Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 5
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 432▲ 111 vs year ago 400 · +27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 58▼ 33 vs year ago 106 · −31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 3▼ 81 vs year ago 90 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a better quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.26/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$148.26
198 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$28.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531150.49799178
Medium and Large 2-3538129.1769518thin
Small and Medium 1-2468122.115712thin
One grade step is worth $28.38/cwt here — about $227 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 sale198 hd
148.26
—
KY average24 barns · 5,301 hd
148.01
+0.26
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—Low1,508101.721,53410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20073.9388728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44673.681,0657thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98763.4562623

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)1,245$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$7201thin

Every lot

79 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 1-2311178.23/cwt175.00–180.005543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316209.76/cwt207.50–211.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428182.94/cwt180.00–190.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464175.41/cwt171.00–185.008145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470162.90/cwt160.00–166.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507191.00/cwt191.00–191.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528154.89/cwt153.00–159.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579149.90/cwt145.00–153.008687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586177.51/cwt169.00–181.001,04018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0982
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610149.63/cwt142.00–153.0091310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636167.41/cwt158.00–172.501,06519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668148.99/cwt144.00–152.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711137.03/cwt136.00–140.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767162.65/cwt162.00–164.001,2483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865148.95/cwt145.00–153.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235125.45/cwt120.50–130.002952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240153.00/cwt153.00–153.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330159.00/cwt159.00–159.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334147.73/cwt140.00–155.0049310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368151.37/cwt145.00–158.0055710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380168.00/cwt168.00–168.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421153.40/cwt148.00–157.0064616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440161.00/cwt161.00–161.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460161.62/cwt159.00–163.007433
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2468122.11/cwt119.00–125.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482149.51/cwt145.00–152.0072114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488135.34/cwt134.00–136.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514135.74/cwt134.00–137.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528147.98/cwt140.00–153.0078129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568161.25/cwt161.00–162.0091621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569149.81/cwt140.00–155.0085228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612138.28/cwt134.00–141.008469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626148.66/cwt147.00–150.009316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660144.79/cwt137.00–147.509568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663128.98/cwt128.00–130.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725120.06/cwt115.00–126.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735142.88/cwt130.00–146.001,0507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2258151.98/cwt150.00–154.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365187.50/cwt187.50–187.506841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375168.60/cwt161.00–176.006322
Bulls—Medium 2-3385133.00/cwt133.00–133.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386149.15/cwt148.00–152.505764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411153.93/cwt150.00–165.006337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419135.94/cwt130.00–141.005706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455189.00/cwt189.00–189.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458165.00/cwt165.00–165.007567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493147.90/cwt141.00–149.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527146.24/cwt140.00–152.0077111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532130.51/cwt126.00–134.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569136.35/cwt133.00–140.007769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636136.99/cwt135.00–139.008716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670129.38/cwt124.00–133.008677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35393.47/cwt89.00–95.001,2654
Bulls——1,611107.22/cwt101.00–113.001,7276
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79044.00/cwt44.00–44.003481
Cows—Lean 85-90%90753.72/cwt51.00–58.004873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00464.31/cwt61.00–67.0064614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02870.77/cwt68.00–74.007285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18271.97/cwt65.00–75.0085120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24478.84/cwt76.00–82.009818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42876.62/cwt74.00–79.001,0944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47069.76/cwt66.00–72.001,0253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.