Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-02-01

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 1
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
▼ 446 vs last sale 718▼ 771 vs year ago 1,043 · −73.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 76▼ 48 vs year ago 67 · −71.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test due to the unfavorable weather conditions. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.92/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$180.92
155 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,201
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2666181.461,209151
Medium and Large 2-3579160.509294thin
One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about $280 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 sale155 hd
180.92
—
KY average22 barns · 3,861 hd
178.18
+2.74
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—High2,143111.342,3863thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60288.931,4243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19183.419938thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97062.216045thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375211.00/cwt211.00–211.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415197.99/cwt197.00–199.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425181.00/cwt181.00–181.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445219.00/cwt219.00–219.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471215.02/cwt213.00–216.001,0136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487202.44/cwt188.00–206.009866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521180.86/cwt178.00–186.009426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578182.33/cwt182.00–186.001,05415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580161.00/cwt161.00–161.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1707
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640178.92/cwt173.00–180.001,14516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670168.84/cwt168.50–172.001,13110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708164.50/cwt163.00–165.001,1654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748178.90/cwt178.90–178.901,33869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275167.50/cwt167.50–167.504612
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330156.08/cwt152.00–157.505154
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2355132.50/cwt132.50–132.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374173.68/cwt165.00–179.0065014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385159.00/cwt159.00–159.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425161.67/cwt155.00–173.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463170.35/cwt169.00–175.007899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517163.94/cwt156.00–168.008486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615145.54/cwt140.00–151.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660144.37/cwt142.00–149.009533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3692131.00/cwt131.00–131.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855106.00/cwt106.00–106.009061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504961
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318186.56/cwt180.00–190.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350205.00/cwt205.00–205.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378151.24/cwt150.00–152.505722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400176.00/cwt176.00–176.007041
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416188.00/cwt183.00–197.007828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494173.00/cwt170.00–184.008555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516185.00/cwt185.00–185.009554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527164.00/cwt164.00–164.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764133.22/cwt132.00–135.001,0185
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,143111.34/cwt109.00–113.002,3863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90051.00/cwt51.00–51.004591
Cows—Lean 85-90%97762.35/cwt60.00–66.006093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02073.00/cwt73.00–73.007451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07679.28/cwt76.00–84.008534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19069.00/cwt69.00–69.008211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34593.71/cwt91.00–96.001,2603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69091.90/cwt87.00–96.001,5532

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.