Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 21
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,001 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 1,069▲ 743 vs year ago 258 · +288.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 54▲ 22 vs year ago 56 · +39.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 26 vs year ago 35 · −74.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $292.21/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −153.10 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$292.21
38 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.07
vs KY average
+21.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535296.411,58733
Medium and Large 2537272.511,4633thin
Medium and Large 2-3527252.501,3312thin
One grade step is worth $43.91/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd
292.21
—
KY average23 barns · 895 hd
281.14
+11.07
National average163 barns · 7,520 hd
270.50
+21.71
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−153.10
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—Low1,631163.532,66814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,435143.642,0629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,251139.561,74624
CowsLean 85-90%Average953119.831,14226
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260177.002,2301thin

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)1,580$1,9951thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,158$1,5632thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$1,8801thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy347320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,17817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413303.03/cwt297.00–315.001,2523
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,5068
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478289.99/cwt287.50–292.501,3866
Steers450–500Large 1-2485280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,5667
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518273.77/cwt270.00–277.501,4182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532290.98/cwt280.00–297.501,54815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,6706
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573282.97/cwt275.00–292.501,6215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615257.38/cwt252.50–267.501,5833
Steers600–650Medium 1-2615212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627278.12/cwt270.00–279.001,74410
Steers600–650Large 2635218.75/cwt212.50–225.001,3892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636246.00/cwt240.00–249.001,5656
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,8326
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658262.20/cwt250.00–264.001,7258
Steers700–750Large 1-2700222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730237.75/cwt237.50–238.001,7362
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,89472
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763251.26/cwt247.50–252.001,9176
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7071
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy813248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0163
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829232.27/cwt225.50–237.901,926123
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8281
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855237.80/cwt237.80–237.802,033180
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,9541
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959222.10/cwt222.10–222.102,13057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312280.00/cwt280.00–280.008742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315236.73/cwt232.50–240.007463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380261.15/cwt250.00–265.009925
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381245.00/cwt245.00–245.009334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421274.15/cwt272.50–275.001,1543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424261.38/cwt252.50–267.501,10820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438241.89/cwt240.00–242.501,0594
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2746
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476263.04/cwt255.00–267.501,2528
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491239.57/cwt230.00–244.001,17610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525243.03/cwt240.00–245.001,27617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565226.62/cwt222.50–232.501,2803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585240.43/cwt235.00–249.001,40710
Heifers600–650Large 2600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615242.41/cwt242.00–243.001,49117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616215.89/cwt211.00–220.001,3306
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627233.46/cwt230.00–237.501,4646
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,58414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668209.29/cwt200.00–216.001,3986
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6153
Heifers700–750Large 2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735229.24/cwt227.00–229.501,68528
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385268.90/cwt260.00–272.501,0354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3402245.00/cwt245.00–245.009852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430286.68/cwt282.50–290.001,2333
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482269.59/cwt262.50–272.501,2995
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485279.70/cwt275.00–290.001,3578
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485232.42/cwt225.00–240.001,1272
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2507279.36/cwt277.50–280.001,4164
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508259.93/cwt255.00–265.001,3202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559262.90/cwt262.50–263.001,4705
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575260.00/cwt257.50–262.501,4952
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3593227.49/cwt225.00–230.001,3492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611231.58/cwt224.00–236.001,41510
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5484
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674228.24/cwt222.50–230.001,5386
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls650–700Large 1-2680217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4121
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818187.55/cwt185.00–190.001,5342
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3931
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,260177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8431
Bulls——1,529160.20/cwt155.00–165.002,4497
Bulls——1,815170.01/cwt167.00–174.003,0866
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890117.18/cwt112.00–120.001,0439
Cows—Lean 85-90%946102.54/cwt93.00–108.009704
Cows—Lean 85-90%983126.04/cwt121.00–128.001,23911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090132.14/cwt130.00–134.001,4402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223139.03/cwt134.00–144.001,70014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254148.88/cwt147.00–153.001,8676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345127.42/cwt122.00–132.001,7144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388147.06/cwt146.00–148.002,0412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449142.66/cwt141.00–145.002,0677
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,562.98/head1,500.00–1,620.001,5632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5801,995.00/head1,995.00–1,995.001,9951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,880.00/head1,880.00–1,880.001,8801

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.