Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-09-08

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 8
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 432▲ 247 vs year ago 354 · +69.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 24▲ 9 vs year ago 37 · +24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower.No comparison on bulls,no test last week.Moderate 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 200 head.
Average price
$152.10
200 head · 654 lb average
Value per head Derived
$994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$375
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$19.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2661152.871,011192
Large 2476133.616358thin
One grade step is worth $19.26/cwt here — about $375 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 sale200 hd
152.10
—
KY average19 barns · 3,278 hd
154.01
−1.91
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—Average1,84090.681,66812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55969.611,0854thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17863.1674420
CowsLean 85-90%Low99755.695559thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331175.00/cwt175.00–175.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375166.05/cwt152.50–175.006237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417176.90/cwt175.00–178.0073810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437167.14/cwt149.00–173.007309
Steers—Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480162.07/cwt150.00–173.0077817
Steers—Large 2490137.22/cwt130.00–141.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515164.57/cwt163.00–166.008487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517154.89/cwt143.00–161.008016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561163.22/cwt163.00–164.009169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572152.10/cwt137.00–160.0087019
Steers—Large 2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615140.53/cwt137.00–144.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630149.72/cwt147.00–153.009437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662138.15/cwt130.00–145.009159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705135.00/cwt134.00–137.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732144.24/cwt143.00–148.001,0564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765143.51/cwt140.00–144.001,09812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773132.97/cwt130.00–136.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,27163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Heifers—Large 2338135.50/cwt135.00–136.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382140.98/cwt138.00–144.0053911
Heifers—Large 2386131.43/cwt129.00–135.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413151.51/cwt150.00–152.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435143.08/cwt132.00–148.0062224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477141.07/cwt133.00–146.0067322
Heifers—Large 2485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502143.00/cwt143.00–143.007182
Heifers—Large 2520119.99/cwt119.00–121.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527135.86/cwt128.00–142.0071631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561145.00/cwt145.00–145.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576130.34/cwt127.00–138.0075118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618127.82/cwt120.00–130.0079013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008982
Heifers—Large 2685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713117.67/cwt107.00–123.0083912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377162.64/cwt161.00–164.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415176.00/cwt176.00–176.007301
Bulls—Large 2415133.54/cwt132.00–135.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424153.56/cwt144.00–170.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478145.87/cwt140.00–155.0069710
Bulls—Large 2490136.00/cwt136.00–136.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515161.00/cwt161.00–161.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524141.69/cwt130.00–153.007429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570146.14/cwt128.00–157.0083321
Bulls—Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Large 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627144.19/cwt141.00–145.009045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635135.52/cwt133.00–138.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009491
Bulls—Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683132.52/cwt126.00–139.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728117.90/cwt110.00–122.008588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830112.00/cwt112.00–112.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870103.00/cwt103.00–103.008961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,73386.68/cwt85.00–88.001,5025
Bulls——1,91693.54/cwt90.00–96.001,7927
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95852.00/cwt52.00–52.004982
Cows—Lean 85-90%99859.53/cwt56.00–62.005946
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06540.00/cwt40.00–40.004261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12369.08/cwt66.00–71.007763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18062.69/cwt58.00–65.0074016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32053.00/cwt53.00–53.007001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40065.00/cwt65.00–65.009101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61271.15/cwt69.00–74.001,1473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,7881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,2151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,0641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190940.00/cwt940.00–940.0011,1861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.0012,3661

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.