Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-03-13

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 13
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
505 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 499▼ 207 vs year ago 712 · −29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 45▼ 15 vs year ago 58 · −25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 13▼ 21 vs year ago 23 · −91.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.92/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.83 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$260.92
52 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.89
vs KY average
−15.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552263.921,45847
Large 1-2525251.001,3181thin
Medium and Large 2567234.331,3293thin
Medium and Large 2-3590210.001,2391thin
One grade step is worth $53.92/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale52 hd
260.92
—
KY average25 barns · 1,643 hd
261.82
−0.89
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−15.25
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
−141.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
448401354307median 402.7603/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $402.76 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,686138.932,34212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,676121.692,03911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246119.871,4949thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97296.2693611
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,535163.002,5021thin

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)1,165$1,4801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,3701thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265391.04/cwt387.50–395.001,0362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333333.80/cwt320.00–340.001,1123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364336.11/cwt330.00–340.001,22310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382308.41/cwt305.00–310.001,1783
Steers400–450Large 1-2410295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416342.60/cwt332.50–347.501,4256
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459336.76/cwt335.00–338.001,5468
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473304.42/cwt295.00–310.001,4406
Steers450–500Large 1-2475292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517282.86/cwt275.00–287.001,4624
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533315.02/cwt309.00–322.501,67910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558314.85/cwt312.50–316.001,7573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568273.56/cwt267.50–280.001,5542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571298.25/cwt289.00–303.001,7039
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630295.25/cwt293.00–300.001,86012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630276.45/cwt261.00–279.001,74217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661281.50/cwt280.00–283.001,8618
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679267.36/cwt261.00–269.001,81514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712251.86/cwt250.00–259.001,7935
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,89719
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725227.55/cwt220.00–235.001,6502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,8992
Steers750–800Large 1-2790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824234.17/cwt225.00–239.001,9308
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,02810
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866228.66/cwt226.00–229.001,9809
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,028210.51/cwt210.00–211.002,1642
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,195186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,2231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240280.00/cwt280.00–280.006721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287302.50/cwt302.50–302.508682
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319294.43/cwt280.00–302.509398
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384294.45/cwt290.00–302.501,1318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414273.40/cwt262.50–280.001,1327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425249.99/cwt247.50–252.501,0624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432306.73/cwt302.50–310.001,3256
Heifers400–450Large 1-2445265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468245.06/cwt242.50–247.501,1474
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471256.34/cwt250.00–260.001,20710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478280.25/cwt275.00–284.001,3406
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479298.80/cwt298.00–299.001,43110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515274.58/cwt270.00–280.001,41411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2511
Heifers500–550Large 1-2525251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529259.17/cwt250.00–266.001,37112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567270.94/cwt269.00–275.001,5363
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583260.04/cwt250.00–266.001,51621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5727
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612242.39/cwt230.00–248.001,4839
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4661
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6209
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676221.50/cwt215.00–228.001,4976
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678193.39/cwt185.00–200.001,3113
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,69920
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3511
Heifers750–800Large 2-3760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778219.72/cwt210.00–223.001,7094
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6711
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7313
Heifers850–900Large 2-3870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2912155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245370.00/cwt370.00–370.009071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255245.00/cwt245.00–245.006251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320325.73/cwt322.50–330.001,0423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365316.26/cwt302.50–325.001,1545
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3408238.91/cwt230.00–247.509752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418308.40/cwt302.50–315.001,2893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433291.53/cwt287.50–294.001,2625
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455309.96/cwt302.50–320.001,4104
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484279.66/cwt275.00–292.501,3547
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515287.63/cwt286.00–290.001,4815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515267.96/cwt264.00–276.001,38016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571260.37/cwt254.00–268.001,4877
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616258.70/cwt250.00–263.001,5945
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6641
Bulls750–800Large 1-2785204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2807164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3232
Bulls850–900Large 1-2860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,535163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,5021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6781
Bulls——1,662143.31/cwt138.00–150.002,3828
Bulls——1,854132.88/cwt131.00–134.002,4643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75560.00/cwt60.00–60.004531
Cows—Lean 85-90%86385.36/cwt84.00–87.007373
Cows—Lean 85-90%97899.18/cwt95.00–103.009703
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104111.32/cwt103.00–119.001,2294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221123.39/cwt118.00–129.001,5077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333107.57/cwt104.00–112.001,4342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600112.32/cwt107.00–117.001,7973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,704125.21/cwt120.00–133.002,1348
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,480.00/head1,480.00–1,480.001,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701

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.