Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 29
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 412▲ 376 vs year ago 436 · +86.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 74▲ 51 vs year ago 49 · +104.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.97/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$166.97
305 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2715168.511,205274
Medium and Large 2-3599153.4091931
One grade step is worth $15.11/cwt here — about $286 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 sale305 hd
166.97
—
KY average26 barns · 5,159 hd
163.18
+3.79
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—High1,807117.292,12010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55984.371,31521
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18880.9396224
CowsLean 85-90%Average92866.9462123

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)1,210$1,1532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$9101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$6301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,128$1,3934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,1982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,0701thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310181.00/cwt181.00–181.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366190.98/cwt188.00–192.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390164.01/cwt163.00–165.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395178.50/cwt175.00–182.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416186.00/cwt186.00–186.0077410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434167.18/cwt165.00–170.007265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466163.69/cwt155.00–170.0076310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493179.16/cwt179.00–180.008836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532189.57/cwt189.00–190.001,00918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534179.27/cwt175.00–182.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3534163.57/cwt161.00–164.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566172.92/cwt170.00–180.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567187.20/cwt186.00–188.001,06110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578157.67/cwt152.00–163.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618156.53/cwt155.00–158.009672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627167.80/cwt163.00–172.001,05214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637177.14/cwt174.00–178.001,12820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662162.89/cwt153.00–169.001,0785
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3681147.26/cwt147.00–151.001,00315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720144.93/cwt140.00–155.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835166.47/cwt158.00–168.101,39074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,39863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330158.24/cwt150.00–166.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378159.14/cwt152.00–168.0060213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385178.16/cwt176.00–181.006867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423161.51/cwt151.00–166.0068328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466168.00/cwt168.00–168.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478159.11/cwt152.00–165.0076121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505167.00/cwt167.00–167.008438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519161.72/cwt151.00–164.0083932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558163.67/cwt163.00–164.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574153.85/cwt145.00–160.0088326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582137.00/cwt137.00–137.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3602130.01/cwt122.00–135.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632148.13/cwt142.00–153.0093635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672130.34/cwt125.00–135.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728120.49/cwt120.00–121.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766139.26/cwt137.00–140.001,0674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375148.19/cwt145.00–149.005565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378168.48/cwt166.00–172.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3416146.66/cwt146.00–147.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420167.65/cwt166.00–169.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2491167.00/cwt167.00–167.008205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523150.96/cwt150.00–152.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3564136.16/cwt134.00–140.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584156.26/cwt150.00–159.0091312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619153.53/cwt147.00–156.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660148.05/cwt142.00–154.009772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667134.00/cwt134.00–134.008942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3001
Bulls——1,848122.71/cwt120.00–125.002,2685
Bulls——1,896113.83/cwt110.00–118.002,1584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70844.98/cwt44.00–46.003182
Cows—Lean 85-90%88056.71/cwt54.00–59.004995
Cows—Lean 85-90%95969.00/cwt66.00–71.006628
Cows—Lean 85-90%98376.77/cwt73.00–80.007558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17180.17/cwt75.00–84.0093917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21071.00/cwt71.00–71.008592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23987.47/cwt85.00–93.001,0845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42072.51/cwt72.00–73.001,0302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55582.15/cwt79.00–86.001,27711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59890.38/cwt87.00–94.001,4448
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,153.08/head1,010.00–1,260.001,1532
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,393.49/head850.00–1,625.001,3934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.