Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-07-20

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 20
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
620 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 817▼ 53 vs year ago 673 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 55▲ 7 vs year ago 63 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 - 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.21/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$166.21
243 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2700167.461,173228
Medium and Large 2-3623147.2491715thin
One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $256 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 sale243 hd
166.21
—
KY average25 barns · 5,598 hd
165.21
+1.00
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—Low1,808100.971,8265thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52472.591,10611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21069.1783731
CowsLean 85-90%Low97260.4658820

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$9401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$1,0001thin

Every lot

79 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 1-2270176.13/cwt170.00–182.504762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275162.50/cwt162.50–162.504471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308177.37/cwt172.50–185.005465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365178.00/cwt178.00–178.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403182.67/cwt180.00–185.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473173.23/cwt169.00–183.008196
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528152.93/cwt151.00–155.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529176.21/cwt166.00–180.0093211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574170.39/cwt162.00–175.0097835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3611146.41/cwt145.00–151.008958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632173.91/cwt164.00–177.001,09910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681168.53/cwt159.00–173.001,1484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715162.20/cwt155.00–165.501,16023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732170.63/cwt170.25–173.001,24921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770157.17/cwt155.50–161.001,21011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3773143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791168.25/cwt168.25–168.251,33168
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815151.95/cwt148.00–156.001,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,36217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2981147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.00/cwt157.00–157.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331158.94/cwt151.00–165.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387150.00/cwt150.00–150.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388166.50/cwt164.00–170.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412160.79/cwt153.00–166.0066214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424172.14/cwt172.00–173.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473171.82/cwt170.00–173.0081311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474160.65/cwt156.00–166.007618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477152.91/cwt151.00–159.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506171.34/cwt169.00–174.0086718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526145.25/cwt145.00–146.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530157.58/cwt151.00–165.0083511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552157.67/cwt157.00–159.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579145.14/cwt141.00–150.0084014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615143.63/cwt140.00–150.0088323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625129.35/cwt127.00–131.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659133.35/cwt130.00–135.008798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685124.00/cwt124.00–124.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693148.26/cwt146.00–149.001,02712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715132.04/cwt126.00–137.009445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,10313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762124.34/cwt124.00–125.009473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295162.50/cwt162.50–162.504793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310172.50/cwt172.50–172.505351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364179.31/cwt170.00–185.006539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428165.98/cwt164.00–176.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471147.53/cwt146.00–150.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473131.74/cwt125.00–139.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505161.00/cwt161.00–161.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512135.00/cwt135.00–135.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525145.59/cwt144.00–146.007645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588134.00/cwt134.00–134.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600137.00/cwt136.00–138.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670145.34/cwt140.00–151.009742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770129.00/cwt129.00–129.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5661
Bulls——1,815104.21/cwt100.00–109.001,8914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82044.00/cwt44.00–44.003611
Cows—Lean 85-90%96960.77/cwt57.00–64.005897
Cows—Lean 85-90%97354.10/cwt50.00–56.005265
Cows—Lean 85-90%99667.05/cwt65.00–69.006687
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14876.67/cwt74.00–86.008808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23166.99/cwt61.00–72.0082522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24057.00/cwt57.00–57.007071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49364.65/cwt62.00–68.009653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53575.57/cwt72.00–81.001,1608
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,380940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.