Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-06-28

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 28
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 698▼ 168 vs year ago 812 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 112▼ 41 vs year ago 100 · −41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Video loads can be viewed at https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2894.pdf

Video Receipts:

Steers: Heifers:

126 hd 825lbs 233.30 72 hd 730lbs 224.25

60 hd 875lbs 225.00 71 hd 740lbs 223.00

60 hd 875lbs 224.00 77 hd 680lbs 227.00

57 hd 910lbs 215.50

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady. Demand was good across the board on all feeder classes but strongest demand was on weaned feeder packages. Slaughter cows and bulls remained steady.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers: Heifers:

20 hd 633lbs 255.00 Black 40 hd 635lbs 229.80 Black

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.82/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$220.82
268 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$555
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$77.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546227.941,245214
Large 2395206.008141thin
Large 1-2489202.059884thin
Medium and Large 2494200.1998837
Medium and Large 2-3629166.381,04711thin
Medium and Large 3460150.006901thin
One grade step is worth $77.94/cwt here — about $555 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 sale268 hd
220.82
—
KY average24 barns · 5,238 hd
211.28
+9.54
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—High1,562109.701,71310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16295.671,11236
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64895.601,5757thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91777.027066thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,0196

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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230217.50/cwt217.50–217.505001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325240.66/cwt240.00–242.507824
Steers—Medium and Large 2360215.00/cwt215.00–215.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388256.24/cwt255.00–257.509942
Steers—Large 2390211.00/cwt211.00–211.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417255.95/cwt241.00–259.001,06711
Steers—Medium and Large 2420211.13/cwt198.00–219.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473237.06/cwt233.00–241.001,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474257.48/cwt254.00–261.001,22015
Steers—Medium and Large 2495186.00/cwt186.00–186.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521265.41/cwt263.00–268.001,38315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533241.40/cwt230.00–250.001,2877
Steers—Medium and Large 2550204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572235.50/cwt230.00–244.001,3475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591255.68/cwt254.00–260.001,5117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611248.75/cwt238.00–258.001,52015
Steers—Medium and Large 2628205.63/cwt190.00–213.001,2916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,61420
Steers—Medium and Large 2670206.11/cwt200.00–218.001,3814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6182
Steers—Large 1-2695183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720221.43/cwt213.00–225.001,59411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725225.57/cwt225.50–226.001,63514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,68713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6221
Steers—Medium and Large 2855189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,050118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,102169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8627
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255217.50/cwt217.50–217.505551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365190.03/cwt187.50–192.506942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377228.28/cwt219.00–238.0086112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377206.89/cwt200.00–212.507808
Heifers—Large 2395206.00/cwt206.00–206.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421209.85/cwt204.00–218.008834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422242.91/cwt239.00–246.001,02523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430229.04/cwt221.00–234.009856
Heifers—Large 1-2435229.00/cwt229.00–229.009961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465206.14/cwt200.00–215.009599
Heifers—Large 1-2470214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479240.70/cwt240.00–243.001,15312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480227.88/cwt220.00–234.001,09410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507242.29/cwt240.00–243.001,22823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519229.31/cwt219.00–236.001,19023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525203.68/cwt194.00–213.001,0696
Heifers—Large 1-2525182.60/cwt180.00–185.009592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560196.79/cwt185.00–209.001,1022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575226.93/cwt213.00–234.001,30529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610212.18/cwt210.00–226.001,29412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612181.33/cwt175.00–189.001,1103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615152.00/cwt152.00–152.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633229.91/cwt229.80–231.001,45544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663205.63/cwt200.00–208.001,3638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,4945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815145.04/cwt143.00–147.001,1822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3960134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,051139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260237.40/cwt235.00–240.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312215.00/cwt215.00–215.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376233.43/cwt230.00–242.508785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3392159.00/cwt159.00–159.006232
Bulls—Large 2400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420205.18/cwt200.00–210.008624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429226.95/cwt220.00–239.0097412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430172.00/cwt172.00–172.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461235.10/cwt229.00–240.001,0846
Bulls—Large 2471191.00/cwt191.00–191.009003
Bulls—Large 1-2486210.85/cwt208.00–215.001,0255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505203.41/cwt194.00–213.001,0272
Bulls—Large 1-2525211.99/cwt211.00–213.001,1132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526227.37/cwt215.00–236.001,19613
Bulls—Large 2542210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588220.27/cwt210.00–226.001,2953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610204.46/cwt200.00–209.001,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628200.16/cwt194.00–213.001,2575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655223.50/cwt223.00–224.001,4642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783172.54/cwt170.00–175.001,3512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818165.19/cwt156.00–174.001,3512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,334107.13/cwt102.00–110.001,4295
Bulls——1,75595.28/cwt94.00–96.001,6722
Bulls——1,812123.59/cwt120.00–129.002,2393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91777.02/cwt74.00–80.007066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11991.47/cwt85.00–99.001,02422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12062.00/cwt62.00–62.006941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238105.37/cwt100.00–110.001,30413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548103.29/cwt100.00–108.001,5993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76593.77/cwt88.00–97.001,6553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,008.00/head870.00–1,100.001,0084

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.