Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-04-20

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 20
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 608▲ 2 vs year ago 561 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 55▲ 12 vs year ago 68 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 6▼ 18 vs year ago 43 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady - 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes with good buyer activity. Slaughter cows sold steady - 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady - 2.00 higher. Good demand on all 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 $161.90/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$161.90
219 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$812
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501162.83816213
Medium and Large 2-3533129.016886thin
One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $128 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 sale219 hd
161.90
—
KY average25 barns · 5,823 hd
148.16
+13.75
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—High1,752117.372,0568thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36883.611,14312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25380.661,01122
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05265.8769313

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310214.27/cwt205.00–217.506644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326187.95/cwt180.00–197.506137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373203.57/cwt200.00–207.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388191.01/cwt183.00–196.0074110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431185.87/cwt180.00–188.008018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435204.00/cwt204.00–204.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472189.16/cwt187.00–193.008935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483181.87/cwt170.00–185.0087811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483162.29/cwt157.00–169.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510142.31/cwt133.00–152.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525184.47/cwt184.00–186.0096813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532170.39/cwt162.00–173.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564173.14/cwt169.00–181.0097712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618167.01/cwt159.00–171.001,0327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636175.68/cwt173.00–178.001,1176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675160.93/cwt152.00–170.001,0862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720137.95/cwt131.00–142.009935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768154.90/cwt154.90–154.901,19071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775137.45/cwt135.00–140.001,0652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2373
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273163.67/cwt162.50–165.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319158.22/cwt152.00–165.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369160.58/cwt155.00–166.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372170.00/cwt170.00–170.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418169.91/cwt162.00–177.0071016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423154.94/cwt146.00–161.0065511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423139.58/cwt138.00–141.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460134.95/cwt130.00–140.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473155.17/cwt143.00–161.0073424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477168.10/cwt164.00–170.008028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492178.30/cwt178.30–178.3087774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526154.34/cwt144.00–159.0081221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529163.52/cwt161.00–167.008659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552160.00/cwt160.00–160.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571149.81/cwt138.00–157.0085510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620131.15/cwt126.00–137.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650109.00/cwt109.00–109.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663131.00/cwt131.00–131.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725129.00/cwt129.00–129.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726137.50/cwt137.50–137.509988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3782116.00/cwt116.00–116.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2877120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340172.00/cwt172.00–172.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370156.31/cwt153.00–160.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375177.64/cwt175.00–179.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415168.76/cwt158.00–175.007006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465139.00/cwt139.00–139.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479164.15/cwt154.00–174.0078610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530141.49/cwt140.00–143.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535157.36/cwt151.00–165.008429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555139.00/cwt139.00–139.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578158.29/cwt150.00–163.009159
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616144.90/cwt138.00–154.008936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668141.61/cwt138.00–148.009463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728128.67/cwt128.00–130.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562110.94/cwt107.00–114.001,7333
Bulls——1,866121.23/cwt119.00–125.002,2625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03363.78/cwt61.00–66.006595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05670.08/cwt68.00–74.007406
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09058.44/cwt58.00–59.006372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20675.21/cwt73.00–79.009078
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23575.48/cwt75.00–76.009322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27985.14/cwt80.00–91.001,08913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30066.00/cwt66.00–66.008581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39485.23/cwt83.00–88.001,18810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,4101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045784.88/cwt740.00–880.008,2023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0012,5991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,7641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245930.00/cwt930.00–930.0011,5791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0014,6611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,2281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4391,149.21/cwt1,000.00–1,220.0016,53710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050970.00/cwt970.00–970.0010,1851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,205927.19/cwt725.00–1,090.0011,1732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0014,6061

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.