Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-02-09

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,167 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 1,043▲ 806 vs year ago 361 · +223.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 67▲ 113 vs year ago 52 · +217.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in feeder heifers and cattle with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.65/cwt on 529 head.
Average price
$170.65
529 head · 686 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2688171.031,177521
Medium and Large 2-3550146.068038thin
One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $374 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 sale529 hd
170.65
—
KY average21 barns · 2,647 hd
164.26
+6.38
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—High1,832106.021,94312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55682.341,28122
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17272.5685037
CowsLean 85-90%Low97760.8259418

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315202.50/cwt202.50–202.506381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340167.50/cwt167.50–167.505701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360182.00/cwt182.00–182.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365208.75/cwt200.00–217.507622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418200.23/cwt193.00–207.0083710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440187.00/cwt187.00–187.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484182.81/cwt168.00–189.0088511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487193.00/cwt193.00–193.009402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487157.00/cwt157.00–157.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517186.79/cwt181.00–190.0096611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520154.00/cwt154.00–154.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528170.89/cwt164.00–176.0090216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570185.79/cwt181.00–190.001,05932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574174.14/cwt160.00–179.001,00023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614166.02/cwt155.00–172.001,0199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,12312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673167.86/cwt158.00–172.001,13015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695174.02/cwt174.00–175.001,209179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,20823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724161.11/cwt150.00–169.001,16613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725125.50/cwt120.00–131.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767154.32/cwt153.00–155.001,1843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794162.03/cwt161.75–162.301,287132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813154.84/cwt152.00–155.251,25916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880136.47/cwt127.00–143.001,2017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205177.50/cwt177.50–177.503641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292164.79/cwt160.00–172.504818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364158.24/cwt145.00–166.0057612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422150.32/cwt141.00–163.0063413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460133.00/cwt133.00–133.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485152.14/cwt141.00–160.0073816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525127.70/cwt120.00–136.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529152.70/cwt144.00–160.0080829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559164.05/cwt162.00–164.7591753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567150.23/cwt141.00–160.0085220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626137.75/cwt128.00–149.0086213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,02881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663144.49/cwt128.00–148.0095810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724151.15/cwt148.50–152.001,09432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726132.70/cwt123.00–144.0096313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784127.00/cwt127.00–127.009965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316167.49/cwt162.50–177.505294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373166.30/cwt159.00–171.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390201.00/cwt201.00–201.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430156.00/cwt156.00–156.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473168.07/cwt156.00–182.007957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528156.45/cwt146.00–170.008265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583151.43/cwt144.00–155.008837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620141.29/cwt131.00–148.008767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added847119.60/cwt119.60–119.601,01362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,81998.54/cwt95.00–104.001,7925
Bulls——1,842111.37/cwt105.00–117.002,0517
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95462.46/cwt60.00–66.005967
Cows—Lean 85-90%97852.60/cwt42.00–58.005146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00968.39/cwt68.00–70.006905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17068.00/cwt64.00–72.0079620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17477.92/cwt73.00–85.0091517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44577.09/cwt74.00–79.001,1146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59884.31/cwt80.00–90.001,34716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195988.08/cwt850.00–1,100.0011,8082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,211951.93/cwt760.00–1,250.0011,52810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3041,010.28/cwt930.00–1,080.0013,1746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0016,5881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0014,0251

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.