Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-11-01

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 1
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 507▼ 257 vs year ago 871 · −29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 75▼ 73 vs year ago 147 · −49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a good quality offering. Weaned and vaccinated packages of feeders still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.65/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$211.65
241 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$77.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2614217.051,333207
Medium and Large 2598190.111,13815thin
Large 1-2637179.881,1458thin
Medium and Large 2-3564164.7792910thin
Large 2-3740140.001,0361thin
One grade step is worth $77.05/cwt here — about $297 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 sale241 hd
211.65
—
KY average26 barns · 4,641 hd
205.06
+6.59
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—Average1,698114.471,9446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31289.971,18010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53386.921,33217
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13876.8487428

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)1,010$1,3901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$1,1812thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,1102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,0522thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$6801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,3001thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315307.50/cwt307.50–307.509694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496250.23/cwt249.00–254.001,2414
Steers—Large 2500201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505194.00/cwt194.00–194.009801
Steers—Large 1-2525248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534255.51/cwt246.00–265.001,3644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554278.10/cwt278.00–279.001,54121
Steers—Large 1-2560239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3381
Steers—Medium and Large 2570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581262.19/cwt253.00–267.001,5237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608236.26/cwt231.00–241.001,4367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625259.84/cwt255.00–264.001,62415
Steers—Medium and Large 2632221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3973
Steers—Medium and Large 2660221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4591
Steers—Large 2-3665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Steers—Large 1-2685232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692237.28/cwt237.00–238.001,6427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713253.10/cwt251.00–253.501,80549
Steers—Medium and Large 2713226.75/cwt226.00–227.001,6174
Steers—Large 1-2725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2739242.88/cwt242.00–243.001,7958
Steers—Medium and Large 2773206.52/cwt200.00–213.001,5962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779236.49/cwt236.00–239.001,84218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819227.25/cwt219.00–230.001,8617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,9758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,019181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,8497
Steers—Large 1-21,130166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313235.00/cwt235.00–235.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320182.50/cwt182.50–182.505841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365242.50/cwt242.50–242.508851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385222.50/cwt222.50–222.508571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,02315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423225.80/cwt215.00–229.009559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428199.01/cwt198.00–200.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467163.89/cwt161.00–170.007653
Heifers—Large 1-2475186.00/cwt186.00–186.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476224.63/cwt214.00–231.001,06920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524217.61/cwt212.00–226.001,1409
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,27618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564216.89/cwt215.00–221.001,22314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612216.20/cwt205.00–221.001,32341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626194.18/cwt193.00–198.001,2166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650188.50/cwt185.00–192.001,2252
Heifers—Large 1-2666188.68/cwt180.00–193.001,2573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688165.02/cwt160.00–170.001,1352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,50221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2853
Heifers—Large 1-2715167.00/cwt165.00–171.001,1943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Heifers—Large 2-3740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,61725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787194.41/cwt194.00–194.501,53011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2900163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2908187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,70311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295212.50/cwt212.50–212.506271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325222.50/cwt222.50–222.507231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360222.50/cwt222.50–222.508011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426245.52/cwt240.00–255.001,0464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Bulls—Large 1-2450224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463205.16/cwt199.00–211.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465244.40/cwt240.00–249.001,1362
Bulls—Medium 2-3465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470224.40/cwt220.00–229.001,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513203.96/cwt201.00–207.001,0462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2441
Bulls—Large 2-3600158.00/cwt158.00–158.009481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610206.67/cwt206.00–208.001,2613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628187.53/cwt186.00–189.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1331
Bulls—Medium 2-3665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3051
Bulls—Large 1-2772187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2995125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,565107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6751
Bulls——1,705124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,1141
Bulls——1,730113.95/cwt112.00–116.001,9714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12169.13/cwt66.00–70.007754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13475.30/cwt71.00–80.0085417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15684.99/cwt82.00–89.009827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18397.12/cwt95.00–100.001,1494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39686.85/cwt83.00–90.001,2125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48992.47/cwt91.00–94.001,3776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54884.68/cwt80.00–88.001,31110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2955680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,180.88/head1,110.00–1,240.001,1812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,109.75/head1,050.00–1,170.001,1102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,051.79/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.