Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-03-20

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 20
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
724 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 505▲ 42 vs year ago 682 · +6.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 43▼ 30 vs year ago 80 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 2▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 400lbs sold Steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $295.86/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.45 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$295.86
45 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.17
vs KY average
−22.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524310.641,62624
Large 1-2553285.561,5803thin
Medium and Large 2572280.551,60416thin
Medium and Large 2-3535256.501,3722thin
One grade step is worth $54.14/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale45 hd
295.86
—
KY average26 barns · 1,626 hd
304.03
−8.17
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
−22.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−149.45
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
505447389332median 445.3203/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $445.32 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—Low1,486136.412,0275thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537122.941,8897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,249121.931,52313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008108.641,09621

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)1,258$1,5672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$1,4601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$1,4554thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,3453thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,2862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,315$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,6795

Every lot

114 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2206335.00/cwt335.00–335.006905
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2297290.00/cwt290.00–290.008612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323307.69/cwt302.50–312.509942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372320.06/cwt310.00–332.501,1917
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382352.03/cwt342.50–367.501,3458
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5865
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425328.12/cwt315.00–337.501,3957
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434306.39/cwt295.00–310.001,3308
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458322.94/cwt315.00–327.501,4795
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477303.95/cwt299.00–309.001,45015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493281.65/cwt279.00–287.001,3893
Steers500–550Large 1-2510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514322.60/cwt322.00–323.001,6585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522307.19/cwt298.00–315.001,60417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5092
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560310.04/cwt305.00–315.001,7362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4221
Steers550–600Large 1-2575283.34/cwt279.00–288.001,6292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579279.34/cwt275.00–292.501,61714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605293.50/cwt293.00–294.001,7768
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613277.98/cwt276.00–282.001,7046
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660265.12/cwt260.00–275.001,7509
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690237.48/cwt235.00–240.001,6392
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691276.24/cwt275.00–282.001,90949
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741242.74/cwt242.00–244.001,7994
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,01872
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7121
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,038209.75/cwt209.75–209.752,17753
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268263.76/cwt262.50–265.007072
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2291274.30/cwt272.50–280.007984
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295297.50/cwt297.50–297.508781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323277.50/cwt277.50–277.508962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324309.75/cwt307.50–312.501,0049
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327291.96/cwt282.00–297.5095511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365253.75/cwt252.50–255.009262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370310.72/cwt305.00–317.501,1507
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372287.30/cwt282.50–297.501,06911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389268.63/cwt262.50–277.501,0454
Heifers400–450Large 1-2415272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416316.90/cwt309.00–322.001,31811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420247.90/cwt246.00–250.001,0412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423284.83/cwt280.00–300.001,20510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425269.07/cwt260.00–278.001,14415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468247.57/cwt240.00–255.001,1594
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473290.82/cwt280.00–296.001,37619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486267.79/cwt259.00–271.001,30110
Heifers450–500Large 2490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518226.09/cwt220.00–232.001,1712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524268.32/cwt263.00–280.001,40636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526252.15/cwt250.00–254.001,3266
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559278.72/cwt271.00–285.001,55820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565256.64/cwt250.00–264.001,45014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600236.67/cwt231.00–240.001,4203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620191.82/cwt188.00–199.001,1894
Heifers600–650Large 1-2623216.28/cwt215.00–217.501,3472
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640220.99/cwt220.00–222.001,4144
Heifers650–700Large 2-3675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679212.67/cwt205.00–222.001,4445
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685234.01/cwt227.00–237.001,60313
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710194.00/cwt191.00–197.001,3772
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2591
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225272.50/cwt272.50–272.506131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2274321.68/cwt312.50–335.008814
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2324333.78/cwt330.00–335.001,0814
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325295.00/cwt295.00–295.009591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325267.50/cwt267.50–267.508691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,2512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376326.26/cwt320.00–337.501,22711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378252.57/cwt242.50–262.509552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385307.31/cwt300.00–315.001,1832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424301.95/cwt299.00–310.001,2806
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429334.27/cwt324.00–337.501,4348
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465290.44/cwt282.00–298.001,3515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,2831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474295.37/cwt290.00–301.001,4005
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2507290.07/cwt282.00–297.001,47110
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5724
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515274.34/cwt268.00–279.001,4133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4801
Bulls550–600Large 2560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627265.06/cwt256.00–269.001,66219
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630241.97/cwt238.00–246.001,5242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6592
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,233126.36/cwt125.00–128.001,5583
Bulls——1,865151.48/cwt147.00–156.002,8252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%937103.63/cwt95.00–107.009717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043113.15/cwt108.00–119.001,18013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06085.00/cwt85.00–85.009011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213115.50/cwt115.00–116.001,4012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256123.10/cwt117.00–130.001,54611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502116.12/cwt113.00–119.001,7443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563128.06/cwt122.00–133.002,0024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,345.04/head970.00–1,700.001,3453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,286.38/head1,210.00–1,360.001,2862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,455.16/head1,275.00–1,630.001,4554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,567.20/head1,475.00–1,650.001,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,678.62/head1,250.00–2,060.001,6795
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251

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.