Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-05-17

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 17
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 360▼ 133 vs year ago 644 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 58▼ 13 vs year ago 90 · −14.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 10▲ 39 vs year ago 16 · +243.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.85/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$194.85
189 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$594
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$33.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2621198.081,230161
Large 1-2563180.981,0192thin
Medium and Large 2588177.961,04622
Medium 1-2386164.756364thin
One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $594 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 sale189 hd
194.85
—
KY average25 barns · 6,375 hd
200.12
−5.26
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—Low1,629115.341,8788thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,498100.661,5082thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22095.431,16431
CowsLean 85-90%High99480.5380129

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$1,3116
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,3034thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$1,1525
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,275$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,297$1,6137
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,228$1,3242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,3101thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,5942thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317254.24/cwt247.50–257.508063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330270.00/cwt270.00–270.008915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370249.11/cwt240.00–257.509227
Steers—Medium and Large 2370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,07621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412241.73/cwt239.00–249.009967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431255.36/cwt252.50–258.001,1018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484239.59/cwt236.00–245.001,1609
Steers—Medium and Large 2490221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0831
Steers—Medium 1-2505167.00/cwt167.00–167.008431
Steers—Medium and Large 2515216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526233.90/cwt226.00–237.001,2304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544250.15/cwt245.00–251.001,3617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555249.62/cwt248.00–252.501,38525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571241.99/cwt230.00–247.001,38226
Steers—Medium and Large 2580224.03/cwt221.00–227.001,2992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614248.32/cwt245.00–249.001,5256
Steers—Medium and Large 2630215.68/cwt213.00–217.001,3593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4483
Steers—Large 1-2635195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682233.04/cwt228.00–239.001,5895
Steers—Medium and Large 2695208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734215.25/cwt215.00–216.001,5808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790192.04/cwt186.00–195.001,5173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855186.50/cwt186.00–188.001,5954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,100155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278224.23/cwt220.00–235.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323228.90/cwt222.50–235.007392
Heifers—Medium 1-2325169.00/cwt169.00–169.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378201.15/cwt194.00–209.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383231.65/cwt230.00–235.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385219.19/cwt210.00–226.0084414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421224.72/cwt218.00–229.009464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423197.33/cwt192.00–206.008355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457222.65/cwt221.00–225.001,0186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483208.03/cwt200.00–211.001,00521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,13610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515211.00/cwt199.00–218.001,0878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1922
Heifers—Large 1-2563180.98/cwt177.00–185.001,0192
Heifers—Medium 1-2570152.00/cwt152.00–152.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578207.51/cwt197.00–212.001,19918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617185.99/cwt184.00–189.001,1483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624203.75/cwt198.00–208.001,27110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671161.24/cwt158.00–168.001,0824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675190.77/cwt187.00–198.001,2889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718183.10/cwt180.00–189.001,31516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740159.04/cwt150.00–163.001,1775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added976156.25/cwt156.25–156.251,52532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2377185.00/cwt185.00–185.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380212.50/cwt212.50–212.508081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390229.45/cwt220.00–234.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417210.00/cwt210.00–210.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424225.93/cwt219.00–235.009588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468208.97/cwt208.00–210.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477226.63/cwt219.00–239.001,08113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519209.85/cwt204.00–215.001,0899
Bulls—Medium 1-2520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Bulls—Large 1-2555186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566198.95/cwt194.00–201.001,1264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588217.77/cwt210.00–227.001,2805
Bulls—Large 2590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009441
Bulls—Large 1-2605189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633212.52/cwt204.00–216.001,3458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672206.28/cwt203.00–208.001,3863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-4552127.00/cwt127.00–127.007012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2601
Bulls——1,443112.52/cwt109.00–115.001,6243
Bulls——1,875120.03/cwt118.00–122.002,2514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77853.14/cwt50.00–56.004132
Cows—Lean 85-90%95564.63/cwt60.00–67.006173
Cows—Lean 85-90%96678.31/cwt73.00–81.007567
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03887.47/cwt83.00–95.0090817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19798.53/cwt93.00–106.001,17923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28686.51/cwt82.00–92.001,1138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498100.66/cwt96.00–105.001,5082
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2980900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,303.30/head970.00–1,500.001,3034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,310.55/head1,190.00–1,400.001,3116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,214.95/head990.00–1,330.001,2154
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,323.89/head1,130.00–1,470.001,3242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,727.79/head1,450.00–1,800.001,7284
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4281,614.34/head1,360.00–1,875.001,6142
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,593.75/head1,375.00–1,775.001,5942

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.