Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-04-13

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 346▼ 114 vs year ago 722 · −15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 51▼ 32 vs year ago 87 · −36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 56▼ 17 vs year ago 23 · −73.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.98/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$154.98
354 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601156.81943335
Medium and Large 2-3547122.6967219thin
One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $271 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 sale354 hd
154.98
—
KY average23 barns · 5,686 hd
148.04
+6.94
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—High1,788110.581,97810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37981.811,1285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13077.0987122
CowsLean 85-90%Low95864.896229thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283176.35/cwt172.50–180.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340187.00/cwt187.00–187.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369182.25/cwt177.00–186.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405161.00/cwt161.00–161.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425175.99/cwt164.00–185.0074810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436189.99/cwt189.00–194.008289
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475154.00/cwt154.00–154.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482189.75/cwt187.00–190.0091524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488175.28/cwt161.00–185.0085511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517134.32/cwt131.00–141.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524173.13/cwt160.00–179.0090710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526189.62/cwt183.00–192.009976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563148.68/cwt147.00–150.008373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579168.74/cwt162.00–176.0097714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624163.63/cwt151.00–171.001,0215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708134.00/cwt134.00–134.009493
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723130.46/cwt129.00–132.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy765126.00/cwt126.00–126.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327153.21/cwt146.00–165.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374154.43/cwt149.00–161.005788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380137.20/cwt132.00–142.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412134.36/cwt131.00–140.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424172.02/cwt164.00–174.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424149.02/cwt141.00–159.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470150.21/cwt141.00–157.0070610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472166.38/cwt164.00–172.007859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525162.34/cwt159.00–171.008527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526148.99/cwt135.00–158.0078416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566146.53/cwt145.00–148.008299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578125.42/cwt119.00–132.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614137.00/cwt132.00–140.008417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,010158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619116.28/cwt114.00–119.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673116.44/cwt110.00–120.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681154.80/cwt154.80–154.801,05471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.99/cwt119.00–122.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760110.47/cwt108.00–113.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767119.19/cwt118.00–120.009145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830112.00/cwt112.00–112.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2896120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355153.49/cwt153.00–154.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372172.94/cwt170.00–178.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423167.48/cwt161.00–177.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433138.73/cwt125.00–152.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474132.54/cwt114.00–154.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481159.73/cwt150.00–167.007688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523122.52/cwt122.00–123.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524156.80/cwt146.00–165.008229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563154.99/cwt154.00–156.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626147.49/cwt143.00–156.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671140.64/cwt136.00–143.009443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775126.00/cwt126.00–126.009771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 393989.19/cwt88.00–91.008375
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2481
Bulls——1,736107.96/cwt104.00–113.001,8745
Bulls——1,976117.50/cwt114.00–122.002,3224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92054.35/cwt50.00–59.005002
Cows—Lean 85-90%95372.75/cwt69.00–80.006933
Cows—Lean 85-90%98164.26/cwt61.00–66.006304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11080.85/cwt76.00–85.0089714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15373.33/cwt72.00–75.008456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20062.09/cwt59.00–65.007452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37981.81/cwt79.00–83.001,1285
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925804.19/cwt775.00–835.007,4392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,4001

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.