Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-04-03

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 3
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 651▲ 25 vs year ago 538 · +4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 52▼ 20 vs year ago 64 · −31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.88/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.88 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$256.88
92 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,382
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.67
vs KY average
−13.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540265.931,43661
Medium and Large 2541245.181,32522
Large 1-2570242.001,3791thin
Medium and Large 2-3511221.861,1348thin
One grade step is worth $44.08/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale92 hd
256.88
—
KY average25 barns · 1,384 hd
254.20
+2.67
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−13.71
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
−145.88
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—Low1,710151.192,5869thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170124.931,46213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,432123.691,7715thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002100.581,00817

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)1,240$1,7042thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)972$1,4873thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,4751thin

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320327.46/cwt325.00–330.001,0482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382308.66/cwt308.00–310.001,1793
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432302.40/cwt295.00–314.001,30612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Steers400–450Large 1-2443285.93/cwt282.00–298.001,2674
Steers450–500Large 1-2460289.62/cwt285.00–292.001,3323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470309.14/cwt292.00–319.001,45314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473285.58/cwt275.00–290.001,35110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473245.08/cwt242.00–248.001,1592
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482327.26/cwt322.50–332.501,57719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514306.70/cwt304.00–313.001,5767
Steers500–550Large 1-2515282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526323.10/cwt321.00–324.001,7005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527284.69/cwt276.00–291.001,50025
Steers500–550Large 2535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4977
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,7639
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577286.18/cwt282.00–293.001,65112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613286.82/cwt285.00–288.001,7586
Steers600–650Large 1-2615242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619247.79/cwt247.00–251.001,5345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664249.82/cwt242.00–257.001,65912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673287.05/cwt283.00–292.001,93211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686272.04/cwt264.00–275.001,8667
Steers700–750Large 2705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715255.29/cwt252.50–258.001,8252
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782234.67/cwt231.00–240.001,8353
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9822
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861233.67/cwt231.00–235.002,0123
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223294.51/cwt285.00–300.006573
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225260.00/cwt260.00–260.005851
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260260.00/cwt260.00–260.006761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316295.44/cwt290.00–307.509344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358296.16/cwt287.50–310.001,0603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367272.29/cwt265.00–279.009995
Heifers350–400Large 1-2375267.11/cwt265.00–269.001,0022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400234.00/cwt234.00–234.009361
Heifers400–450Large 1-2405258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415260.56/cwt252.00–270.001,08119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425310.69/cwt310.00–312.501,3207
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3975
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468291.06/cwt280.00–295.001,36218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478238.90/cwt233.00–242.001,1423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480256.50/cwt254.00–261.001,2316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505222.12/cwt210.00–230.001,1227
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516247.07/cwt238.00–253.001,27510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,44819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525261.53/cwt256.00–271.001,37318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5205
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561243.60/cwt236.00–249.001,36712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568256.70/cwt251.00–264.001,45819
Heifers550–600Large 1-2570242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,56643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622238.94/cwt231.00–243.001,48616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633217.95/cwt214.00–222.001,3802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668239.35/cwt230.00–242.501,59923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683216.89/cwt208.00–225.001,4814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703200.52/cwt196.00–205.001,4102
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3714180.97/cwt176.00–183.001,2924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718219.18/cwt218.00–221.001,57410
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4422
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818145.48/cwt140.00–151.001,1902
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373307.59/cwt292.00–315.001,1475
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426304.03/cwt293.00–317.501,2954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473291.62/cwt287.00–296.001,3797
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473276.42/cwt270.00–280.001,3074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3791
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2589276.43/cwt270.00–283.001,6284
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4351
Bulls600–650Large 1-2645229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4771
Bulls650–700Large 1-2650233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5151
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660251.00/cwt244.00–258.001,6572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6321
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3971
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6031
Bulls——1,463142.69/cwt138.00–147.002,0882
Bulls——1,857159.05/cwt152.00–165.002,9546
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86567.54/cwt67.00–68.005842
Cows—Lean 85-90%89396.58/cwt94.00–99.008622
Cows—Lean 85-90%93387.75/cwt85.00–90.008194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087114.51/cwt108.00–120.001,2459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178125.42/cwt121.00–133.001,47712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420125.36/cwt121.00–131.001,7804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,480.11/head1,470.00–1,490.001,4802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,703.83/head1,575.00–1,800.001,7042

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.