Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-07-06

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 6
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
842 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 812▲ 321 vs year ago 521 · +61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 100▲ 21 vs year ago 52 · +40.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 17 vs year ago 6 · +283.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeders over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.99/cwt on 370 head.
Average price
$168.99
370 head · 746 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,261
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2754169.701,279355
Medium and Large 2-3565152.1086015thin
One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about $419 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 sale370 hd
168.99
—
KY average10 barns · 2,739 hd
163.99
+4.99
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—High1,703119.232,0319thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60993.001,4962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24288.071,09443
CowsLean 85-90%High96970.9568718

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,376$1,1114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,284$1,0414thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$9801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$8854thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$8401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$8112thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$8025
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,4901thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385147.50/cwt130.00–165.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409181.26/cwt180.00–184.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471157.76/cwt140.00–171.007434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482184.25/cwt173.00–191.0088820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522198.03/cwt197.00–199.001,0344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528185.76/cwt180.00–195.0098113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571178.22/cwt175.00–182.001,01814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573161.20/cwt156.00–166.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625168.71/cwt161.00–174.001,05416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2195
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678135.56/cwt120.00–151.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688175.34/cwt164.00–175.501,20669
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724175.06/cwt166.00–176.001,26711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,30712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818165.70/cwt165.70–165.701,35566
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added893161.29/cwt160.90–161.701,440117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230131.00/cwt131.00–131.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336166.65/cwt166.00–167.005609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340142.54/cwt140.00–145.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365146.32/cwt133.00–154.005349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377164.78/cwt159.00–167.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418143.67/cwt133.00–150.0060111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422157.60/cwt145.00–163.0066516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457158.97/cwt143.00–162.0072614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485147.45/cwt142.00–152.0071510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526155.40/cwt150.00–157.0081719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3541141.26/cwt130.00–153.0076417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568155.05/cwt149.00–160.0088119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578141.48/cwt141.00–142.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585167.00/cwt167.00–167.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632143.63/cwt134.00–147.0090822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,02141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3656129.85/cwt115.00–144.008528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670168.75/cwt168.75–168.751,13180
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715112.66/cwt110.00–114.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731151.18/cwt140.00–157.501,10512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3793119.00/cwt118.00–120.009442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875106.00/cwt106.00–106.009281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315152.00/cwt152.00–152.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325157.88/cwt156.00–160.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378145.48/cwt141.00–161.005505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392176.00/cwt176.00–176.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422180.00/cwt180.00–180.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430135.01/cwt134.00–136.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467165.41/cwt155.00–168.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472145.85/cwt134.00–149.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500171.00/cwt165.00–174.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520152.02/cwt140.00–165.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555173.67/cwt165.00–178.009643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573135.79/cwt126.00–145.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620129.45/cwt128.00–131.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,625128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0801
Bulls——1,713118.13/cwt110.00–126.002,0248
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80055.00/cwt55.00–55.004401
Cows—Lean 85-90%97870.13/cwt61.00–76.0068614
Cows—Lean 85-90%98380.08/cwt78.00–83.007873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23987.76/cwt75.00–99.001,08742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60993.00/cwt92.00–94.001,4962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2867754.98/head710.00–820.007553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088810.87/head790.00–830.008112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153885.08/head800.00–970.008854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158873.54/head860.00–890.008742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2841,040.52/head910.00–1,140.001,0414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3761,110.57/head850.00–1,300.001,1114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,490.00/head1,490.00–1,490.001,4901

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.