Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-08-24

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 24
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,080 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 860▲ 249 vs year ago 831 · +30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 115▲ 73 vs year ago 31 · +235.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 16▲ 42 vs year ago 4 · +1,050.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $183.76/cwt on 469 head.
Average price
$183.76
469 head · 728 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2732184.581,350440
Medium and Large 2-3674171.311,15529
One grade step is worth $13.27/cwt here — about $195 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 sale469 hd
183.76
—
KY average23 barns · 5,265 hd
183.12
+0.64
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—Low1,656111.451,84617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44492.851,3415thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20284.701,01834
CowsLean 85-90%Low97168.7066742

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,1601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,0982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$9484thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$9293thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$9201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$8901thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$8352thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$7301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$1,1536
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$1,0801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$8801thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$8732thin

Every lot

97 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 1-2278193.99/cwt190.00–197.505392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335186.00/cwt186.00–186.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350202.00/cwt202.00–202.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478191.63/cwt187.00–196.009163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490204.14/cwt200.00–208.001,0006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515214.03/cwt201.00–217.001,10218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526192.06/cwt186.00–198.001,0108
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3561177.00/cwt177.00–177.009934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566192.48/cwt188.00–198.001,08927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,27143
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636191.17/cwt186.00–194.001,21616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681180.54/cwt179.00–183.001,22984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3699170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,18823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720158.10/cwt151.00–165.001,1382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,23018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776161.58/cwt153.00–168.001,25411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829182.92/cwt182.30–183.501,516129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2844161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,58063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265162.50/cwt162.50–162.504312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323160.71/cwt155.00–164.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382163.94/cwt161.00–172.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383147.74/cwt140.00–156.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423166.86/cwt163.00–175.0070611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428152.76/cwt152.00–155.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462159.78/cwt158.00–160.007389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476183.39/cwt180.00–185.0087318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487175.78/cwt175.00–176.008569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527170.05/cwt160.00–174.0089621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564179.96/cwt179.00–186.001,01529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576162.07/cwt159.00–171.0093454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638157.96/cwt149.00–162.001,00825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638138.93/cwt133.00–145.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667160.51/cwt160.00–162.001,0718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671133.17/cwt125.00–135.0089414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735164.94/cwt161.50–168.001,212147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810142.50/cwt140.00–145.001,1542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2297192.00/cwt192.00–192.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324194.72/cwt192.50–199.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368191.81/cwt188.00–196.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390174.00/cwt174.00–174.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397204.00/cwt204.00–204.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417184.84/cwt180.00–189.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484186.55/cwt180.00–190.009038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505197.00/cwt197.00–197.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525168.10/cwt164.00–170.008833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526183.94/cwt179.00–188.0096812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555176.00/cwt176.00–176.009772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567158.14/cwt154.00–162.008976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617164.34/cwt160.00–172.001,0146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670160.47/cwt159.00–162.001,0752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673145.51/cwt145.00–146.009792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730134.84/cwt129.00–142.009847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780128.60/cwt125.00–130.001,0037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45798.87/cwt88.00–104.001,4417
Bulls——1,460113.04/cwt111.00–115.001,6503
Bulls——1,940123.36/cwt119.00–130.002,3937
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86045.15/cwt40.00–50.003885
Cows—Lean 85-90%90860.23/cwt57.00–62.005474
Cows—Lean 85-90%97668.65/cwt64.00–75.0067019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02379.61/cwt76.00–83.0081414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15482.45/cwt77.00–86.0095117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21172.96/cwt70.00–74.008844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26291.25/cwt87.00–98.001,15213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,2351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45094.31/cwt90.00–97.001,3674
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2785870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2810920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023958.58/head940.00–980.009592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106947.97/head820.00–1,030.009484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,098.26/head1,080.00–1,120.001,0982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870873.45/head730.00–990.008732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2890880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,049.68/head990.00–1,180.001,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,160.12/head1,130.00–1,190.001,1602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830835.21/head800.00–870.008352

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.