Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-03-08

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 8
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 771▼ 482 vs year ago 1,038 · −46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 67▲ 31 vs year ago 58 · +53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 5▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder steers over 550lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of up to 15.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $210.69/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$210.69
234 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,233
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$56.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584213.741,249215
Large 1-2553180.509976thin
Medium and Large 2-3616179.351,10510thin
Medium 1-2617157.339703thin
One grade step is worth $56.40/cwt here — about $279 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 sale234 hd
210.69
—
KY average22 barns · 5,134 hd
203.98
+6.72
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—High1,668108.011,80216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44598.911,42912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22392.401,13031
CowsLean 85-90%Low90573.3666426

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,155$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$7801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$7801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,4401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,1844thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$1,1052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,011$1,0234thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)945$7701thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,6601thin

Every lot

113 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 1-2328221.24/cwt220.00–222.507262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360220.10/cwt217.50–237.5079214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376258.03/cwt250.00–270.009705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424227.81/cwt214.00–233.009668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430255.68/cwt252.50–265.001,09910
Steers—Large 1-2440204.00/cwt204.00–204.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467255.66/cwt245.00–257.001,19412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473195.04/cwt194.00–196.009232
Steers—Large 1-2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483223.54/cwt209.00–237.501,0809
Steers—Medium 1-2505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0001
Steers—Large 1-2510178.00/cwt178.00–178.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523245.00/cwt237.00–250.001,28111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526223.54/cwt212.00–232.001,17619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570181.69/cwt176.00–187.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573200.69/cwt190.00–203.001,1508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578231.25/cwt228.00–237.501,33714
Steers—Large 1-2590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607217.91/cwt215.00–219.001,32315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1251
Steers—Large 1-2620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625202.27/cwt192.00–207.001,26414
Steers—Medium 1-2645152.00/cwt152.00–152.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658193.35/cwt190.00–195.001,2723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3873
Steers—Large 1-2680151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0271
Steers—Medium 1-2700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714189.18/cwt188.75–193.001,35155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740183.66/cwt183.00–185.001,3593
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3747167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4484
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813169.75/cwt169.00–170.001,3804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,205113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330208.00/cwt208.00–208.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337193.87/cwt186.00–202.506537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363213.04/cwt210.00–215.0077315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379195.09/cwt188.00–202.5073911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380182.50/cwt182.50–182.506941
Heifers—Large 1-2390187.00/cwt180.00–194.007292
Heifers—Large 1-2400181.00/cwt181.00–181.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414226.97/cwt224.00–230.0094010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415182.00/cwt182.00–182.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429212.79/cwt210.00–218.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459223.40/cwt222.00–225.001,02522
Heifers—Large 1-2460191.00/cwt191.00–191.008791
Heifers—Medium 1-2465167.74/cwt160.00–172.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470185.45/cwt180.00–190.008724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473208.61/cwt198.00–216.0098715
Heifers—Medium 1-2505158.00/cwt158.00–158.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510175.00/cwt175.00–175.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516189.69/cwt180.00–195.0097924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528200.01/cwt197.00–205.001,0564
Heifers—Large 1-2530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571164.47/cwt157.00–168.009393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577190.15/cwt181.00–196.001,09714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629189.11/cwt187.50–192.001,1908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634178.72/cwt170.00–183.001,13321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657176.04/cwt168.00–180.001,1573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680146.03/cwt144.00–148.009932
Heifers—Large 1-2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Heifers—Medium 1-2700141.00/cwt141.00–141.009871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724144.65/cwt142.00–150.001,0475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775151.46/cwt149.00–154.001,1744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338211.55/cwt205.00–218.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388230.50/cwt230.00–231.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388201.97/cwt194.00–210.007843
Bulls—Large 1-2390207.50/cwt207.50–207.508091
Bulls—Medium 1-2392174.00/cwt174.00–174.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429253.55/cwt249.00–255.001,0884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435216.85/cwt210.00–221.009434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480197.01/cwt194.00–198.009464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513195.93/cwt190.00–199.001,0053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545179.00/cwt179.00–179.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565199.57/cwt194.00–204.001,12811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635191.21/cwt186.00–198.001,2144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy662192.33/cwt192.00–193.001,2733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663175.94/cwt173.00–179.001,1662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2481
Bulls—Large 1-2850126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3547130.00/cwt130.00–130.007112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,654100.77/cwt92.00–110.001,66710
Bulls——1,692120.07/cwt114.00–127.002,0326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80552.50/cwt50.00–55.004232
Cows—Lean 85-90%90369.66/cwt64.00–74.0062914
Cows—Lean 85-90%92882.70/cwt76.00–87.0076710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14682.63/cwt78.00–88.009477
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24595.25/cwt90.00–103.001,18624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44598.91/cwt91.00–108.001,42912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,105.23/head1,010.00–1,190.001,1052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2865930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2945770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,046.24/head980.00–1,110.001,0462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,183.50/head1,080.00–1,250.001,1844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,440.00/head1,440.00–1,440.001,4401
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601

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.