Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 28
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 561▼ 30 vs year ago 482 · −6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 68▲ 44 vs year ago 32 · +137.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 43▲ 11 vs year ago 3 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 lower,heifers 3.00-4.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls Steady.Moderate supply with weak demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.65/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$132.65
169 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505135.13682150
Medium and Large 2-3550113.1062219thin
One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about $60 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 sale169 hd
132.65
—
KY average26 barns · 5,203 hd
132.49
+0.16
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—Average1,87386.231,6157thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21963.7177747
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45762.939178thin
CowsLean 85-90%High94657.1454114

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305146.00/cwt146.00–146.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325171.97/cwt171.00–173.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373167.96/cwt155.00–174.006266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427138.34/cwt137.00–140.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430156.96/cwt152.00–160.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470141.00/cwt141.00–141.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479157.16/cwt153.00–164.0075311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521149.47/cwt140.00–160.0077922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582142.79/cwt135.00–149.0083112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585122.98/cwt121.00–125.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615138.72/cwt131.00–142.0085311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670145.00/cwt145.00–145.0097212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679136.63/cwt131.00–141.009286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733121.00/cwt120.00–122.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790113.00/cwt113.00–113.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818120.51/cwt120.00–121.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866119.88/cwt109.00–124.001,03813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278154.73/cwt145.00–165.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322151.65/cwt140.00–159.0048812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375132.00/cwt132.00–132.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377144.65/cwt134.00–152.0054511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415149.26/cwt149.00–151.006198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431137.41/cwt130.00–146.0059218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.98/cwt130.00–149.0064210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478149.31/cwt148.00–151.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495123.00/cwt123.00–123.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505145.00/cwt142.00–147.007327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508113.34/cwt111.00–118.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526135.00/cwt125.00–141.0071030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555144.00/cwt144.00–144.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574113.19/cwt106.00–120.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575130.81/cwt126.00–138.0075216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624118.88/cwt112.00–123.0074210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631128.00/cwt128.00–128.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3634108.03/cwt106.00–110.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658114.74/cwt114.00–117.0075512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678102.49/cwt100.00–105.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769105.98/cwt105.00–107.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373159.70/cwt153.00–164.005968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418136.98/cwt130.00–141.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433152.31/cwt147.00–154.0066010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463136.09/cwt129.00–141.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486153.14/cwt146.00–163.0074416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505125.50/cwt125.00–126.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523143.10/cwt131.00–154.0074810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564139.29/cwt129.00–146.0078617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613116.47/cwt115.00–118.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615136.68/cwt133.00–138.008419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670107.00/cwt107.00–107.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671131.32/cwt124.00–135.008815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721119.33/cwt118.00–120.008603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779109.09/cwt106.00–117.008506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282599.00/cwt99.00–99.008171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 360097.00/cwt97.00–97.005821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,84879.70/cwt79.00–80.001,4733
Bulls——1,89191.13/cwt89.00–94.001,7234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82336.48/cwt34.00–39.003002
Cows—Lean 85-90%96760.58/cwt54.00–65.0058612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19367.73/cwt65.00–71.0080817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21052.00/cwt52.00–52.006291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23561.76/cwt57.00–64.0076329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44362.82/cwt60.00–64.009066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50063.27/cwt59.00–67.009492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2946670.61/cwt610.00–750.006,3444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,401867.98/cwt800.00–960.0012,1605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,418957.90/cwt925.00–990.0013,5832

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.