Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 14
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▼ 312 vs last sale 820▼ 34 vs year ago 542 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 67▲ 34 vs year ago 64 · +53.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 20▲ 39 vs year ago 6 · +650.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.57/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$215.57
225 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,233
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$40.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578220.431,274180
Medium and Large 2564198.831,12231
Medium and Large 2-3515191.0098313thin
Large 1-2535180.009631thin
One grade step is worth $40.43/cwt here — about $311 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 sale225 hd
215.57
—
KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd
213.51
+2.06
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—Low1,812120.152,17712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257100.031,25828
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53298.021,50219
CowsLean 85-90%Low97083.9681439
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205153.001,8441thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,092$1,3163thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,2401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$1,2226
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,2002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,1901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,1872thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$1,1322thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,0601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$1,3135
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$1,1723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,0601thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 2357247.50/cwt247.50–247.508842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360260.00/cwt260.00–260.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428260.35/cwt250.00–265.001,1148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469253.87/cwt250.00–260.001,1918
Steers—Medium and Large 2473236.05/cwt234.00–238.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519246.84/cwt240.00–254.001,28117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526257.53/cwt256.00–260.001,35519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4362
Steers—Large 1-2570212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574246.67/cwt239.00–253.001,41626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619238.30/cwt235.00–245.001,47510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673238.01/cwt234.00–240.001,6023
Steers—Medium and Large 2693225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710220.72/cwt213.00–224.001,5674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766216.31/cwt215.00–219.001,6573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250207.50/cwt207.50–207.505191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275212.50/cwt212.50–212.505841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310212.58/cwt210.00–217.506593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330202.50/cwt202.50–202.506681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376224.03/cwt210.00–230.008427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390201.00/cwt201.00–201.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411222.97/cwt220.00–229.009169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415212.50/cwt212.50–212.508821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415185.00/cwt185.00–185.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476225.40/cwt220.00–232.501,07318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476195.00/cwt195.00–195.009285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486211.13/cwt205.00–217.001,0268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519226.11/cwt217.50–231.001,17417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527192.00/cwt187.00–198.001,0123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,23722
Heifers—Large 1-2535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560205.07/cwt190.00–214.001,1485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577226.36/cwt222.00–230.001,30629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612198.66/cwt194.00–206.001,2163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616211.87/cwt203.00–219.001,3057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623223.02/cwt223.00–224.001,38946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680191.26/cwt188.00–201.001,3017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688181.49/cwt179.00–184.001,2492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708183.99/cwt180.00–188.001,3032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2737164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2801192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2926180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,66713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336265.66/cwt252.50–272.508933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380234.24/cwt230.00–240.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381260.20/cwt250.00–270.009915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423251.34/cwt242.50–257.501,06313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0111
Bulls—Large 1-2435191.25/cwt190.00–192.508322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455181.00/cwt181.00–181.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457230.55/cwt225.00–232.501,0544
Bulls—Large 1-2462217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0032
Bulls—Medium 1-2467202.50/cwt202.50–202.509462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480233.94/cwt228.00–240.001,1232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516212.08/cwt207.50–220.001,0944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537233.76/cwt231.00–240.001,25513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571233.14/cwt226.00–239.001,33110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635222.05/cwt219.00–225.001,4102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770190.58/cwt184.00–197.001,4672
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,205153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550110.51/cwt107.00–114.001,7134
Bulls——1,899122.55/cwt119.00–125.002,3276
Bulls——2,073132.22/cwt130.00–134.002,7412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77759.99/cwt57.50–62.004663
Cows—Lean 85-90%88872.38/cwt66.00–76.006436
Cows—Lean 85-90%94884.25/cwt79.00–89.0079917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08094.47/cwt90.00–103.001,02013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19889.46/cwt89.00–90.001,0722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251109.86/cwt106.00–119.001,3744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26499.20/cwt92.00–105.001,25422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442105.04/cwt104.00–106.001,5153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55697.28/cwt93.00–102.001,51415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,315.63/head1,040.00–1,570.001,3163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,132.07/head1,125.00–1,140.001,1322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,187.08/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2221,222.49/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2226
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,200.16/head1,110.00–1,280.001,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,208.70/head1,090.00–1,330.001,2092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2021,265.80/head1,130.00–1,360.001,2663
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3581,384.83/head1,150.00–1,560.001,3852

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.