Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 8
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 249 vs last sale 279▼ 480 vs year ago 1,008 · −47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 65▼ 2 vs year ago 51 · −3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 17 · −29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs. sold steady. Feeders steers and heifers over 600lbs. sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.04/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$153.04
185 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550153.87846175
Medium and Large 2-3519138.5071810thin
One grade step is worth $15.37/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 sale185 hd
153.04
—
KY average26 barns · 4,986 hd
150.91
+2.14
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—Average1,811112.152,0315thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47384.671,24712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18581.8097019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00970.4671117

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$7201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,253$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,053$1,0052thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$8501thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277209.26/cwt207.50–215.005804
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313168.64/cwt165.00–172.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330183.43/cwt180.00–190.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363200.00/cwt200.00–200.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366181.59/cwt177.50–184.006656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426167.57/cwt162.00–175.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440188.00/cwt188.00–188.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469172.38/cwt167.00–182.008087
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485163.00/cwt163.00–163.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515172.41/cwt168.00–175.0088818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571177.17/cwt167.00–184.001,01218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611179.83/cwt177.00–181.001,0997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619164.34/cwt156.00–167.001,0177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673166.15/cwt157.00–171.001,1186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,1927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720154.44/cwt153.00–155.001,1127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773147.60/cwt143.00–152.001,1412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,27112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2937125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added987137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255144.00/cwt144.00–144.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367161.00/cwt157.00–164.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371180.00/cwt180.00–180.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414159.96/cwt152.00–166.0066217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435145.51/cwt145.00–146.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463144.50/cwt144.00–145.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468156.32/cwt149.00–162.0073220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523156.31/cwt151.00–162.0081840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568152.62/cwt145.00–157.0086719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594159.00/cwt159.00–159.009447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617147.39/cwt142.00–154.0090912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655141.66/cwt140.00–144.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661148.85/cwt148.00–149.0098420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695123.00/cwt121.00–125.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702125.79/cwt120.00–130.008835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755143.50/cwt141.00–146.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,1585
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2252170.00/cwt170.00–170.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320173.19/cwt167.50–177.505544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378161.97/cwt155.00–170.006125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422165.47/cwt160.00–169.006988
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469162.49/cwt151.00–168.007628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515167.00/cwt167.00–167.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516157.88/cwt150.00–164.008158
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520141.00/cwt141.00–141.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557159.71/cwt150.00–166.0089011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565143.00/cwt143.00–143.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575169.00/cwt169.00–169.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622157.15/cwt153.00–159.009777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0211
Bulls——1,846109.94/cwt105.00–115.002,0294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96266.97/cwt65.00–70.006446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02375.58/cwt73.00–82.007739
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08557.88/cwt57.00–59.006282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14381.32/cwt78.00–86.0092912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22272.55/cwt70.00–76.008873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27577.00/cwt77.00–77.009821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28590.18/cwt87.00–93.001,1594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46287.55/cwt86.00–89.001,2806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52682.75/cwt80.00–84.001,2635
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,005.23/head1,000.00–1,010.001,0052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.