Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2021-10-27

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 27
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▲ 480 vs last sale 363▲ 495 vs year ago 348 · +142.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 34▲ 5 vs year ago 61 · +8.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week:Steers 1.00-2.00 higher,heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 1.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.05/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$130.05
266 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$15.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2599131.64789239
Large 2479115.9255527
One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $234 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 sale266 hd
130.05
—
KY average23 barns · 4,939 hd
132.25
−2.20
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—Low1,47881.251,2018thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42262.938956thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16256.1465228
CowsLean 85-90%Low97944.7943816

Every lot

74 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—Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376160.50/cwt153.00–165.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421161.04/cwt148.00–168.0067810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427170.00/cwt170.00–170.007262
Steers—Large 2432127.72/cwt124.00–134.005523
Steers—Large 2469131.52/cwt130.00–134.006174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473150.83/cwt140.00–163.0071312
Steers—Large 2510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524149.03/cwt132.00–162.0078130
Steers—Large 2570119.50/cwt119.00–120.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576143.37/cwt127.00–156.0082637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607153.12/cwt144.00–153.5092950
Steers—Large 2620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622133.06/cwt125.00–139.008287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678133.06/cwt121.00–141.0090221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713128.64/cwt125.00–131.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760121.00/cwt120.00–122.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806148.77/cwt145.50–149.001,19946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503572
Heifers—Large 2335123.00/cwt123.00–123.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2342129.01/cwt128.00–131.004413
Heifers—Large 2374123.61/cwt119.00–125.004628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424128.18/cwt121.00–139.0054321
Heifers—Large 2428113.05/cwt110.00–116.004842
Heifers—Large 2470116.00/cwt116.00–116.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478125.60/cwt119.00–137.0060031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518129.38/cwt117.00–135.0067038
Heifers—Large 2524111.77/cwt106.00–116.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568125.19/cwt118.00–129.0071121
Heifers—Large 2575110.50/cwt107.00–114.006352
Heifers—Large 2620108.19/cwt103.00–111.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636119.25/cwt115.00–123.0075814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642128.63/cwt126.00–130.5082619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668117.21/cwt112.00–124.007833
Heifers—Large 2683105.96/cwt102.00–110.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added699132.00/cwt132.00–132.0092324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727144.85/cwt144.85–144.851,05361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728116.46/cwt114.00–119.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320162.50/cwt162.50–162.505201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367160.39/cwt155.00–165.005893
Bulls—Large 2383128.93/cwt127.00–131.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427155.31/cwt144.00–163.0066311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474146.66/cwt141.00–159.006957
Bulls—Large 2485133.00/cwt131.00–135.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513136.39/cwt130.00–148.0070013
Bulls—Large 2517115.31/cwt111.00–118.005963
Bulls—Large 2559119.56/cwt115.00–122.006687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567135.83/cwt126.00–145.0077012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008652
Bulls—Large 2618108.78/cwt102.00–112.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646128.86/cwt119.00–130.0083217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670122.35/cwt119.00–128.008203
Bulls—Large 2685109.98/cwt103.00–114.007537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730112.39/cwt107.00–118.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780108.34/cwt108.00–109.008453
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344087.00/cwt87.00–87.003833
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43576.74/cwt71.00–82.001,1013
Bulls——1,50483.95/cwt83.00–85.001,2635
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92030.43/cwt28.00–32.002803
Cows—Lean 85-90%96842.02/cwt38.00–45.004076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01353.32/cwt48.00–60.005407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13353.27/cwt49.00–57.0060414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15540.00/cwt40.00–40.004621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19460.48/cwt58.00–66.0072213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42262.93/cwt61.00–65.008956
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,9221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,9631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,1361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,120.00/cwt1,120.00–1,120.0013,1041

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.