Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 11
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,377 head
▲ 763 vs last sale 614▼ 110 vs year ago 1,487 · −7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 90▲ 17 vs year ago 55 · +30.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.67/cwt on 662 head.
Average price
$178.67
662 head · 653 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$39.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2659179.191,181634
Medium and Large 2-3539168.7090925
Small and Medium 1-2237160.003792thin
Medium 1-2615140.008611thin
One grade step is worth $39.19/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 sale662 hd
178.67
—
KY average24 barns · 8,010 hd
175.62
+3.05
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—High1,55589.741,39515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55975.381,17511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19368.0781229
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04955.705849thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228187.50/cwt187.50–187.504283
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2237160.00/cwt160.00–160.003792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy267231.00/cwt231.00–231.006172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2302182.50/cwt182.50–182.505515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317230.00/cwt230.00–230.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373214.19/cwt211.00–222.5079915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409218.91/cwt214.00–224.0089510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443195.89/cwt195.00–200.0086811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461215.34/cwt211.00–225.0099324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477202.24/cwt195.00–208.009658
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479175.00/cwt175.00–175.0083813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522169.95/cwt163.00–175.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525200.61/cwt200.00–202.001,05316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532189.64/cwt185.00–194.001,0096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557195.52/cwt194.00–202.001,08934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571186.82/cwt178.00–191.001,06748
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586173.25/cwt162.00–176.001,0155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615165.54/cwt158.00–173.001,01855
Steers—Medium 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620179.93/cwt178.00–180.001,11630
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657171.43/cwt170.50–174.001,12615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668162.11/cwt150.00–165.001,08385
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716165.06/cwt150.00–169.001,18219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720138.15/cwt131.00–145.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740183.90/cwt183.90–183.901,36166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2751159.67/cwt157.00–168.001,1996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784177.30/cwt177.30–177.301,39069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805175.75/cwt175.75–175.751,41564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828162.31/cwt148.00–164.001,34418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875151.87/cwt149.00–159.001,32917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added902152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,085137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235177.50/cwt177.50–177.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2247140.00/cwt140.00–140.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258162.50/cwt162.50–162.504198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273150.00/cwt147.50–152.504103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335137.46/cwt135.00–140.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336154.10/cwt147.50–160.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361169.26/cwt169.00–170.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372183.70/cwt183.00–184.0068316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416182.59/cwt178.00–185.0076013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425167.15/cwt149.00–175.0071027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463152.26/cwt150.00–154.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485168.97/cwt159.00–175.0082061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505141.53/cwt138.00–146.007154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528157.57/cwt149.00–164.0083227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531166.24/cwt166.00–168.008838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560135.95/cwt130.00–142.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561164.51/cwt164.00–165.0092345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572156.71/cwt150.00–161.0089627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625144.14/cwt140.00–152.0090131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628129.72/cwt123.00–137.008159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634164.44/cwt155.00–169.751,043126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655122.65/cwt120.00–124.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686138.87/cwt131.00–143.5095343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706124.90/cwt123.00–133.008827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734141.73/cwt141.00–142.001,0407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770129.00/cwt129.00–129.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3885109.00/cwt109.00–109.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900109.00/cwt109.00–109.009811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255162.50/cwt162.50–162.504141
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2325152.50/cwt152.50–152.504962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335176.69/cwt170.00–183.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338208.18/cwt200.00–216.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373190.17/cwt190.00–191.007096
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2373156.55/cwt152.50–161.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377212.13/cwt206.00–215.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401223.00/cwt223.00–223.008944
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426185.00/cwt180.00–194.007887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465160.51/cwt160.00–161.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472183.47/cwt176.00–190.0086614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483194.08/cwt193.00–197.0093713
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520187.00/cwt187.00–187.009727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530169.61/cwt165.00–174.0089911
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2533140.00/cwt140.00–140.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567170.34/cwt170.00–171.009663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570158.92/cwt151.00–165.009066
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2594136.99/cwt135.00–140.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613170.73/cwt169.00–176.001,0474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618153.92/cwt150.00–158.009512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625136.54/cwt130.00–138.008537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660149.49/cwt149.00–150.009872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667136.34/cwt130.00–142.009097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2786125.74/cwt125.00–128.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295295.00/cwt95.00–95.009042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46692.45/cwt90.00–96.001,3555
Bulls——1,46981.74/cwt74.00–86.001,2017
Bulls——1,903103.88/cwt100.00–108.001,9773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96047.69/cwt46.00–49.004583
Cows—Lean 85-90%98572.00/cwt72.00–72.007091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10559.53/cwt58.00–61.006582
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12355.72/cwt53.00–57.006263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15879.27/cwt77.00–82.009184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18769.32/cwt66.00–74.0082317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22359.81/cwt52.00–64.007318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50678.80/cwt76.00–81.001,1877
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65169.39/cwt65.00–73.001,1464

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.