Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-08-17

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 17
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
860 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 475▼ 37 vs year ago 897 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 33▲ 67 vs year ago 48 · +139.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 2▼ 18 vs year ago 34 · −52.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good quality offerings on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $183.71/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$183.71
310 head · 742 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,364
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$401
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2743183.731,365309
Medium and Large 2-3545177.009651thin
One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $401 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 sale310 hd
183.71
—
KY average26 barns · 5,842 hd
176.41
+7.30
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—Average1,618114.751,85610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53291.621,40424
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21285.791,04032
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95871.6868621

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,525$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$1,0452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,0242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$9733thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$8101thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$8362thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1901thin

Every lot

77 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 1-2265212.50/cwt212.50–212.505631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330206.00/cwt206.00–206.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416212.00/cwt208.00–216.008826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430202.44/cwt194.00–206.008708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476195.01/cwt187.00–200.009289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517206.74/cwt204.00–208.001,0698
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527196.50/cwt190.00–200.001,03619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545177.00/cwt177.00–177.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588189.72/cwt182.00–195.001,11611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632183.71/cwt174.00–187.001,16127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680179.04/cwt170.00–183.001,2176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739176.18/cwt169.00–180.501,30215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826184.11/cwt180.90–186.951,521124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913167.75/cwt167.75–167.751,53261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283161.00/cwt161.00–161.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320165.00/cwt162.50–170.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374178.42/cwt175.00–180.006677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374169.81/cwt164.00–173.0063513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416175.76/cwt175.00–177.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425168.50/cwt162.00–173.0071626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483173.67/cwt168.00–178.0083916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy491180.00/cwt180.00–180.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521171.69/cwt160.00–174.0089521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536180.00/cwt180.00–180.0096513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576169.25/cwt158.00–172.0097516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619153.10/cwt148.00–161.0094824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634163.10/cwt162.00–165.001,0349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678152.75/cwt152.00–153.001,0368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733160.57/cwt159.00–163.001,1775
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305207.00/cwt207.00–207.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337205.00/cwt205.00–205.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383205.04/cwt203.00–207.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422210.50/cwt207.00–215.008889
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434198.12/cwt193.00–201.0086014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469188.06/cwt183.00–199.0088214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470203.21/cwt200.00–209.0095512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515164.00/cwt164.00–164.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526183.08/cwt175.00–188.0096324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527193.17/cwt191.00–196.001,01812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565170.49/cwt163.00–178.0096314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617161.75/cwt158.50–171.0099817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670159.92/cwt156.00–163.001,0713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717159.00/cwt158.00–161.001,1403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780142.74/cwt141.00–144.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835114.00/cwt114.00–114.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2858121.95/cwt116.00–128.001,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,287105.08/cwt104.00–107.001,3523
Bulls——1,672111.28/cwt110.00–114.001,8613
Bulls——1,825124.61/cwt122.00–129.002,2744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82848.04/cwt46.00–50.003982
Cows—Lean 85-90%85060.92/cwt60.00–62.005182
Cows—Lean 85-90%91369.76/cwt66.00–75.006376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02578.98/cwt76.00–86.0081011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17682.17/cwt79.00–85.0096615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24488.98/cwt86.00–100.001,10717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50886.73/cwt84.00–89.001,3089
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54794.55/cwt91.00–101.001,46315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800835.53/head750.00–920.008362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,044.69/head920.00–1,150.001,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110972.97/head760.00–1,120.009733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,023.52/head900.00–1,130.001,0242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901

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.