Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 842▼ 148 vs year ago 965 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 73▼ 17 vs year ago 72 · −23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 14 vs year ago 6 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.78/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$158.78
324 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2592159.21943318
Medium and Large 2-3598135.848126thin
One grade step is worth $23.37/cwt here — about $131 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 sale324 hd
158.78
—
KY average22 barns · 6,265 hd
154.19
+4.59
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—Low1,677101.901,7097thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39881.451,1396thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26678.5999528
CowsLean 85-90%High94167.4463510

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,0301thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$9901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$9101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$8784thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$7762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$7462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$1,2073thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$6801thin

Every lot

82 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 1-2383172.61/cwt170.00–178.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390151.00/cwt151.00–151.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432177.66/cwt170.00–180.0076710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437198.00/cwt198.00–198.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469179.06/cwt171.00–187.008404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483196.34/cwt193.00–198.009483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508165.93/cwt160.00–169.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510196.33/cwt196.00–198.001,0016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522181.78/cwt175.00–189.0094923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583175.69/cwt169.00–183.001,0245
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623159.00/cwt159.00–159.009913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636178.27/cwt168.00–180.001,13441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637183.31/cwt183.00–184.001,16816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680176.59/cwt172.00–179.001,20125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773158.26/cwt149.00–161.001,22315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811170.60/cwt170.60–170.601,38462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925145.47/cwt140.00–151.001,3462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280140.99/cwt135.00–145.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305152.25/cwt149.00–157.504643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375156.57/cwt150.00–160.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390170.19/cwt169.00–171.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418163.35/cwt156.00–169.0068313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468159.31/cwt150.00–166.0074625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471172.00/cwt170.00–174.008104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480146.52/cwt145.00–148.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504168.00/cwt168.00–168.008476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522154.85/cwt145.00–160.0080837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571153.41/cwt145.00–158.0087628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592164.00/cwt164.00–164.0097121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616144.60/cwt140.00–146.0089118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619163.06/cwt154.50–164.501,00949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,0735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660148.67/cwt148.00–150.009813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704146.76/cwt140.00–149.001,0334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716163.94/cwt157.00–165.001,17478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803137.50/cwt136.00–139.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2917130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340168.18/cwt161.00–175.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385156.48/cwt146.00–162.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415172.00/cwt172.00–172.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418154.42/cwt147.00–160.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469158.41/cwt150.00–165.007439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478142.00/cwt142.00–142.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485173.00/cwt173.00–173.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528151.21/cwt145.00–160.0079812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578145.41/cwt140.00–149.008407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy590158.00/cwt158.00–158.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623149.57/cwt145.00–157.009325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664142.50/cwt139.00–144.009464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715138.68/cwt137.00–141.009923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2817128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60888.92/cwt84.00–97.001,4303
Bulls——1,705108.18/cwt104.00–110.001,8443
Bulls——1,800122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,1961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90164.26/cwt60.00–69.005797
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03574.87/cwt71.00–78.007753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21177.71/cwt75.00–79.009419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26672.57/cwt71.00–74.009197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30782.77/cwt80.00–86.001,08212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39180.54/cwt78.00–83.001,1205
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,206.87/head1,000.00–1,300.001,2073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2780710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090877.60/head760.00–1,090.008784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095775.87/head680.00–850.007762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105746.43/head730.00–760.007462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335990.00/head990.00–990.009901

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.