Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-11-16

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 16
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 793▲ 108 vs year ago 637 · +17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 129▼ 44 vs year ago 86 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 14▼ 42 vs year ago 52 · −80.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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 $139.92/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$139.92
295 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$20.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568141.24802276
Medium and Large 2-3568120.8868715thin
Medium 1-2461120.505564thin
One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $246 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 sale295 hd
139.92
—
KY average23 barns · 6,812 hd
148.31
−8.39
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—Low1,67887.391,4664thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58170.891,1214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17867.9280017
CowsLean 85-90%Low99857.1357016
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305103.001,3441thin

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)1,210$1,1103thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,545$9601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,323$9093thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)890$8601thin

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300206.00/cwt206.00–206.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326175.94/cwt165.00–179.005746
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367189.03/cwt188.00–192.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368172.25/cwt167.00–175.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425188.55/cwt183.00–196.0080112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430163.32/cwt160.00–166.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432201.73/cwt200.00–216.0087118
Steers—Medium 1-2463146.00/cwt146.00–146.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468201.00/cwt201.00–201.009416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478167.08/cwt164.00–170.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485188.01/cwt184.00–192.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518187.00/cwt187.00–187.009695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522176.02/cwt167.00–182.0091928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550176.00/cwt176.00–176.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3553150.50/cwt150.00–151.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570169.15/cwt160.00–172.0096416
Steers—Medium 1-2585143.75/cwt143.00–144.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615131.00/cwt131.00–131.008061
Steers—Medium 1-2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630148.67/cwt140.00–155.0093720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669142.86/cwt136.00–149.0095611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724150.38/cwt141.00–155.001,08935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736176.25/cwt176.25–176.251,29766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,3326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2876145.51/cwt144.00–146.001,2754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228142.53/cwt140.00–145.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273140.64/cwt139.00–142.503842
Heifers—Medium 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320139.58/cwt132.50–146.004478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371160.00/cwt160.00–160.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384144.11/cwt136.00–152.0055320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418145.10/cwt140.00–151.0060710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427130.78/cwt130.00–133.005584
Heifers—Medium 1-2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462161.00/cwt161.00–161.007447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473142.93/cwt137.00–151.0067630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Heifers—Medium 1-2525119.00/cwt119.00–119.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527144.56/cwt135.00–150.0076235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534152.33/cwt152.00–153.008139
Heifers—Medium 1-2560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567154.00/cwt154.00–154.008734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577141.74/cwt135.00–150.0081831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616118.00/cwt118.00–118.007275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622128.96/cwt120.00–136.0080218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646148.47/cwt147.50–149.0095931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663141.77/cwt140.00–142.0094017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677114.68/cwt110.00–118.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681122.36/cwt120.00–134.0083311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705101.00/cwt101.00–101.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714115.25/cwt111.00–118.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738129.00/cwt129.00–129.009523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,08812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787129.27/cwt128.00–131.001,01714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805119.00/cwt119.00–119.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855117.50/cwt115.00–120.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285152.50/cwt152.50–152.504351
Bulls—Medium 1-2310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335166.87/cwt160.00–170.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383173.33/cwt164.00–177.506643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385148.31/cwt142.50–151.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400157.00/cwt154.00–160.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468169.48/cwt163.00–174.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2546143.79/cwt134.00–144.5078514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578133.89/cwt131.00–138.0077412
Bulls—Medium 1-2585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619131.55/cwt130.00–136.0081414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662129.33/cwt125.00–133.0085610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724118.86/cwt111.00–123.008614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2857106.00/cwt106.00–106.009082
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
Dairy Steers—Large 3415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,305103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48782.18/cwt80.00–84.001,2223
Bulls——2,250103.00/cwt103.00–103.002,3181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85542.59/cwt40.00–45.003642
Cows—Lean 85-90%99352.29/cwt50.00–56.005196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03662.05/cwt59.00–64.006435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04268.28/cwt68.00–69.007113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14866.63/cwt64.00–69.007659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20873.15/cwt70.00–76.008846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22058.00/cwt58.00–58.007082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53074.52/cwt71.00–78.001,1403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,110.14/head920.00–1,200.001,1103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,323908.99/head720.00–1,040.009093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,545960.00/head960.00–960.009601

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.