Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 7
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
820 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 435▲ 292 vs year ago 528 · +55.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 41▲ 18 vs year ago 49 · +36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.36/cwt on 376 head.
Average price
$235.36
376 head · 682 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$587
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$56.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2685236.661,622360
Medium and Large 2620213.201,32210thin
Large 1-2575201.241,1574thin
Medium and Large 2-3695184.001,2791thin
Large 2-3575180.001,0351thin
One grade step is worth $56.66/cwt here — about $587 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 sale376 hd
235.36
—
KY average26 barns · 4,758 hd
229.09
+6.27
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—High1,414111.731,5805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489107.141,5959thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,298106.711,38621
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02286.8788832
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100142.001,5621thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,20911
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$1,0112thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$1,0882thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428262.04/cwt252.50–265.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473250.16/cwt243.00–255.001,18313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477268.35/cwt266.00–270.001,28016
Steers—Large 1-2495191.00/cwt191.00–191.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516240.07/cwt230.00–244.001,2397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533260.39/cwt255.00–272.001,38821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557259.17/cwt249.00–261.001,44434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570236.78/cwt230.00–243.001,35017
Steers—Medium and Large 2573215.38/cwt209.00–220.001,2343
Steers—Large 2-3575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Steers—Large 1-2580205.98/cwt205.00–207.001,1952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615260.00/cwt258.00–262.001,59927
Steers—Medium and Large 2625210.98/cwt210.00–215.001,3195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637246.23/cwt240.00–253.001,5688
Steers—Large 1-2645202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3031
Steers—Medium and Large 2678215.47/cwt208.00–223.001,4612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680234.89/cwt229.00–240.001,5979
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723206.87/cwt204.00–214.001,4969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725223.36/cwt220.00–234.001,61957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,79166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,88856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865197.18/cwt189.00–200.001,7068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,7441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275202.50/cwt202.50–202.505571
Heifers—Large 1-2315182.50/cwt182.50–182.505751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360192.00/cwt192.00–192.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364238.52/cwt237.50–240.008685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376219.79/cwt210.00–230.0082611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427232.28/cwt227.50–234.009926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465205.39/cwt200.00–211.009555
Heifers—Medium 1-2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470239.89/cwt239.00–243.001,1277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478227.28/cwt220.00–232.001,08627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490172.00/cwt172.00–172.008431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514210.90/cwt201.00–215.001,0845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,24816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538230.56/cwt220.00–235.001,24036
Heifers—Large 1-2540203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0961
Heifers—Large 1-2560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580190.91/cwt186.00–196.001,1072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581224.40/cwt220.00–227.001,30422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610190.24/cwt182.00–196.001,1606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615210.25/cwt202.00–216.001,29321
Heifers—Large 1-2630163.53/cwt160.00–167.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642223.41/cwt219.00–227.001,43425
Heifers—Large 2645132.00/cwt132.00–132.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,47611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681201.75/cwt200.00–210.001,37411
Heifers—Large 1-2682192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685176.54/cwt174.00–179.001,2092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774192.49/cwt189.50–198.001,49022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,53912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830151.40/cwt146.00–157.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2925129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,045140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4631
Heifers—Large 1-21,055123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315262.50/cwt262.50–262.508271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315240.00/cwt240.00–240.007562
Bulls—Large 1-2355195.00/cwt195.00–195.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367265.00/cwt265.00–265.009732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368239.88/cwt237.50–242.508832
Bulls—Large 1-2400212.50/cwt212.50–212.508501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421241.81/cwt238.00–250.001,0187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Bulls—Large 1-2455191.00/cwt191.00–191.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468234.07/cwt230.00–240.001,0957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524222.11/cwt213.00–229.001,16410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576215.01/cwt214.00–216.001,2384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623200.92/cwt198.00–204.001,2522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626218.06/cwt214.00–221.001,3654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008231
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,100142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270103.55/cwt99.00–106.001,3153
Bulls——1,310118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5461
Bulls——1,950130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77552.00/cwt52.00–52.004031
Cows—Lean 85-90%89863.51/cwt63.00–64.005702
Cows—Lean 85-90%99983.66/cwt77.00–87.0083613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07294.58/cwt88.00–104.001,01416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284112.34/cwt107.00–119.001,44213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318100.20/cwt95.00–104.001,3217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455111.67/cwt108.00–117.001,6256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55798.09/cwt96.00–100.001,5273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,011.44/head920.00–1,100.001,0112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,209.24/head1,100.00–1,425.001,20911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29631,088.31/head1,010.00–1,160.001,0882

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.