Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 15
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 528▲ 70 vs year ago 472 · +14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 49▲ 15 vs year ago 49 · +30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 16 vs year ago 22 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower with moderate demand. Heat advisory for the area. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.09/cwt on 244 head.
Average price
$159.09
244 head · 698 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$365
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2711159.641,134229
Medium and Large 2-3510150.7276915thin
One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about $365 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 sale244 hd
159.09
—
KY average25 barns · 4,873 hd
159.36
−0.27
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—Average1,550108.541,6833thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48885.271,26814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18983.9499830
CowsLean 85-90%Average97070.7968714

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$1,2101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,0701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)930$6401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,1001thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327175.51/cwt170.00–178.005743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375184.51/cwt184.00–185.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378163.52/cwt161.00–166.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415155.23/cwt150.00–158.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417180.00/cwt180.00–180.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428167.34/cwt161.00–172.0071610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465174.00/cwt174.00–174.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477163.84/cwt158.00–170.0078214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488148.43/cwt144.00–153.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512162.27/cwt158.00–170.0083121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574162.64/cwt158.00–169.0093416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591148.75/cwt141.00–150.008797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621159.86/cwt159.00–160.009937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622148.38/cwt143.00–156.009237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679144.78/cwt140.00–151.009834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720144.30/cwt142.00–148.001,0393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765127.00/cwt127.00–127.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845158.25/cwt157.60–158.901,337124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2252167.50/cwt167.50–167.504222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3287146.63/cwt145.00–150.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331143.21/cwt141.00–145.004747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374143.92/cwt138.00–149.0053813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377158.00/cwt158.00–158.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435163.00/cwt163.00–163.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436144.42/cwt138.00–151.0063014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.48/cwt142.00–152.0070215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485131.00/cwt131.00–131.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487157.00/cwt157.00–157.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505159.00/cwt159.00–159.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515151.53/cwt144.00–154.0078015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581144.51/cwt138.00–149.0084012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619142.79/cwt134.00–146.0088416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685127.93/cwt123.00–133.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724128.24/cwt120.00–133.009284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805113.00/cwt113.00–113.009101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2299170.00/cwt170.00–170.005085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328156.39/cwt152.50–160.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370159.50/cwt154.00–165.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417147.08/cwt140.00–153.006135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455135.50/cwt135.00–136.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475155.17/cwt145.00–157.0073711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521152.99/cwt150.00–158.007974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567151.00/cwt151.00–151.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579135.58/cwt130.00–145.007855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612139.00/cwt139.00–139.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675123.35/cwt121.00–125.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3360102.00/cwt102.00–102.003671
Dairy Steers—Large 3423100.00/cwt100.00–100.004233
Dairy Steers—Large 3499125.00/cwt125.00–125.0062410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3321
Bulls——1,653113.31/cwt111.00–115.001,8732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91061.10/cwt60.00–62.005562
Cows—Lean 85-90%94966.62/cwt64.00–69.006325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00276.54/cwt73.00–86.007677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16282.00/cwt78.00–86.0095320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24073.39/cwt72.00–75.009102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24491.41/cwt87.00–97.001,1378
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31072.00/cwt72.00–72.009431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41283.53/cwt82.00–85.001,1795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55788.02/cwt86.00–89.001,3708
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.