Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-08-04

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 4
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,139 head
▲ 695 vs last sale 444▲ 592 vs year ago 547 · +108.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 34▼ 49 vs year ago 96 · −51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers 2.00-3.00 higher.heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Heavy 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 $152.10/cwt on 505 head.
Average price
$152.10
505 head · 724 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,102
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$13.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2733152.531,118489
Large 2463139.0064416thin
One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $474 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 sale505 hd
152.10
—
KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd
150.51
+1.59
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—Average1,79290.331,6187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50171.111,0677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22766.1881215
CowsLean 85-90%High99663.336317thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 2280158.00/cwt158.00–158.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333160.04/cwt159.00–161.005332
Steers—Large 2343150.04/cwt145.00–155.005152
Steers—Large 2380152.54/cwt151.00–154.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387178.28/cwt166.00–182.006904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425158.75/cwt152.00–166.006752
Steers—Large 2426139.23/cwt130.00–146.005934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432174.83/cwt172.00–183.0075512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475162.85/cwt150.00–168.0077420
Steers—Large 2480141.31/cwt139.00–143.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527150.99/cwt137.00–157.0079610
Steers—Large 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532169.33/cwt164.00–172.0090112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584155.11/cwt146.00–163.0090627
Steers—Large 2605111.00/cwt111.00–111.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615144.00/cwt144.00–144.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624156.44/cwt149.00–164.0097629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670151.19/cwt147.00–153.001,01318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673139.32/cwt134.00–145.009382
Steers—Large 2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Steers—Large 2725119.00/cwt119.00–119.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730148.62/cwt141.00–153.001,08543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735131.01/cwt130.00–132.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762155.75/cwt141.50–158.751,187143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830129.51/cwt123.00–133.001,0754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,16316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860147.93/cwt146.30–149.501,272126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870132.51/cwt128.00–134.001,1534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added909134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,22311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Heifers—Large 2328133.95/cwt130.00–137.004393
Heifers—Large 2371133.52/cwt129.00–137.004956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382142.38/cwt141.00–145.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425139.54/cwt132.00–146.0059320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445160.75/cwt160.75–160.7571549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470141.47/cwt132.00–149.0066516
Heifers—Large 2495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006531
Heifers—Large 2509122.27/cwt119.00–125.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528137.36/cwt130.00–145.0072515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535154.51/cwt153.00–155.0082736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570136.55/cwt130.00–143.0077837
Heifers—Large 2572123.79/cwt120.00–125.007084
Heifers—Large 2610101.00/cwt101.00–101.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630139.33/cwt137.00–142.5087819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632128.75/cwt121.00–135.0081414
Heifers—Large 2655111.97/cwt108.00–116.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669136.00/cwt136.00–136.0091014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685127.17/cwt120.00–129.5087112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708135.00/cwt135.00–135.009564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731118.50/cwt114.00–123.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762133.30/cwt133.00–133.501,0165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835113.00/cwt113.00–113.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295163.00/cwt163.00–163.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343161.52/cwt159.00–164.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375183.00/cwt183.00–183.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375169.67/cwt155.00–179.006369
Bulls—Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425154.02/cwt148.00–161.006559
Bulls—Large 2428138.98/cwt136.00–143.005953
Bulls—Large 2479138.87/cwt129.00–145.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481154.81/cwt150.00–166.0074512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520148.63/cwt131.00–159.0077319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571142.32/cwt135.00–157.0081314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603134.98/cwt130.00–143.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651131.49/cwt125.00–138.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720119.71/cwt117.00–124.008624
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73988.07/cwt86.00–90.001,5324
Bulls——1,86293.34/cwt91.00–96.001,7383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99060.00/cwt60.00–60.005943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00165.82/cwt63.00–69.006594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16551.00/cwt51.00–51.005941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23066.24/cwt61.00–69.0081512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23873.44/cwt73.00–74.009092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49567.45/cwt65.00–70.001,0084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50875.99/cwt75.00–77.001,1463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,234833.59/cwt610.00–900.0010,2874
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,3631
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5951

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.