Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-11-06

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 6
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 566▼ 252 vs year ago 805 · −31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 80▲ 21 vs year ago 63 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with the exception of 300lbs to 400lbs sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.11/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −153.65 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$249.11
48 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,374
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.74
vs KY average
−9.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550258.521,42136
Medium and Large 2554224.801,24510thin
Medium and Large 2-3573201.171,1532thin
One grade step is worth $57.35/cwt here — about $268 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 sale48 hd
249.11
—
KY average24 barns · 1,509 hd
234.37
+14.74
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−9.28
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
−153.65
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—Low1,786140.322,50510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,245115.571,43913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,532115.531,7708thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,012100.661,01840

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,3501thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy339350.63/cwt350.00–352.501,1894
Steers300–350Large 1-2345302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405349.88/cwt340.00–355.001,4173
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427325.02/cwt317.50–337.501,3885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481321.13/cwt320.00–327.501,54513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516280.29/cwt265.00–285.001,4468
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563266.67/cwt260.00–275.001,5019
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575250.03/cwt242.50–257.501,4385
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591285.86/cwt284.00–287.001,68913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610242.42/cwt235.00–245.001,4794
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,75518
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619257.43/cwt250.00–262.501,5935
Steers600–650Large 2625222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3911
Steers600–650Large 1-2640242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661263.70/cwt252.50–267.501,74316
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662271.26/cwt270.00–275.001,7964
Steers650–700Large 1-2680232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5812
Steers650–700Large 2687221.69/cwt220.00–222.501,5233
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718260.45/cwt260.00–260.501,87022
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7581
Steers700–750Large 1-2730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8792
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871230.97/cwt228.00–240.002,0126
Steers850–900Large 1-2880217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200260.00/cwt260.00–260.005201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290242.50/cwt242.50–242.507031
Heifers300–350Large 1-2310242.50/cwt242.50–242.507521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337261.32/cwt252.50–267.508816
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384270.72/cwt262.50–277.501,0404
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387283.98/cwt280.00–287.501,0995
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415272.41/cwt270.00–275.001,1312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424256.32/cwt250.00–262.501,0877
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469265.05/cwt260.00–267.501,2436
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469231.90/cwt230.00–235.001,0884
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472244.60/cwt240.00–255.001,15527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477214.23/cwt210.00–220.001,0223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525223.71/cwt220.00–225.001,1744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544264.60/cwt262.50–265.001,43918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559249.59/cwt237.50–255.001,39511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573225.53/cwt218.00–235.001,2926
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573201.17/cwt195.00–207.501,1532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5264
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610234.55/cwt230.00–237.501,4316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615177.44/cwt175.00–180.001,0912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620209.22/cwt202.50–212.501,2973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5397
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665241.45/cwt240.25–243.501,60652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668209.93/cwt207.50–212.501,4022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675230.99/cwt230.00–232.501,55910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683187.51/cwt185.00–192.501,2813
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717191.04/cwt188.00–195.001,3703
Heifers700–750Large 1-2719186.25/cwt182.50–187.501,3394
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4972
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782217.47/cwt209.00–221.001,70117
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8342
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816205.57/cwt200.00–207.501,6774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210302.50/cwt302.50–302.506351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338313.08/cwt307.50–322.501,0585
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371339.15/cwt337.50–340.001,2583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,1023
Bulls400–450Large 1-2405302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424322.89/cwt310.00–330.001,3696
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433290.55/cwt270.00–297.501,2587
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy446347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5503
Bulls450–500Large 2465265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473278.26/cwt270.00–287.501,3166
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2991
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517258.77/cwt250.00–262.501,33817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526236.91/cwt230.00–242.501,2464
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560244.99/cwt240.00–250.001,3724
Bulls550–600Large 1-2565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3462
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Bulls600–650Large 1-2615214.73/cwt212.00–217.501,3212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618234.05/cwt222.50–237.501,4465
Bulls650–700Large 1-2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674224.22/cwt217.50–230.001,5119
Bulls700–750Large 1-2705192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3571
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2711205.99/cwt204.00–210.001,4655
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715223.35/cwt217.50–230.001,5979
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773187.62/cwt180.00–195.001,4502
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2802184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700131.87/cwt124.00–138.002,2426
Bulls——1,835142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,6061
Bulls——1,940156.65/cwt154.00–160.003,0393
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90489.08/cwt80.00–95.0080515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022114.05/cwt110.00–119.001,1667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097105.11/cwt99.00–109.001,15318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182115.78/cwt115.00–117.001,3695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254109.71/cwt105.00–113.001,3765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493112.36/cwt108.00–119.001,6786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650125.05/cwt120.00–130.002,0632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.