Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 20
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▼ 263 vs last sale 982▲ 72 vs year ago 647 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 71▼ 36 vs year ago 59 · −61.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady,heifers steady,1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower on a limited test.Good supply with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.49/cwt on 326 head.
Average price
$120.49
326 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524121.22635297
Medium and Large 2-3474112.9453529
One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $100 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 sale326 hd
120.49
—
KY average28 barns · 6,249 hd
119.36
+1.13
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—Average1,91784.001,6103thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23147.975917thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98440.503998thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295178.75/cwt177.50–180.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320151.00/cwt151.00–151.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added329189.90/cwt182.00–197.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366166.05/cwt163.00–172.006089
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385148.00/cwt148.00–148.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421154.90/cwt149.00–160.006527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440173.33/cwt168.00–176.0076319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473159.15/cwt140.00–165.007539
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480130.04/cwt126.00–134.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505120.66/cwt120.00–121.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517155.62/cwt152.00–161.0080546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533142.29/cwt130.00–151.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564154.21/cwt154.00–155.0087014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576138.02/cwt132.00–145.0079516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637131.38/cwt124.00–132.5083758
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638111.95/cwt108.00–116.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669126.05/cwt120.00–129.5084314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714115.99/cwt111.00–119.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875111.00/cwt111.00–111.009711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,149104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1956
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215133.00/cwt133.00–133.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268120.94/cwt119.00–123.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330124.56/cwt123.00–126.004115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333135.19/cwt128.00–140.0045014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372134.59/cwt127.00–140.0050115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381121.99/cwt117.50–125.004655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412138.00/cwt138.00–138.005697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427126.96/cwt119.00–133.0054245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473113.99/cwt112.00–118.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479123.47/cwt117.00–130.0059144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517110.20/cwt108.00–112.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521119.68/cwt113.00–123.0062444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526129.75/cwt129.75–129.7568218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578116.55/cwt112.00–119.0067424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581106.19/cwt100.00–111.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617113.25/cwt105.00–118.0069951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362590.00/cwt90.00–90.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668105.56/cwt103.00–110.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369597.00/cwt97.00–97.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727115.33/cwt115.00–116.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728107.05/cwt95.00–110.5077920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373094.00/cwt94.00–94.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379091.00/cwt91.00–91.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817111.00/cwt111.00–111.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240152.50/cwt152.50–152.503661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305138.00/cwt138.00–138.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366161.54/cwt160.00–166.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431154.21/cwt147.00–159.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481151.31/cwt140.00–158.0072815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520104.15/cwt100.00–108.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581132.68/cwt120.00–141.0077119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627105.00/cwt104.00–106.006584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629116.41/cwt113.00–120.0073212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695108.00/cwt108.00–108.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283096.00/cwt96.00–96.007971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91784.00/cwt81.00–86.001,6103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97346.00/cwt46.00–46.004482
Cows—Lean 85-90%97341.74/cwt40.00–44.004064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01832.50/cwt32.00–33.003312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18342.00/cwt42.00–42.004972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24055.47/cwt55.00–56.006882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25746.95/cwt46.00–48.005903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890611.74/cwt530.00–680.005,4442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,4971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005940.00/cwt940.00–940.009,4471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2775825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,3941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,7531
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,050.18/cwt975.00–1,125.0011,1632

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.