Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-09-28

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 28
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▼ 187 vs last sale 619▼ 382 vs year ago 814 · −46.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 61▼ 13 vs year ago 71 · −18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 24 vs year ago 27 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder claves sold unevenly steady on a plain quality offering. Feeders sold with moderate demand. Best demand on weaned feeder calves. Slaughters cows and 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 $172.04/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$172.04
178 head · 706 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,215
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2721174.191,256164
Medium and Large 2-3532146.9278214thin
One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $474 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 sale178 hd
172.04
—
KY average25 barns · 5,978 hd
170.85
+1.19
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—Average1,692102.881,74117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46479.541,1644thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21877.9094914
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01467.0568020

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$9232thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$1,4001thin

Every lot

66 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 2-3232159.00/cwt159.00–159.003692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423174.50/cwt174.00–175.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465189.49/cwt187.00–193.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477175.80/cwt172.00–180.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519177.72/cwt176.00–180.009228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577170.86/cwt168.00–177.009863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585156.00/cwt156.00–156.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609157.84/cwt150.00–162.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626142.47/cwt139.00–144.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665153.38/cwt149.00–161.001,0207
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723153.57/cwt148.00–157.001,1107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723134.01/cwt131.00–137.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,32826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771177.13/cwt175.00–178.001,36694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810147.00/cwt144.00–150.001,1912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338136.09/cwt127.00–140.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369137.73/cwt133.00–143.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426147.03/cwt140.00–151.5062612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463156.79/cwt155.00–160.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481146.56/cwt138.00–150.0070528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495121.00/cwt121.00–121.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508154.00/cwt154.00–154.007824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525131.34/cwt129.00–135.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536146.43/cwt138.00–149.007856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571141.30/cwt138.00–150.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595121.50/cwt115.00–128.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624129.19/cwt122.00–138.0080612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630147.00/cwt147.00–147.009261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688127.02/cwt121.00–128.0087411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725118.94/cwt117.00–121.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2218165.00/cwt165.00–165.003603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320180.08/cwt175.00–185.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371176.39/cwt170.00–180.006548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006041
Bulls—Medium 1-2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435166.00/cwt166.00–166.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435136.00/cwt136.00–136.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468168.85/cwt165.00–177.007908
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471152.02/cwt148.00–156.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527153.35/cwt150.00–155.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535136.50/cwt136.00–137.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562141.37/cwt139.00–145.007948
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618141.09/cwt138.00–144.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670129.49/cwt129.00–130.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823107.94/cwt105.00–111.008882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53193.39/cwt84.00–99.001,4307
Bulls——1,805109.53/cwt104.00–115.001,97710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00965.77/cwt62.00–69.0066414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02472.24/cwt70.00–77.007405
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03059.00/cwt59.00–59.006081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20775.48/cwt71.00–79.0091111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25886.79/cwt85.00–90.001,0923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36567.00/cwt67.00–67.009151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49783.72/cwt82.00–85.001,2533
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315923.19/head880.00–960.009232

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.