Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-02-21

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 21
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
876 head
▲ 466 vs last sale 410▲ 85 vs year ago 791 · +10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 33▲ 36 vs year ago 24 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 5▲ 23 vs year ago 6 · +383.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher with feeder steers over 650lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher with feeder heifers over 700lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.53/cwt on 481 head.
Average price
$240.53
481 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,448
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2603244.281,474423
Large 2475237.501,1281thin
Large 1-2562236.921,33112thin
Medium and Large 2610210.731,28537
Medium and Large 2-3576185.551,0688thin
One grade step is worth $58.73/cwt here — about $406 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 sale481 hd
240.53
—
KY average27 barns · 7,256 hd
240.81
−0.29
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—Average1,642123.022,02110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207113.101,36531
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430111.261,59010
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01395.5496721
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,195174.482,0852thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,312$1,5739
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,5401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,3712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,6601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$7851thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200290.00/cwt290.00–290.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318369.27/cwt365.00–372.501,1743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333330.11/cwt325.00–335.001,0992
Steers—Medium and Large 2360302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369330.37/cwt320.00–342.501,2196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425335.97/cwt335.00–340.001,4285
Steers—Large 1-2435295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469330.95/cwt320.00–332.501,5528
Steers—Medium and Large 2470272.18/cwt265.00–280.001,2792
Steers—Large 1-2478296.51/cwt295.00–298.001,4172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484307.29/cwt300.00–308.001,48722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520316.60/cwt310.00–320.001,6463
Steers—Large 1-2525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526278.38/cwt270.00–288.001,46412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526238.76/cwt237.50–240.001,2564
Steers—Medium and Large 2530260.09/cwt255.00–265.001,3782
Steers—Large 1-2560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Steers—Large 2565258.50/cwt255.00–262.001,4612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,6595
Steers—Medium and Large 2573259.93/cwt255.00–265.001,4896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588282.32/cwt274.00–288.001,66014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609278.56/cwt272.50–285.001,69616
Steers—Medium and Large 2623231.28/cwt225.00–237.501,4412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627262.30/cwt250.00–269.001,64513
Steers—Large 1-2647245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671266.41/cwt266.00–269.001,78880
Steers—Medium and Large 2675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715242.16/cwt237.00–248.001,7318
Steers—Medium and Large 2720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 2760209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765228.63/cwt225.00–237.001,7497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added842225.75/cwt225.75–225.751,90121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245222.50/cwt222.50–222.505451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318267.79/cwt257.50–277.5085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372269.92/cwt265.00–277.501,0046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380244.55/cwt240.00–247.509295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394288.51/cwt284.00–290.001,1374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421267.02/cwt262.50–272.501,12413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426285.33/cwt282.00–292.501,21621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3202
Heifers—Large 2475237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479269.06/cwt255.00–277.501,28925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488250.71/cwt250.00–252.501,2237
Heifers—Large 1-2491257.15/cwt255.00–258.001,2637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523268.44/cwt267.00–271.001,40418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525228.70/cwt227.50–230.001,2012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535249.11/cwt244.00–264.001,33326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578189.71/cwt180.00–199.001,0972
Heifers—Large 1-2583227.01/cwt225.00–229.001,3232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586246.66/cwt240.00–255.001,44520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621233.87/cwt225.00–239.001,45225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623206.22/cwt201.00–217.001,2853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631244.02/cwt241.00–249.001,540152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665225.22/cwt224.00–229.001,4984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667206.44/cwt200.00–211.001,3775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676234.01/cwt233.50–237.001,58248
Heifers—Large 1-2680219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717227.38/cwt225.00–228.001,6305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727206.64/cwt198.00–213.001,5029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2764178.92/cwt173.00–185.001,3676
Heifers—Large 1-2780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833197.91/cwt197.00–199.001,64931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880157.46/cwt155.00–160.001,3862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2890136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2931148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355262.50/cwt262.50–262.509321
Bulls—Medium 1-2360227.50/cwt227.50–227.508191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373307.55/cwt300.00–315.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415339.97/cwt337.50–342.501,4116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430311.03/cwt310.00–312.501,3375
Bulls—Large 1-2440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,4222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,2402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477298.47/cwt290.00–303.001,4246
Bulls—Large 1-2480272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526268.59/cwt260.00–275.001,41311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527283.87/cwt282.00–287.501,4965
Bulls—Large 1-2530245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568256.23/cwt252.50–260.001,4552
Bulls—Large 1-2575253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588239.29/cwt231.00–247.501,4072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720208.49/cwt202.50–218.001,5013
Bulls—Large 1-2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875193.02/cwt192.00–194.001,6892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2880170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4961
Bulls—Large 1-2925131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6832
Bulls—Large 1-2960135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2961
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,195174.48/cwt174.00–175.002,0852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,571121.78/cwt118.00–126.001,9138
Bulls——1,928128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,4682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90777.57/cwt75.00–80.007043
Cows—Lean 85-90%99066.00/cwt66.00–66.006531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019104.96/cwt100.00–111.001,0709
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04895.37/cwt93.00–98.009998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197109.76/cwt104.00–114.001,31420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225119.17/cwt116.00–129.001,46011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422116.13/cwt114.00–120.001,6515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437106.39/cwt103.00–110.001,5295
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,371.29/head1,300.00–1,440.001,3712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3121,573.39/head1,480.00–1,710.001,5739
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed880785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601

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.