Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-04-21

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 21
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 722▼ 286 vs year ago 847 · −33.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 87▼ 29 vs year ago 97 · −29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 46 · −6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.Good 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 $151.57/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$151.57
196 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602152.03916189
Medium and Large 2-3467139.306517thin
One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $265 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 sale196 hd
151.57
—
KY average26 barns · 7,070 hd
149.57
+2.01
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—Low1,74087.001,51414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52163.2896210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23060.1274025
CowsLean 85-90%Average98152.8951912

Every lot

85 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315175.41/cwt171.00–181.005535
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326209.00/cwt209.00–209.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376179.73/cwt162.00–188.0067614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423165.62/cwt157.00–181.0070110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475164.67/cwt155.00–185.007828
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485144.06/cwt141.00–147.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509168.56/cwt146.00–176.008588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529158.70/cwt145.00–164.0084014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573147.95/cwt141.00–159.0084815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582163.50/cwt163.50–163.509527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624153.30/cwt148.00–156.0095724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624141.50/cwt138.00–144.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687135.35/cwt129.00–145.0093012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714144.30/cwt144.30–144.301,03042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724126.49/cwt121.00–133.0091611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873121.33/cwt121.00–123.001,0596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278157.52/cwt155.00–160.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310134.00/cwt134.00–134.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330154.52/cwt140.00–164.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382150.97/cwt137.00–158.005779
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390127.50/cwt120.00–135.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.96/cwt140.00–148.0061314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470129.00/cwt129.00–129.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485144.88/cwt135.00–152.007036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514146.51/cwt145.00–149.007536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516137.39/cwt129.00–144.0070913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559134.69/cwt127.00–144.0075327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.73/cwt112.00–123.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624126.92/cwt116.00–129.0079223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670120.63/cwt114.00–125.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682107.48/cwt100.00–111.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718113.45/cwt110.00–116.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761121.00/cwt121.00–121.0092125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817115.00/cwt113.00–116.009403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918108.75/cwt108.75–108.7599821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315171.00/cwt171.00–171.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332189.00/cwt189.00–189.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370176.00/cwt176.00–176.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3402150.00/cwt150.00–150.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427166.32/cwt154.00–179.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3464142.50/cwt141.00–144.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469156.57/cwt151.00–158.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521139.52/cwt133.00–148.0072710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569142.58/cwt128.00–153.0081118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605116.00/cwt116.00–116.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630142.00/cwt142.00–142.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637131.48/cwt126.00–140.008389
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651138.00/cwt138.00–138.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2747115.00/cwt115.00–115.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778111.59/cwt110.00–114.008685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840101.00/cwt101.00–101.008481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47979.46/cwt76.00–84.001,1756
Bulls——1,85490.20/cwt85.00–94.001,6726
Bulls——2,183100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,1832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81032.00/cwt32.00–32.002591
Cows—Lean 85-90%99452.11/cwt50.00–55.005187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00059.49/cwt57.00–64.005954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12350.98/cwt50.00–52.005732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21566.00/cwt66.00–66.008022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24260.43/cwt55.00–65.0075121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52067.65/cwt66.00–69.001,0283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52161.40/cwt59.00–63.009347
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,4181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203882.33/cwt800.00–1,125.0010,6145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,039.06/cwt825.00–1,275.0012,8745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370871.02/cwt825.00–910.0011,9333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29281,489.86/cwt1,375.00–1,650.0013,8263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0261,119.49/cwt930.00–1,275.0011,4866
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,466.65/cwt1,075.00–1,650.0017,07213

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.