Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-12-04

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 4
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▲ 411 vs last sale 0▼ 628 vs year ago 1,039 · −60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 0▲ 62 vs year ago 64 · +96.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 16 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the thanksgiving holiday last week, however feeder calves were noticeably higher. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.59/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.16 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$262.59
47 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,447
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.95
vs KY average
−20.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547270.541,47937
Large 1-2585247.501,4481thin
Medium and Large 2551242.981,3395thin
Medium and Large 2-3584217.381,2694thin
One grade step is worth $53.16/cwt here — about $209 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 sale47 hd
262.59
—
KY average18 barns · 1,281 hd
256.64
+5.95
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−20.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
−140.16
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—Low1,612140.832,27014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,281117.791,50933
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489116.031,72826
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10299.721,09944

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$1,4343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,6382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,308$1,4742thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245345.00/cwt345.00–345.008451
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340353.84/cwt330.00–365.001,2033
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358392.55/cwt390.00–395.001,4052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368363.57/cwt360.00–367.501,3382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424329.91/cwt320.00–345.001,39910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480303.71/cwt300.00–307.501,4582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492329.27/cwt322.50–335.001,6207
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520331.82/cwt327.50–340.001,7258
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532312.09/cwt305.00–317.501,66015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3547255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557312.84/cwt300.00–315.001,7437
Steers550–600Large 1-2572242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3872
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631263.10/cwt257.00–272.501,66022
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,80010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668263.36/cwt260.00–267.501,7599
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669241.36/cwt230.00–245.001,6154
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732245.18/cwt242.50–252.001,7958
Steers700–750Large 1-2735222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775239.51/cwt239.00–240.001,8564
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2927227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260312.50/cwt312.50–312.508131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,1311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373294.80/cwt285.00–305.001,1002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413227.53/cwt222.50–232.509402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430312.99/cwt302.50–317.501,3469
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436292.65/cwt285.00–297.501,2765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468296.64/cwt290.00–305.001,38814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471278.63/cwt270.00–287.501,3127
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480262.04/cwt260.00–265.001,2586
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502296.26/cwt295.00–300.001,4874
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2993
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535273.43/cwt270.00–280.001,46315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560269.97/cwt267.50–277.501,5129
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572254.86/cwt247.50–260.001,4589
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584217.38/cwt215.00–225.001,2694
Heifers550–600Large 1-2585247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590236.20/cwt230.00–242.501,3942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609261.78/cwt260.00–264.001,59425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622250.63/cwt240.00–254.001,55926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3627197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671240.81/cwt230.00–245.001,61616
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712225.31/cwt217.50–230.001,60415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3971
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2781190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4843
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6281
Heifers850–900Large 1-2890202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250360.00/cwt360.00–360.009001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250330.00/cwt330.00–330.008251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417298.22/cwt290.00–310.001,2443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490312.65/cwt302.50–317.501,5323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508298.36/cwt295.00–300.001,5163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567271.21/cwt250.00–277.501,5386
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5802
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,6513
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3360215.00/cwt215.00–215.007741
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,524133.00/cwt130.00–136.002,0275
Bulls——1,634142.21/cwt138.00–147.002,3247
Bulls——1,753155.56/cwt151.00–160.002,7272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95484.67/cwt74.00–91.008084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053120.37/cwt120.00–121.001,2673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108111.07/cwt108.00–115.001,23110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12795.45/cwt92.00–103.001,07627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265123.33/cwt120.00–130.001,56014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283115.60/cwt110.00–119.001,48315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329106.64/cwt104.00–108.001,4174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480113.59/cwt110.00–119.001,68118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513123.31/cwt121.00–130.001,8667
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,637.78/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6382
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,433.99/head1,100.00–1,635.001,4343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,473.59/head1,380.00–1,575.001,4742

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.