Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-02-07

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 7
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,251 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 1,133▲ 77 vs year ago 1,174 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 32▲ 11 vs year ago 90 · +12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 1▲ 43 vs year ago 5 · +860.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.95/cwt on 601 head.
Average price
$249.95
601 head · 677 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$471
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1-2
$34.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2549254.191,39550
Medium and Large 1-2693250.211,735534
Large 1-2588240.001,4102thin
Large 2485240.001,1641thin
Medium and Large 2-3543228.441,24112thin
Medium 1-2420220.009242thin
One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $471 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 sale601 hd
249.95
—
KY average25 barns · 9,069 hd
246.47
+3.49
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—High1,633120.941,9758thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,556109.241,70015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198101.611,21737
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08589.3396939

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)1,378$1,4842thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$1,4723thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,2201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,373$1,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,160$1,0401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$8101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)973$7682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,515$1,9204thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,302$1,6948
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,6901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,1502thin

Every lot

146 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260325.00/cwt325.00–325.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 2328272.37/cwt270.00–275.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335252.50/cwt252.50–252.508461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343304.96/cwt300.00–310.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368300.84/cwt292.50–312.501,1078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2634
Steers—Medium and Large 2389286.13/cwt280.00–287.501,1135
Steers—Medium 1-2420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423288.89/cwt282.50–297.501,22217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 2433260.29/cwt258.00–262.501,1272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434312.91/cwt312.50–313.001,3585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462289.28/cwt280.00–295.001,33613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465308.26/cwt305.00–309.001,43311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1021
Steers—Large 2485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 2486271.28/cwt260.00–278.001,31813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521279.16/cwt265.00–285.001,45428
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534296.69/cwt291.00–302.001,58410
Steers—Medium and Large 2539257.46/cwt251.00–263.001,3884
Steers—Large 1-2540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559276.00/cwt275.00–280.001,54314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566232.26/cwt230.00–234.001,3157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578267.07/cwt255.00–270.001,54435
Steers—Medium and Large 2584248.06/cwt242.50–250.001,44916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619248.32/cwt240.00–254.001,53729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633260.46/cwt260.00–265.001,64931
Steers—Medium and Large 2635231.49/cwt231.00–232.001,4702
Steers—Large 1-2635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683239.44/cwt230.00–246.001,6357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736226.97/cwt220.00–233.001,67011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739239.06/cwt237.00–243.501,76760
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767239.92/cwt238.00–241.001,840142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781226.87/cwt221.00–236.001,77224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Steers—Medium and Large 2795211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2839218.01/cwt214.00–225.001,8294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2869217.63/cwt209.00–222.001,8919
Steers—Medium and Large 2905170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added949214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,03160
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235247.50/cwt247.50–247.505821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2241272.38/cwt270.00–277.506563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273230.00/cwt230.00–230.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283261.01/cwt250.00–270.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316233.90/cwt227.50–237.507395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320246.27/cwt240.00–257.5078813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333207.44/cwt200.00–215.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368240.00/cwt240.00–240.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378254.27/cwt245.00–260.0096110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,0902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416225.43/cwt222.00–227.509384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426251.33/cwt245.00–262.501,07119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434272.50/cwt267.50–275.001,1838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Heifers—Large 1-2455238.75/cwt230.00–247.501,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470269.77/cwt268.00–275.001,26833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473251.48/cwt243.00–262.501,19034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483206.57/cwt202.00–211.009982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2492238.92/cwt232.50–240.001,1757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517263.22/cwt251.00–274.001,36125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517219.47/cwt213.00–229.001,13512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531241.27/cwt232.00–249.001,28125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555243.16/cwt242.50–244.001,3509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573229.87/cwt225.00–235.001,31747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577213.04/cwt203.00–222.501,22916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1113
Heifers—Large 2615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616212.90/cwt200.00–219.001,31113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620180.68/cwt171.00–185.001,1204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628227.55/cwt217.00–232.501,42958
Heifers—Large 2-3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678186.04/cwt180.00–192.001,2614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2684204.96/cwt199.00–215.001,4029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686223.02/cwt219.00–225.001,53019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716199.13/cwt190.00–205.001,4266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763201.73/cwt196.00–207.001,5393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815200.93/cwt197.00–205.001,6382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3910120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,055155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240287.50/cwt287.50–287.506901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2267277.39/cwt272.50–285.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305315.00/cwt315.00–315.009611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320282.60/cwt270.00–292.509049
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379257.30/cwt250.00–260.009759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380278.19/cwt270.00–295.001,05715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420279.22/cwt272.50–285.001,17317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438264.51/cwt262.50–267.501,1596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468274.53/cwt270.00–282.501,2857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3981
Bulls—Medium 1-2470209.00/cwt205.00–213.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485253.32/cwt245.00–261.001,22914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489229.83/cwt224.00–232.501,1244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516245.74/cwt239.00–255.001,26821
Bulls—Large 1-2525243.62/cwt237.00–250.001,2792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530226.37/cwt220.00–232.501,2002
Bulls—Large 2-3555191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582233.09/cwt228.00–242.501,35711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582216.15/cwt210.00–220.001,2585
Bulls—Large 1-2590227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610205.76/cwt200.00–217.001,2553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628228.69/cwt220.00–238.001,43616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666217.82/cwt209.00–225.001,4519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4791
Bulls——1,602121.02/cwt114.00–125.001,9395
Bulls——1,830128.22/cwt126.00–130.002,3462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95172.39/cwt65.00–77.006884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03384.87/cwt79.00–89.0087713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14095.04/cwt90.00–102.001,08322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150110.48/cwt110.00–111.001,2712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183102.86/cwt98.00–109.001,21728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27094.05/cwt90.00–97.001,1947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527106.76/cwt103.00–110.001,6309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,599112.97/cwt112.00–115.001,8066
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2820810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973767.97/head710.00–820.007682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3731,200.16/head1,150.00–1,240.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3781,484.10/head1,320.00–1,650.001,4842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,471.95/head1,340.00–1,650.001,4723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2691,679.25/head1,250.00–1,925.001,6797
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,668.11/head1,360.00–1,880.001,6683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,9502,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751

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.