Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-11-08

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 8
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
805 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 614▲ 12 vs year ago 793 · +1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 74▼ 66 vs year ago 129 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated calves with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows and 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 $225.63/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$225.63
290 head · 687 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$51.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2677235.931,596190
Medium 2430235.001,0112thin
Large 1-2541218.481,1838thin
Medium and Large 2735206.841,51978
Medium and Large 2-3602192.601,1605thin
Large 2734184.551,3557thin
One grade step is worth $51.38/cwt here — about $241 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 sale290 hd
225.63
—
KY average25 barns · 6,439 hd
234.50
−8.87
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—High1,509104.651,57917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62793.001,5147thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25689.621,12612
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08274.1080125

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,1801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,1101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$9401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$8701thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$6801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$6601thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1072
Steers—Large 1-2388227.46/cwt220.00–230.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 2415228.00/cwt228.00–228.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426256.04/cwt250.00–265.001,0918
Steers—Medium 2430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0112
Steers—Large 2460203.93/cwt198.00–210.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 2463229.02/cwt227.50–232.001,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465252.13/cwt247.50–257.501,17211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467277.58/cwt271.00–282.501,29619
Steers—Large 1-2490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513241.84/cwt237.50–245.001,24110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564242.59/cwt237.50–247.501,36814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583213.00/cwt212.00–214.001,2422
Steers—Medium and Large 2589230.08/cwt227.50–232.501,35510
Steers—Medium and Large 2600212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639225.95/cwt219.00–231.001,44413
Steers—Large 2655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665178.49/cwt177.00–180.001,1872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667224.63/cwt220.00–235.001,49819
Steers—Medium and Large 2674209.28/cwt200.00–214.001,4119
Steers—Medium and Large 2729190.29/cwt182.00–196.001,3875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743217.72/cwt211.00–219.001,6186
Steers—Medium and Large 2761201.71/cwt195.00–204.001,53511
Steers—Large 1-2763201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806227.95/cwt227.95–227.951,83769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819222.40/cwt221.00–222.501,82115
Steers—Medium and Large 2826203.19/cwt197.00–209.001,67830
Steers—Medium and Large 2852189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6102
Steers—Large 2891176.00/cwt173.00–177.001,5684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2997184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8342
Steers—Medium and Large 21,018164.95/cwt162.00–168.001,6792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,120183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2230195.00/cwt195.00–195.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2247197.50/cwt197.50–197.504882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277203.62/cwt197.50–205.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318206.32/cwt200.00–212.506565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323224.81/cwt217.50–230.007265
Heifers—Large 1-2361200.00/cwt200.00–200.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363182.48/cwt180.00–185.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368204.52/cwt200.00–212.507534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382242.48/cwt235.00–245.009264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410231.92/cwt220.00–238.009513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417185.27/cwt180.00–188.0077316
Heifers—Large 2420176.00/cwt176.00–176.007391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430200.10/cwt195.00–211.0086017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460195.70/cwt190.00–199.0090016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474182.59/cwt180.00–185.0086520
Heifers—Large 1-2480193.83/cwt190.00–200.0093015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517194.26/cwt190.00–200.001,0047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520222.73/cwt214.00–230.001,15817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Heifers—Large 1-2540172.02/cwt170.00–174.009292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571180.98/cwt178.00–185.001,0335
Heifers—Medium 1-2581162.11/cwt150.00–166.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588194.02/cwt188.00–202.001,14115
Heifers—Large 1-2595199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619193.91/cwt190.00–199.001,2009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633177.72/cwt170.00–186.001,1257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635218.36/cwt218.00–219.001,38722
Heifers—Large 1-2640177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670188.89/cwt183.00–191.001,26617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672200.24/cwt195.00–205.001,34620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673173.62/cwt170.00–177.001,1682
Heifers—Large 1-2675174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,47820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705141.00/cwt141.00–141.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730180.23/cwt177.50–183.001,3164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774184.97/cwt184.00–186.001,4324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4726
Heifers—Large 1-2995140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3931
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,110138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215220.00/cwt220.00–220.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223255.14/cwt252.50–257.505692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270212.50/cwt212.50–212.505741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313211.24/cwt210.00–212.506612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327238.44/cwt230.00–240.007806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363236.79/cwt230.00–240.008606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368207.45/cwt200.00–215.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421248.98/cwt240.00–252.501,0489
Bulls—Large 2455188.00/cwt188.00–188.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460242.81/cwt239.00–244.001,1178
Bulls—Medium 2-3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474195.42/cwt190.00–201.009264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0672
Bulls—Large 1-2485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512220.56/cwt215.00–230.001,12911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512187.04/cwt181.00–190.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535206.21/cwt197.00–210.001,10312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573195.23/cwt190.00–198.001,1193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575177.82/cwt171.00–185.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630185.58/cwt183.00–188.001,1695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645171.35/cwt168.00–173.001,1053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721176.49/cwt170.00–184.001,2724
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,412100.50/cwt93.00–106.001,41911
Bulls——1,618110.30/cwt108.00–114.001,7855
Bulls——2,025122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,4711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85353.06/cwt47.00–58.004532
Cows—Lean 85-90%96666.66/cwt63.00–70.006444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04084.76/cwt83.00–87.008825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16275.42/cwt72.00–81.0087614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24888.45/cwt84.00–93.001,10410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29895.48/cwt95.00–96.001,2392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64294.00/cwt90.00–100.001,5436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101

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.