Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,001 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 984▲ 400 vs year ago 601 · +66.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 56▲ 57 vs year ago 46 · +123.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 4▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.75/cwt on 365 head.
Average price
$179.75
365 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2703180.501,268354
Medium and Large 2-3730155.611,13511thin
One grade step is worth $24.89/cwt here — about $133 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 sale365 hd
179.75
—
KY average16 barns · 3,734 hd
178.14
+1.60
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—Average1,826108.351,9794thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44680.391,16311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20377.4093140
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02568.1769929

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 (2-4 yrs)1,133$1,0695
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$1,0142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$8643thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$7672thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,355$1,1301thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272226.00/cwt226.00–226.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275212.50/cwt212.50–212.505843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323208.64/cwt200.00–215.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330218.77/cwt217.50–220.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375206.44/cwt200.00–208.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390221.00/cwt221.00–221.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418210.66/cwt210.00–211.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432197.26/cwt190.00–206.008528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479191.98/cwt185.00–200.009209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515193.35/cwt180.00–199.009967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559194.94/cwt187.00–197.001,09024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577168.91/cwt166.00–175.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615174.87/cwt170.00–176.001,0758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625187.51/cwt186.00–188.001,17220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651179.73/cwt174.00–181.001,17019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,24111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705177.97/cwt171.70–182.251,25567
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730176.71/cwt176.00–178.501,29023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772166.05/cwt164.00–168.001,2824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,37863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,55263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3930135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2247152.50/cwt152.50–152.503772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321160.23/cwt157.00–165.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375159.78/cwt155.00–165.0059911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408140.00/cwt140.00–140.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427160.61/cwt152.00–167.0068615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473162.34/cwt155.00–165.0076814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511130.35/cwt130.00–131.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517161.52/cwt152.00–167.0083540
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576142.00/cwt142.00–142.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577160.79/cwt154.00–168.0092830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593168.50/cwt168.50–168.5099933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608151.99/cwt150.00–154.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629137.98/cwt135.00–143.008688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631164.26/cwt160.00–164.501,03673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675141.32/cwt135.00–150.0095422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733135.23/cwt130.00–141.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334189.50/cwt182.50–196.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420162.50/cwt162.50–162.506831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425191.76/cwt185.00–199.008158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477184.71/cwt175.00–190.008816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480153.00/cwt153.00–153.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511180.57/cwt176.00–184.009236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532158.48/cwt154.00–167.008438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560142.54/cwt140.00–145.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571162.37/cwt150.00–165.0092711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622159.48/cwt158.00–160.009924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671152.98/cwt152.00–156.001,0264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705144.04/cwt139.00–149.001,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825121.00/cwt121.00–121.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3371
Bulls——1,985111.47/cwt110.00–113.002,2133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98057.95/cwt55.00–60.005683
Cows—Lean 85-90%98875.09/cwt72.00–77.007429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05366.31/cwt61.00–70.0069817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19173.86/cwt69.00–78.0088021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21282.28/cwt79.00–90.0099718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31064.00/cwt64.00–64.008381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44482.83/cwt79.00–87.001,1968
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45273.87/cwt71.00–76.001,0733
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795766.70/head720.00–810.007672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920863.59/head850.00–870.008643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29431,013.71/head970.00–1,050.001,0142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,068.56/head810.00–1,260.001,0695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301

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.