00/cwt101.00–101.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675109.69/cwt104.00–116.0074018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719111.41/cwt105.00–119.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375589.00/cwt89.00–89.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276199.33/cwt98.00–102.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832101.00/cwt101.00–101.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895105.00/cwt105.00–105.009402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3292147.50/cwt147.50–147.504312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333131.00/cwt131.00–131.004363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350136.00/cwt136.00–136.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381145.32/cwt144.00–149.005548
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433142.99/cwt142.00–144.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473124.61/cwt118.00–126.005896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492157.00/cwt157.00–157.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516106.55/cwt105.00–111.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520149.00/cwt149.00–149.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532133.19/cwt122.00–138.0070916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578122.99/cwt117.00–127.0071116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620120.22/cwt116.00–126.0074513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625109.23/cwt105.00–113.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675115.30/cwt114.00–117.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3692111.00/cwt111.00–111.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718111.44/cwt109.00–114.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,78684.80/cwt80.00–88.001,5158
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90843.66/cwt43.00–44.003963
Cows—Lean 85-90%96349.59/cwt46.00–51.004786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05828.08/cwt25.00–31.002972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16542.00/cwt42.00–42.004891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21852.22/cwt47.00–55.0063623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23959.87/cwt56.00–64.007428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44558.00/cwt58.00–58.008381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50353.78/cwt52.00–55.008085
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,610850.00/cwt850.00–850.0013,6851

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.