Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 22
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 542▼ 12 vs year ago 424 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 64▲ 2 vs year ago 72 · +2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 6▼ 19 vs year ago 34 · −55.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on all slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.53/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$158.53
122 head · 750 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,188
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2755158.921,200118
Medium and Large 2-3588147.258654thin
One grade step is worth $11.67/cwt here — about $335 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 sale122 hd
158.53
—
KY average23 barns · 2,482 hd
160.82
−2.29
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—Low1,553117.661,8289thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55997.861,52621
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17791.431,07619
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01277.3278313

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,2801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,130$9401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,160$8801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,2957
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,0701thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393168.49/cwt167.00–170.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418190.95/cwt188.00–194.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425172.06/cwt170.00–177.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455185.00/cwt185.00–185.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472166.92/cwt161.00–173.007888
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526167.64/cwt162.00–172.008825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540154.00/cwt154.00–154.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560177.00/cwt177.00–177.009916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568164.89/cwt160.00–170.009377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629155.91/cwt151.00–162.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666162.38/cwt153.00–165.501,0818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723156.27/cwt153.00–158.001,1307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755156.36/cwt153.00–158.001,1818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828149.49/cwt149.00–150.001,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added977150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,46649
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279158.03/cwt157.50–160.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333153.52/cwt150.00–157.505114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355141.00/cwt136.00–146.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384158.25/cwt155.00–163.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433141.51/cwt141.00–142.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434158.76/cwt150.00–161.0068917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465138.45/cwt137.00–140.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471152.74/cwt151.00–155.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531152.43/cwt143.00–156.5080925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572150.61/cwt145.00–154.0086116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628135.34/cwt133.00–139.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668144.61/cwt138.00–148.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781140.79/cwt133.00–142.001,1008
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833126.46/cwt124.00–129.001,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2867124.29/cwt118.00–130.001,0783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,180119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280163.82/cwt162.50–165.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340167.00/cwt167.00–167.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365155.54/cwt151.00–162.505683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.56/cwt145.00–160.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470144.00/cwt144.00–144.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481160.37/cwt150.00–166.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513143.85/cwt140.00–150.007389
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy541168.00/cwt168.00–168.009093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575142.00/cwt142.00–142.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610141.07/cwt133.00–149.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11094.97/cwt94.00–96.001,0542
Bulls——1,560114.70/cwt109.00–120.001,7893
Bulls——1,770131.23/cwt127.00–137.002,3234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87556.00/cwt56.00–56.004901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01366.21/cwt64.00–69.006712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02681.67/cwt77.00–88.0083810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17687.21/cwt83.00–90.001,02611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17897.23/cwt94.00–101.001,1458
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45889.61/cwt84.00–93.001,3077
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610101.98/cwt97.00–112.001,64214
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,280.00/head1,280.00–1,280.001,2801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,293.33/head1,180.00–1,360.001,2935
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301

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.