Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▼ 555 vs last sale 1,030▼ 678 vs year ago 1,153 · −58.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 85▼ 15 vs year ago 48 · −31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 25▼ 17 vs year ago 19 · −89.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good quality offerings for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $187.23/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$187.23
177 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,190
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2636187.231,190177
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale177 hd
187.23
—
KY average24 barns · 4,884 hd
174.69
+12.54
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—Low1,779117.352,0876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39985.571,1977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15282.9195516
CowsLean 85-90%High96665.046284thin

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)1,045$8001thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325212.50/cwt212.50–212.506911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342180.00/cwt180.00–180.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373183.57/cwt180.00–187.506852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429206.56/cwt204.00–209.008867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472193.02/cwt184.00–202.0091112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503199.18/cwt198.00–205.001,0026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535185.41/cwt180.00–192.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577187.45/cwt184.00–191.001,08212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627184.09/cwt178.00–187.001,15414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660181.25/cwt176.00–184.001,19615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676191.10/cwt191.10–191.101,29269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716187.25/cwt187.25–187.251,34112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720174.77/cwt173.00–177.001,2587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790165.11/cwt153.00–168.001,3045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885151.33/cwt150.00–152.001,3393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2948151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324160.88/cwt155.00–168.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376165.86/cwt161.00–170.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420166.43/cwt161.00–171.006996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430177.00/cwt177.00–177.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470178.00/cwt178.00–178.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473171.64/cwt166.00–176.0081218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502174.00/cwt174.00–174.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530166.29/cwt159.00–169.0088128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578158.64/cwt151.00–166.0091711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,07314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632150.82/cwt145.00–158.009536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710137.00/cwt133.00–140.009734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750131.00/cwt131.00–131.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy195202.50/cwt202.50–202.503951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250192.50/cwt192.50–192.504811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325179.13/cwt175.00–182.505823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335164.00/cwt164.00–164.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378197.75/cwt197.50–198.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421199.97/cwt196.00–202.008425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455205.31/cwt201.00–208.009343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479179.01/cwt175.00–185.008576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532167.09/cwt162.00–173.008893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581163.80/cwt157.00–170.009526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625143.00/cwt143.00–143.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675155.58/cwt152.00–161.001,0505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708150.64/cwt147.00–157.001,0673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,680103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7301
Bulls——1,792116.42/cwt114.00–118.002,0863
Bulls——1,808125.92/cwt120.00–130.002,2772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92556.57/cwt56.00–57.005232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00580.00/cwt80.00–80.008041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01067.00/cwt67.00–67.006771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05378.73/cwt78.00–80.008294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16486.42/cwt82.00–101.001,00611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39187.83/cwt81.00–94.001,2226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41061.00/cwt61.00–61.008601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.