Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-02-03

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 3
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▼ 791 vs last sale 1,167▼ 210 vs year ago 586 · −35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 43 · −16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.51/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$136.51
207 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626136.80857196
Medium and Large 2-3473131.3562211thin
One grade step is worth $5.45/cwt here — about $235 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 sale207 hd
136.51
—
KY average27 barns · 4,389 hd
133.15
+3.36
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—Low1,59587.791,4008thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20057.1368512
CowsLean 85-90%Low96252.4250414

Every lot

64 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 1-2320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358142.48/cwt139.00–146.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379161.79/cwt155.00–169.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408164.47/cwt160.00–169.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432138.97/cwt137.00–140.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458171.00/cwt171.00–171.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481145.07/cwt141.00–150.0069821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532143.37/cwt130.00–150.0076326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533153.46/cwt152.00–155.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574120.74/cwt120.00–121.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575139.64/cwt126.00–147.0080324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620138.32/cwt137.00–140.0085815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634130.75/cwt130.00–131.008294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676126.41/cwt123.00–132.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715131.46/cwt128.00–132.7594060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719120.42/cwt119.00–123.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762121.97/cwt115.00–123.009298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804120.28/cwt116.00–121.009677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2851117.00/cwt117.00–117.009965
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245131.00/cwt131.00–131.003211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277131.05/cwt130.00–133.003633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320131.00/cwt131.00–131.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335123.00/cwt123.00–123.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378132.26/cwt130.00–136.005008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434129.85/cwt125.00–135.0056410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.29/cwt120.00–129.0059514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3494113.64/cwt107.00–119.005615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510128.00/cwt128.00–128.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524122.39/cwt120.00–125.0064110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578119.25/cwt115.00–121.0068915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579111.58/cwt105.00–114.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607115.23/cwt105.00–117.0069918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363099.00/cwt99.00–99.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690113.64/cwt110.00–114.507845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711106.34/cwt99.00–110.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378190.00/cwt90.00–90.007033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315154.84/cwt145.00–165.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3338131.88/cwt126.00–137.504462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360137.50/cwt137.50–137.504951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380148.50/cwt146.00–151.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408137.00/cwt137.00–137.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436151.24/cwt147.00–168.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455136.00/cwt136.00–136.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530134.46/cwt130.00–139.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575126.74/cwt121.00–134.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655112.69/cwt111.00–116.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665109.00/cwt109.00–109.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720104.53/cwt102.00–107.007532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50381.56/cwt81.00–82.001,2262
Bulls——1,62689.86/cwt86.00–94.001,4616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95456.38/cwt52.00–60.005389
Cows—Lean 85-90%97030.00/cwt30.00–30.002911
Cows—Lean 85-90%97949.12/cwt44.00–52.004814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17548.00/cwt48.00–48.005641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19457.16/cwt52.00–60.0068210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28066.00/cwt66.00–66.008451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187776.78/cwt750.00–800.009,2203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198676.72/cwt660.00–690.008,1072
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,1341

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.