Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-09-22

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 22
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 577▼ 75 vs year ago 529 · −14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 59▼ 16 vs year ago 56 · −28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.67/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$131.67
201 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555133.41740184
Medium and Large 2-3607112.8868517thin
One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $55 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 sale201 hd
131.67
—
KY average26 barns · 5,647 hd
137.49
−5.82
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—High1,58588.981,4115thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55062.539692thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22858.6972015
CowsLean 85-90%Average95955.0452811

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295158.00/cwt158.00–158.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330137.00/cwt137.00–137.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358150.34/cwt150.00–151.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379162.82/cwt155.00–167.006179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425176.00/cwt176.00–176.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425158.09/cwt155.00–165.0067212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425138.86/cwt136.00–142.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469142.38/cwt140.00–149.006684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473154.98/cwt150.00–161.0073312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511156.96/cwt150.00–162.008027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530146.78/cwt145.00–148.007789
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.12/cwt140.00–151.008209
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585133.03/cwt131.00–135.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625142.77/cwt132.00–148.0089230
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664134.45/cwt130.00–140.008935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730137.60/cwt136.00–139.001,00410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760143.66/cwt130.00–148.001,09211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2837132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318135.91/cwt133.00–138.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390133.62/cwt127.00–137.0052114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428132.95/cwt129.00–136.0056920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.62/cwt130.00–144.0065034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482124.65/cwt122.00–128.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518131.55/cwt122.00–138.0068130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582131.51/cwt121.00–135.0076517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605145.50/cwt145.50–145.5088014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610118.48/cwt117.00–120.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626131.06/cwt123.00–138.0082016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662108.00/cwt108.00–108.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672133.18/cwt125.00–134.0089511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728112.02/cwt111.00–113.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730124.49/cwt120.00–126.009094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,05815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382890.99/cwt90.00–92.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397586.00/cwt86.00–86.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02199.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3210135.00/cwt135.00–135.002841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355167.00/cwt167.00–167.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405148.00/cwt148.00–148.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427167.29/cwt161.00–172.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468149.50/cwt149.00–150.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528135.85/cwt130.00–146.0071714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568114.72/cwt112.00–119.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571134.06/cwt127.00–139.0076512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618121.97/cwt114.00–129.007549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630108.00/cwt108.00–108.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657117.01/cwt114.00–121.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680110.00/cwt109.00–111.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716107.85/cwt106.00–109.007728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860103.00/cwt103.00–103.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915103.00/cwt103.00–103.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392583.00/cwt83.00–83.007681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44880.49/cwt80.00–81.001,1652
Bulls——1,48891.95/cwt89.00–96.001,3682
Bulls——2,055100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82063.00/cwt63.00–63.005171
Cows—Lean 85-90%96048.55/cwt45.00–51.004663
Cows—Lean 85-90%97956.69/cwt53.00–59.005557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13354.55/cwt51.00–56.006184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26260.19/cwt57.00–63.0076011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55062.53/cwt60.00–65.009692
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,100960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,5601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910765.30/cwt680.00–830.006,9642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,7371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185860.00/cwt860.00–860.0010,1911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0017,0501

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.