Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-08-25

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 25
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 897▲ 219 vs year ago 612 · +35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 48▼ 29 vs year ago 60 · −48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 34▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was heavy 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 $151.04/cwt on 438 head.
Average price
$151.04
438 head · 788 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,191
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$412
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$24.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2792151.551,200429
Large 2622126.687889thin
One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $412 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 sale438 hd
151.04
—
KY average26 barns · 5,543 hd
151.83
−0.79
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—Low1,52791.311,3945thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44270.961,0233thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22468.2383514
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01557.415835thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320176.00/cwt176.00–176.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358170.59/cwt166.00–175.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416182.03/cwt180.00–183.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417170.05/cwt165.00–176.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450179.00/cwt179.00–179.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485171.59/cwt150.00–176.0083212
Steers—Large 2497140.00/cwt140.00–140.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528154.75/cwt146.00–160.0081712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557149.99/cwt149.00–151.008357
Steers—Large 2577130.35/cwt128.00–134.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612165.85/cwt155.00–166.501,01544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626147.40/cwt145.00–148.009235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671144.38/cwt133.00–153.0096914
Steers—Large 2693124.52/cwt120.00–129.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729136.43/cwt125.00–143.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732147.54/cwt144.00–153.001,08030
Steers—Large 2735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008311
Steers—Large 2755107.00/cwt107.00–107.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782120.00/cwt120.00–120.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883148.75/cwt148.00–149.801,313284
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2210134.00/cwt134.00–134.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255144.00/cwt144.00–144.003671
Heifers—Large 2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Heifers—Large 2330134.00/cwt134.00–134.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371143.43/cwt139.00–150.005327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430136.08/cwt132.00–143.0058518
Heifers—Large 2475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487140.65/cwt131.00–148.0068535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526136.95/cwt130.00–140.0072033
Heifers—Large 2530120.14/cwt115.00–125.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574135.16/cwt131.00–140.0077618
Heifers—Large 2583121.39/cwt110.00–125.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608157.00/cwt157.00–157.0095543
Heifers—Large 2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619130.48/cwt122.00–138.0080819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659127.39/cwt120.00–135.0084010
Heifers—Large 2679112.79/cwt100.00–119.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818114.99/cwt108.00–121.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 2335139.51/cwt139.00–140.004672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390165.05/cwt161.00–166.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418177.54/cwt176.00–179.007422
Bulls—Large 2418138.96/cwt138.00–140.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431157.35/cwt146.00–165.006787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450176.00/cwt176.00–176.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477155.99/cwt143.00–167.007447
Bulls—Large 2482134.50/cwt130.00–141.006485
Bulls—Large 2525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526143.60/cwt136.00–156.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569139.87/cwt130.00–152.0079616
Bulls—Large 2569125.14/cwt120.00–129.007126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619130.88/cwt126.00–136.0081010
Bulls—Large 2630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007621
Bulls—Large 2655121.01/cwt120.00–122.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663125.28/cwt122.00–130.0083110
Bulls—Large 2725107.00/cwt104.00–110.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732117.00/cwt117.00–117.008562
Bulls—Large 2757108.49/cwt107.00–110.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2812103.68/cwt101.00–105.008423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19580.00/cwt80.00–80.009561
Bulls——1,61094.14/cwt90.00–97.001,5164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97564.00/cwt64.00–64.006241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00558.68/cwt55.00–61.005903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08547.00/cwt47.00–47.005101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12061.00/cwt61.00–61.006831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21668.02/cwt64.00–72.0082711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32373.00/cwt73.00–73.009662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44270.96/cwt70.00–72.001,0233
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,7221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880851.82/cwt810.00–890.007,4962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0001

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.