Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 9
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 871▼ 118 vs year ago 911 · −13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 147▲ 18 vs year ago 111 · +16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 14 vs year ago 28 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers over 500lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.65/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$145.65
280 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$28.45/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 1-2538146.84789265
Medium and Large 2-3576126.8173011thin
Medium 1-2480118.395694thin
One grade step is worth $28.45/cwt here — about $221 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 sale280 hd
145.65
—
KY average23 barns · 7,152 hd
146.83
−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—Average1,61596.941,5658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51168.531,03515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27165.0082650
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03656.8458947

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$9992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$9301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,093$7102thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374186.67/cwt180.00–192.506985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395202.00/cwt202.00–202.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411208.97/cwt204.00–217.508596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411195.10/cwt185.00–200.008027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466182.39/cwt174.00–187.008508
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3466165.00/cwt165.00–165.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470198.02/cwt194.00–199.009315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519174.71/cwt167.00–182.0090715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572171.04/cwt163.00–179.0097846
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,10411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607180.34/cwt175.00–183.001,0956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614163.11/cwt154.00–170.001,00110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666154.08/cwt147.00–161.001,0269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681164.60/cwt164.50–165.001,12120
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3694136.33/cwt135.00–137.009466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715150.88/cwt144.00–155.001,0799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827140.29/cwt130.00–145.001,1608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,38923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970128.45/cwt125.00–132.001,2462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320157.50/cwt157.50–157.505041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322148.10/cwt145.00–152.504776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363162.48/cwt160.00–165.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373146.46/cwt140.00–152.0054618
Heifers—Medium 1-2400122.50/cwt122.50–122.504901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420151.69/cwt143.00–155.0063715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445161.00/cwt161.00–161.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469148.34/cwt139.00–154.0069632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471156.41/cwt156.00–157.507377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Heifers—Medium 1-2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518149.10/cwt140.00–156.0077237
Heifers—Medium 1-2518118.03/cwt116.00–120.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552155.00/cwt155.00–155.008569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.35/cwt136.00–151.0083066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3607127.74/cwt126.00–128.007758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626137.07/cwt130.00–145.0085820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628153.50/cwt153.50–153.5096415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672127.96/cwt121.00–134.0086015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820106.00/cwt106.00–106.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240157.50/cwt157.50–157.503781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2287181.00/cwt181.00–181.005194
Bulls—Medium 1-2325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333179.30/cwt172.50–182.505973
Bulls—Medium 1-2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377196.71/cwt192.50–200.007426
Bulls—Medium 1-2400136.00/cwt136.00–136.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416200.52/cwt200.00–202.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427192.24/cwt185.00–198.0082110
Bulls—Medium 1-2480148.47/cwt146.00–151.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483169.30/cwt160.00–177.0081815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511156.06/cwt150.00–167.0079731
Bulls—Medium 1-2545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582136.90/cwt131.00–145.0079710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605153.00/cwt153.00–153.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616135.48/cwt128.00–142.0083512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725125.41/cwt125.00–127.009095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915106.00/cwt106.00–106.009701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15886.15/cwt84.00–88.009982
Bulls——1,48390.45/cwt90.00–91.001,3412
Bulls——1,909105.57/cwt103.00–109.002,0154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96868.45/cwt66.00–72.006636
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03441.24/cwt34.00–47.004266
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04154.46/cwt50.00–58.0056720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05661.62/cwt59.00–69.0065115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25764.99/cwt62.00–69.0081736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30457.59/cwt56.00–59.007517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30972.45/cwt70.00–82.009487
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50371.64/cwt68.00–77.001,0778
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52064.97/cwt64.00–67.009887
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,093710.21/head680.00–740.007102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,318999.32/head960.00–1,040.009992

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.