Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2022-11-30

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 30
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 700 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 691 · +1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 0▲ 73 vs year ago 32 · +228.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to last weeks Thanksgiving Holiday. Good demand on all feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.20/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$175.20
214 head · 655 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2661176.071,164203
Medium and Large 2-3530159.2384411thin
One grade step is worth $16.84/cwt here — about $320 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 sale214 hd
175.20
—
KY average17 barns · 4,224 hd
169.71
+5.49
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—High1,54490.891,40415
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25764.6081231
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46264.3194013
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01552.3053137

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)1,318$9422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,243$8312thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$8301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$6901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$6701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$7201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,180$6801thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305204.18/cwt202.50–205.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383211.48/cwt210.00–215.008107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436220.00/cwt220.00–220.009594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445193.00/cwt193.00–193.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458161.00/cwt161.00–161.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484187.68/cwt182.00–194.0090814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510162.68/cwt160.00–164.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515192.23/cwt189.00–200.0099026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527175.41/cwt170.00–180.009247
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566159.13/cwt151.00–169.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576180.86/cwt173.00–186.001,04224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631156.71/cwt150.00–164.0098912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636171.66/cwt170.00–175.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665144.00/cwt144.00–144.009581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678158.40/cwt154.00–161.001,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733149.31/cwt144.00–156.001,0948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760153.51/cwt152.00–155.001,1672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,36766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812145.67/cwt140.00–152.001,1833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918141.99/cwt141.00–143.001,3032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2993151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,49911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283141.69/cwt140.00–142.504014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326150.03/cwt143.00–155.004899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360159.00/cwt159.00–159.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375149.95/cwt140.00–156.0056228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432145.39/cwt140.00–150.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433133.36/cwt132.00–134.005773
Heifers—Medium 1-2455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463143.34/cwt137.00–149.0066414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469155.90/cwt153.00–158.0073114
Heifers—Medium 1-2500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520162.78/cwt162.00–164.0084619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522149.28/cwt140.00–157.0077935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525123.63/cwt120.00–126.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572142.65/cwt135.00–149.0081613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580153.74/cwt151.00–155.5089211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614129.71/cwt126.00–134.007967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624144.00/cwt144.00–144.008994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661141.57/cwt141.00–142.009367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678126.66/cwt123.00–131.008593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714120.67/cwt114.00–127.008627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070106.52/cwt104.00–109.001,1402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320183.12/cwt179.00–190.005866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365202.64/cwt200.00–207.507403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371184.85/cwt179.00–195.006868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418186.38/cwt184.00–191.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424208.12/cwt202.50–210.008824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461186.01/cwt179.00–188.008589
Bulls—Medium 1-2505102.00/cwt102.00–102.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526144.95/cwt142.00–154.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576138.90/cwt130.00–145.0080013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611132.42/cwt125.00–140.008097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615144.00/cwt144.00–144.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy629154.98/cwt151.00–156.009755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677142.31/cwt134.00–148.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765125.63/cwt120.00–133.009615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805104.00/cwt104.00–104.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40584.00/cwt80.00–88.001,1806
Bulls——1,61692.28/cwt90.00–95.001,4916
Bulls——1,680101.91/cwt100.00–104.001,7123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93242.68/cwt40.00–47.0039811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03854.07/cwt49.00–58.0056118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05565.54/cwt65.00–66.006912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08360.22/cwt59.00–62.006526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21672.52/cwt71.00–75.008825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26364.33/cwt61.00–69.0081221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27557.83/cwt57.00–60.007375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38064.74/cwt63.00–67.008938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55872.05/cwt71.00–73.001,1232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61558.00/cwt56.00–59.009373
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243830.66/head800.00–860.008312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,318942.24/head810.00–1,040.009422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2895720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,180680.00/head680.00–680.006801

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.