Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 2
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
871 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 763▲ 286 vs year ago 585 · +48.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 104▲ 45 vs year ago 102 · +44.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.52/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$156.52
283 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523156.83820279
Medium and Large 2-3443135.005984thin
One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $222 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 sale283 hd
156.52
—
KY average24 barns · 5,385 hd
149.55
+6.97
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—High1,68289.001,49713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55368.871,06917
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21967.5682337
CowsLean 85-90%Low96556.9555039
HeifersChoiceAverage1,182106.001,2532thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,255102.001,2801thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,675$1,0601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,323$8552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$7502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$8301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$9001thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295202.50/cwt202.50–202.505971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322200.00/cwt200.00–200.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330197.50/cwt197.50–197.506523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362204.27/cwt200.00–215.007399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395172.00/cwt172.00–172.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420205.20/cwt200.00–210.008627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428191.94/cwt180.00–197.5082211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452208.00/cwt208.00–208.009404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481187.15/cwt177.00–198.009004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516195.71/cwt194.00–200.001,0109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521183.82/cwt173.00–187.0095836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530160.63/cwt160.00–165.008518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575179.03/cwt175.00–189.001,02917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619160.91/cwt150.00–165.0099615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670166.42/cwt160.00–169.001,11513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3672140.00/cwt140.00–140.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710139.00/cwt139.00–139.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738163.48/cwt162.00–168.001,2066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757152.91/cwt150.00–156.001,15811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,386109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830141.02/cwt139.00–143.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2893139.99/cwt135.00–145.001,2502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2234158.84/cwt152.50–165.003724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280146.12/cwt142.50–150.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324148.12/cwt142.50–150.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375152.19/cwt145.00–157.0057110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377173.50/cwt173.50–173.5065425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417150.12/cwt147.00–153.0062617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432161.92/cwt161.00–164.0069915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475154.68/cwt148.00–158.0073534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495163.00/cwt163.00–163.0080714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512160.00/cwt160.00–160.008197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514144.96/cwt140.00–156.0074531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533135.00/cwt135.00–135.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567141.75/cwt133.00–149.0080422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577151.00/cwt151.00–151.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619128.50/cwt122.00–132.007956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649167.90/cwt167.90–167.901,09075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672124.69/cwt120.00–131.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678147.00/cwt147.00–147.009976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2209177.49/cwt170.00–179.003717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3247155.00/cwt155.00–155.003832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265177.45/cwt175.00–180.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327206.58/cwt202.50–215.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364179.75/cwt175.00–184.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380204.66/cwt199.00–210.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423189.08/cwt180.00–195.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425201.51/cwt200.00–202.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440173.47/cwt171.00–176.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463196.51/cwt195.00–198.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473177.62/cwt174.00–190.0084014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500186.00/cwt186.00–186.009302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507150.00/cwt150.00–150.007613
Bulls—Medium 1-2510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528168.26/cwt162.50–171.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567134.73/cwt131.00–137.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571148.56/cwt144.00–157.0084814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625140.21/cwt135.00–147.008768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645121.00/cwt121.00–121.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660138.70/cwt134.00–147.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730126.72/cwt124.00–128.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845113.00/cwt113.00–113.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867104.64/cwt102.00–109.009073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905108.00/cwt108.00–108.009771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025115.05/cwt110.00–120.001,1792
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3367117.00/cwt117.00–117.004295
Dairy Steers—Large 3472118.00/cwt118.00–118.005572
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,182106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2532
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,255102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58781.43/cwt75.00–88.001,2926
Bulls——1,690104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7581
Bulls——1,77594.06/cwt90.00–98.001,6706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92361.90/cwt59.00–65.0057115
Cows—Lean 85-90%95744.29/cwt34.00–49.0042410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01567.77/cwt66.00–72.006887
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01753.60/cwt50.00–58.005457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21755.57/cwt53.00–60.006763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21865.39/cwt61.00–69.0079622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22074.53/cwt70.00–86.0090912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47065.96/cwt65.00–67.009702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55771.83/cwt68.00–77.001,11813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60852.58/cwt50.00–56.008452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240750.36/head720.00–780.007502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,323854.52/head750.00–940.008552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6751,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,235900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.