Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-07-12

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 12
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
806 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 644▼ 11 vs year ago 817 · −1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 59▲ 13 vs year ago 55 · +23.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 6▲ 26 vs year ago 20 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.82/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$228.82
282 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$56.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489234.471,147227
Medium and Large 2490208.621,02349
Medium and Large 2-3642181.181,1644thin
Large 1-2550177.509762thin
One grade step is worth $56.97/cwt here — about $171 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 sale282 hd
228.82
—
KY average23 barns · 5,005 hd
214.95
+13.87
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—High1,621116.751,8927thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,579101.351,6009thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26199.891,26030
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01585.6486926
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,620144.002,3331thin

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)1,135$1,3201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,254$1,3006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,1801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,0601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$9301thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,051$1,3453thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,240$1,4601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$1,3202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,2345
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)898$1,2733thin

Every lot

107 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 1-2Fancy255266.00/cwt266.00–266.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 2310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323270.00/cwt270.00–270.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345254.00/cwt254.00–254.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370252.40/cwt250.00–255.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418280.64/cwt279.00–285.001,1736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418259.58/cwt252.00–272.501,0854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461271.97/cwt270.00–277.501,2544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474255.51/cwt246.00–261.001,21110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514280.31/cwt272.50–281.001,44112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519255.76/cwt248.00–265.001,32719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572259.71/cwt250.00–270.001,48621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585280.64/cwt277.50–282.501,64237
Steers—Medium and Large 2590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615255.35/cwt246.00–265.001,5704
Steers—Large 1-2620234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 2621233.64/cwt233.00–235.001,4513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637280.95/cwt274.00–282.501,79011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,75517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668253.75/cwt245.00–260.001,69515
Steers—Medium and Large 2675201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722244.91/cwt237.00–247.001,76822
Steers—Medium and Large 2723226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830214.07/cwt210.00–222.001,7773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876238.95/cwt238.95–238.952,09364
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293227.50/cwt227.50–227.506673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327223.72/cwt220.00–225.0073213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328207.67/cwt200.00–210.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372227.18/cwt220.00–235.008458
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376210.31/cwt202.50–215.007917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390255.00/cwt255.00–255.0099510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410218.30/cwt210.00–220.0089513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412234.45/cwt225.00–241.0096622
Heifers—Large 1-2415181.00/cwt181.00–181.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,14721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470246.97/cwt244.00–251.001,16110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475234.60/cwt225.00–242.001,11434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478207.38/cwt200.00–215.009912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518208.64/cwt200.00–215.001,0815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520191.00/cwt191.00–191.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521231.67/cwt220.00–246.001,20740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568234.47/cwt220.00–240.001,33225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617207.04/cwt198.00–213.001,27712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628228.99/cwt212.00–232.001,43819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683177.90/cwt175.00–184.001,2153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3702
Heifers—Large 1-2685174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777185.57/cwt178.00–187.001,4427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325244.17/cwt242.50–245.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341267.50/cwt267.50–267.509123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376248.52/cwt242.50–257.509345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2396230.00/cwt230.00–230.009119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427249.97/cwt242.50–252.501,06712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432219.01/cwt215.00–220.009465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,23211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477249.63/cwt240.00–257.501,1915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520238.75/cwt230.00–247.501,24223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522221.48/cwt214.00–226.001,1563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572231.38/cwt226.00–239.001,32318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573213.12/cwt210.00–216.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614225.97/cwt220.00–235.001,38713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2637208.87/cwt203.00–210.001,3316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664222.76/cwt218.00–227.001,4798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725206.04/cwt203.00–209.001,4942
Bulls—Large 1-2835156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3031
Bulls—Large 1-2980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,620144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,494112.24/cwt109.00–114.001,6775
Bulls——1,938128.02/cwt125.00–131.002,4812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90540.00/cwt40.00–40.003621
Cows—Lean 85-90%93569.88/cwt65.00–74.006535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01087.46/cwt82.00–89.008839
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06695.47/cwt91.00–104.001,01811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238103.40/cwt100.00–108.001,28016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28895.88/cwt88.00–99.001,23514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501105.12/cwt101.00–110.001,5786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73593.80/cwt90.00–98.001,6273
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,233.60/head1,000.00–1,430.001,2345
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,319.86/head1,310.00–1,330.001,3202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29321,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,344.53/head1,320.00–1,360.001,3453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2910930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,299.83/head1,000.00–1,510.001,3006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28981,273.08/head1,220.00–1,330.001,2733

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.