Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-01-13

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 13
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
982 head
▼ 696 vs last sale 1,678▲ 145 vs year ago 837 · +17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 95▲ 35 vs year ago 36 · +97.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers mostly steady.Good supply with good demand.Slaughter cow and bulls 2.00 lower,with week demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.36/cwt on 400 head.
Average price
$134.36
400 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$858
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2647135.14874372
Medium and Large 2-3528123.9665528
One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $219 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 sale400 hd
134.36
—
KY average26 barns · 8,565 hd
133.32
+1.04
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—Low1,72477.521,33612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55052.2280910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22149.5860526
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03842.5044110

Every lot

89 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295143.00/cwt143.00–143.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added358187.96/cwt186.00–190.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360141.00/cwt141.00–141.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393169.46/cwt164.00–175.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418173.95/cwt167.00–180.0072710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424157.11/cwt156.00–158.006669
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3441132.56/cwt125.00–136.005855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473167.99/cwt167.00–171.007959
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473127.59/cwt121.00–136.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479147.89/cwt140.00–166.007089
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527156.86/cwt152.00–164.0082733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528139.87/cwt130.00–151.0073922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571136.91/cwt129.00–145.0078241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615106.61/cwt100.00–113.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625128.70/cwt119.00–133.5080453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628134.25/cwt134.00–135.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671127.67/cwt118.00–130.5085750
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3684115.35/cwt113.00–116.007896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716126.00/cwt126.00–126.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731118.72/cwt117.00–120.0086811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785116.60/cwt111.00–120.5091517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794127.88/cwt123.00–128.301,01569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867111.90/cwt109.00–113.009709
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2972111.89/cwt110.00–113.001,0889
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235136.50/cwt130.00–143.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332132.97/cwt128.00–138.0044110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371117.52/cwt114.00–120.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379133.15/cwt126.00–137.0050522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434124.68/cwt119.00–128.0054123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472125.56/cwt117.00–134.0059349
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485112.07/cwt108.00–118.005447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517119.48/cwt115.00–123.0061849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523125.79/cwt125.00–126.0065815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538111.72/cwt110.00–113.0060114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576117.26/cwt114.00–119.0067529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576107.23/cwt103.00–112.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587125.00/cwt125.00–125.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361298.99/cwt97.00–100.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621110.81/cwt103.00–117.0068832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622119.50/cwt119.50–119.5074347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366099.00/cwt99.00–99.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684107.72/cwt104.00–109.0073714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707108.51/cwt100.00–113.0076713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785109.41/cwt103.00–110.508597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813104.66/cwt104.00–105.008513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009859
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3223137.55/cwt130.00–146.003072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2287168.00/cwt168.00–168.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363159.88/cwt154.00–166.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367186.63/cwt182.50–192.506853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410174.00/cwt174.00–174.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418146.93/cwt140.00–165.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430127.57/cwt122.00–131.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465152.47/cwt144.00–160.007099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472165.67/cwt165.00–167.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475129.84/cwt120.00–135.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520137.19/cwt121.00–145.0071320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548151.00/cwt151.00–151.008278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564125.74/cwt120.00–144.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573112.40/cwt110.00–115.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631119.84/cwt110.00–124.0075616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655103.99/cwt103.00–106.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713108.33/cwt107.00–109.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281396.46/cwt94.00–99.007842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64372.49/cwt65.00–78.001,1916
Bulls——1,80582.54/cwt74.00–85.001,4906
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94530.00/cwt30.00–30.002841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01148.50/cwt46.00–55.004905
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09538.13/cwt35.00–40.004184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16741.97/cwt40.00–43.004905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17457.40/cwt56.00–62.006745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25249.52/cwt45.00–54.0062016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35560.00/cwt60.00–60.008131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57251.35/cwt47.00–55.008079
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,0951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,3951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,9061

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.