Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-10-09

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 400▼ 22 vs year ago 622 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 88▲ 20 vs year ago 53 · +37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold unevenly steady with feeder steers over 600lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of a few weaned packages of 400lbs to 450lbs weaned packages sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.32/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −155.44 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$247.32
68 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,369
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$48.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.99
vs KY average
−5.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556254.041,41255
Large 1-2530227.501,2061thin
Medium and Large 2545222.231,2119thin
Large 2547206.001,1263thin
One grade step is worth $48.04/cwt here — about $286 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale68 hd
247.32
—
KY average25 barns · 1,339 hd
236.33
+10.99
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−5.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
−155.44
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—High1,807148.522,6838thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,535120.601,8518thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240119.691,48426
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,044109.791,14630

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$1,3562thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)985$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,9214thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,399$1,6894thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280335.00/cwt335.00–335.009381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328332.48/cwt330.00–335.001,0912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410302.59/cwt295.00–310.001,2412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478293.10/cwt287.50–305.001,4014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523272.61/cwt265.00–280.001,4262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527292.16/cwt285.00–302.501,54011
Steers500–550Large 1-2530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569279.92/cwt271.00–289.001,59319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573257.61/cwt252.50–262.501,4762
Steers550–600Large 1-2585239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3614228.29/cwt219.00–235.001,4026
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618285.19/cwt282.00–286.001,76210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625249.11/cwt247.00–261.001,55718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634266.40/cwt260.00–270.001,6897
Steers600–650Large 1-2635261.73/cwt250.00–263.001,66210
Steers650–700Large 1-2670228.64/cwt225.00–232.501,5322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685266.26/cwt265.00–267.501,8242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711247.90/cwt242.00–255.001,7637
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721266.26/cwt259.00–269.001,92015
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9111
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9756
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830234.52/cwt232.00–237.001,9472
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6891
Steers1100–1150Large 1-21,130183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245257.50/cwt257.50–257.506311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255245.00/cwt245.00–245.006251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315262.50/cwt262.50–262.508271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330242.00/cwt242.00–242.007991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009283
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380240.21/cwt237.50–246.009134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3403216.02/cwt212.00–220.008712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420238.88/cwt232.00–242.001,0034
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421280.37/cwt277.50–282.501,1805
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431257.76/cwt249.00–262.501,11110
Heifers400–450Large 1-2440221.00/cwt221.00–221.009722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452269.64/cwt267.50–270.001,2197
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470218.98/cwt216.00–221.001,0296
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478250.98/cwt247.50–258.001,2003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489241.29/cwt230.00–244.001,18016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506266.09/cwt260.00–267.001,3468
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515235.71/cwt230.00–242.501,2147
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520223.49/cwt219.00–231.001,1625
Heifers500–550Large 1-2530227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2061
Heifers500–550Large 2530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571258.26/cwt251.00–262.001,47532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576220.65/cwt215.00–227.501,2714
Heifers550–600Large 2580208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2061
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581241.16/cwt237.00–248.001,4018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612222.77/cwt220.00–235.001,36324
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622212.12/cwt210.00–218.001,3196
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630193.50/cwt185.00–202.001,2192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639245.83/cwt241.00–249.001,57135
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672240.95/cwt240.00–241.001,61919
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680237.35/cwt230.00–239.001,61434
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728204.83/cwt200.00–207.501,4913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729223.35/cwt222.00–226.001,6284
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,71211
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833205.73/cwt203.00–210.001,7144
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335321.36/cwt317.50–325.001,0772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,0911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423289.20/cwt280.00–297.501,2238
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1482
Bulls450–500Large 1-2465265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467281.65/cwt270.00–285.001,3156
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482258.96/cwt254.00–266.001,24812
Bulls500–550Large 1-2505242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2539258.32/cwt255.00–259.001,39212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574233.14/cwt225.00–238.001,33810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579236.84/cwt230.00–240.001,3714
Bulls550–600Large 1-2580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3051
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611227.73/cwt221.00–231.001,3919
Bulls600–650Large 1-2613219.49/cwt219.00–220.001,3452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4501
Bulls650–700Large 1-2667200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3342
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678218.66/cwt218.00–220.001,4833
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5764
Bulls750–800Large 1-2790201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5881
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,724143.63/cwt141.00–146.002,4764
Bulls——1,889153.40/cwt151.00–157.002,8984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87292.21/cwt88.00–95.008043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007121.42/cwt119.00–124.001,2233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049103.76/cwt98.00–108.001,0888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081113.92/cwt110.00–118.001,23116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233129.98/cwt128.00–132.001,6032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239119.36/cwt116.00–126.001,47922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449125.47/cwt121.00–131.001,8184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,621115.72/cwt115.00–117.001,8764
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,356.30/head1,285.00–1,420.001,3562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,869.69/head1,650.00–2,150.001,8703
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4431,802.48/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8023

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.