Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-09-15

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 15
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 601▼ 264 vs year ago 841 · −31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 46▲ 2 vs year ago 57 · +3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 17 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.93/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$135.93
210 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$14.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545137.87752181
Large 2466123.8257729
One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $175 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 sale210 hd
135.93
—
KY average27 barns · 5,312 hd
138.08
−2.15
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—Low1,75389.501,56911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63964.501,0577thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17360.9171525
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02255.465677thin

Every lot

86 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—Large 2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363188.00/cwt188.00–188.006823
Steers—Large 2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411181.99/cwt179.00–187.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431164.82/cwt160.00–174.007104
Steers—Large 2440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Steers—Large 2463133.98/cwt131.00–140.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475159.39/cwt147.00–171.0075717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522155.76/cwt135.00–164.0081318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538166.63/cwt165.00–167.0089611
Steers—Large 2540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555170.33/cwt169.00–171.0094512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575148.31/cwt134.00–164.0085313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612130.56/cwt129.00–138.007996
Steers—Large 2620121.00/cwt121.00–121.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629159.02/cwt150.00–167.001,00030
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662135.57/cwt128.00–140.008976
Steers—Large 2710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730144.79/cwt139.00–148.001,0578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2747136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,14723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2255122.00/cwt122.00–122.003111
Heifers—Large 2313133.95/cwt127.50–136.004195
Heifers—Large 2376133.90/cwt131.00–138.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378140.13/cwt139.00–141.005307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428142.18/cwt133.00–150.0060918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435152.32/cwt152.00–153.006633
Heifers—Large 2435122.00/cwt122.00–122.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455153.00/cwt152.00–154.006962
Heifers—Large 2473124.11/cwt116.00–129.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482144.22/cwt131.00–151.0069521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511148.88/cwt146.00–150.007618
Heifers—Large 2516115.97/cwt109.00–120.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.94/cwt130.00–146.0072741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564148.24/cwt146.00–150.0083612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571135.23/cwt128.00–143.0077227
Heifers—Large 2580116.50/cwt115.00–118.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609141.57/cwt141.00–142.008627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616128.16/cwt121.00–135.0078913
Heifers—Large 2625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661122.40/cwt121.00–125.008095
Heifers—Large 2671111.76/cwt107.00–116.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705131.50/cwt131.50–131.509276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716115.45/cwt113.00–122.008277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817110.00/cwt110.00–110.008992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905109.00/cwt109.00–109.009862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 2285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300157.50/cwt157.50–157.504731
Bulls—Large 2360146.94/cwt145.00–148.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380158.73/cwt155.00–161.006034
Bulls—Large 2413134.67/cwt132.00–137.505562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422179.16/cwt174.00–185.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424154.12/cwt144.00–160.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469161.49/cwt150.00–171.0075717
Bulls—Large 2478136.71/cwt126.00–142.006536
Bulls—Large 2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520158.00/cwt157.00–159.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532141.24/cwt134.00–155.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568139.62/cwt136.00–148.0079316
Bulls—Large 2575124.37/cwt120.00–129.007156
Bulls—Large 2628120.94/cwt119.00–123.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629143.47/cwt134.00–145.0090214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662136.07/cwt129.00–140.009017
Bulls—Large 2675113.99/cwt110.00–116.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703126.66/cwt122.00–129.008903
Bulls—Large 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Bulls—Large 2782108.00/cwt108.00–108.008453
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 351793.00/cwt93.00–93.004819
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60383.58/cwt80.00–86.001,3404
Bulls——1,720104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7891
Bulls——1,85891.03/cwt87.00–94.001,6916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99957.29/cwt52.00–63.005724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05353.02/cwt52.00–54.005583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13359.43/cwt54.00–64.0067318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18052.00/cwt52.00–52.006141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29366.82/cwt65.00–69.008646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61966.78/cwt65.00–71.001,0814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66561.46/cwt57.00–64.001,0233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063579.08/cwt550.00–610.006,1562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238818.42/cwt800.00–840.0010,1322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,323821.47/cwt700.00–900.0010,8686
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,165760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,8541
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,210850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2851

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.