Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2023-06-21

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 21
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
698 head
190 vs last sale 508 286 vs year ago 412 · +69.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
14 vs last sale 98 38 vs year ago 74 · +51.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
41 vs last sale 45 11 vs year ago 15 · 73.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Video loads can be viewed at https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2894.pdf

Video Receipts:

Steers: Heifers:

54hd 965lbs 200.25 Blk 73hd 710lbs 221.50 Blk

56hd 930lbs 203.6 Blk 72hd 720lbs 219.50 Blk

112hd 930lbs 205.95 Blk 141hd 735lbs 219.25 Blk

62hd 845lbs 219.00 Blk 71hd 735lbs 218.00 Blk

121hd 860 219.00 Blk 70hd 740 217.00 Blk

57hd 915lbs 210.75 Blk 125hd 830lbs 205.00 Blk

58hd 890lbs 213.00 Blk 69hd 750lbs 214.25 Blk

71hd 730lbs 218.00 Blk

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, good demand on all feeder classes with strongest still being on weaned packages. Slaughter cows remained mostly steady this week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 down.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steer:

56hd 855lbs 214.90 Mixed

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.48/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$206.48
305 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,090
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$75.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.83
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534217.381,161213
Large 1-2559195.751,0948thin
Medium and Large 2508189.7596454
Medium and Large 2-3508168.1985423
Medium and Large 3542141.807687thin
One grade step is worth $75.58/cwt here — about $393 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale305 hd
206.48
KY average25 barns · 6,393 hd
211.31
−4.83
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,595111.871,7848thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55591.791,42824
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18290.961,07568
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low84270.3259211

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)1,120$1,0901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,0801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,720$1,7802thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675231.05/cwt224.00–238.001,5602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560232.57/cwt224.00–239.001,30215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290242.50/cwt242.50–242.507031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2802210.34/cwt207.00–213.001,6873
HeifersMedium and Large 2368188.83/cwt180.00–200.006957
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373210.22/cwt205.00–217.5078411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431223.97/cwt210.00–229.0096524
HeifersLarge 1-2520209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480220.31/cwt210.00–225.001,05718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2190245.00/cwt245.00–245.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315235.00/cwt235.00–235.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624210.60/cwt200.00–213.001,31429
HeifersLarge 1-2755167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573217.67/cwt205.00–224.001,24758
HeifersMedium and Large 2569191.22/cwt181.00–202.001,08811
HeifersMedium and Large 2518189.90/cwt180.00–200.009843
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added445271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475246.49/cwt239.00–251.001,1714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669191.09/cwt180.00–200.001,2788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,170159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8601
HeifersLarge 1-2445204.00/cwt204.00–204.009084
HeifersLarge 1-2707187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3222
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
SteersMedium and Large 3575142.50/cwt142.50–142.508191
SteersLarge 2-31,080137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4851
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435212.00/cwt212.00–212.009221
SteersMedium and Large 2830196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,6273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437252.68/cwt240.00–260.001,1045
SteersMedium and Large 2730208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5182
SteersMedium and Large 2420221.09/cwt215.00–230.009294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370232.17/cwt220.00–237.5085910
SteersMedium and Large 2460221.21/cwt213.00–232.001,0184
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490187.50/cwt187.50–187.509191
SteersMedium and Large 3475137.50/cwt137.50–137.506531
SteersMedium and Large 2318226.40/cwt222.50–230.007202
SteersMedium and Large 2537218.45/cwt212.00–223.001,1735
SteersMedium and Large 2618200.53/cwt194.00–207.001,2392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325241.50/cwt238.00–245.007852
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625228.34/cwt220.00–235.001,4275
SteersMedium and Large 2560203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1371
SteersMedium and Large 2935149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added474263.21/cwt255.00–272.501,2487
SteersMedium and Large 1-2980175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7151
SteersLarge 1-2420235.50/cwt235.50–235.509891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714220.49/cwt219.00–222.001,5744
SteersLarge 1-2525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 2395217.50/cwt217.50–217.508591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527238.80/cwt230.00–249.001,25816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515257.24/cwt251.00–263.001,32512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added855214.90/cwt214.90–214.901,83756
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632245.23/cwt240.00–250.001,55050
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569246.88/cwt240.00–250.001,40521
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,120160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7921
Dairy SteersLarge 3202165.00/cwt165.00–165.003332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574219.37/cwt215.00–224.001,2598
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382226.41/cwt220.00–232.008655
BullsLarge 1-2625194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481225.80/cwt219.00–238.001,08613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626213.05/cwt211.00–223.001,33412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56387.89/cwt80.00–95.001,37418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,506108.59/cwt106.00–114.001,6355
CowsLean 85-90%64530.00/cwt30.00–30.001941
CowsLean 85-90%81065.98/cwt65.00–67.005342
CowsLean 85-90%87476.44/cwt73.00–80.006688
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2991
CowsBoner 80-85%96373.66/cwt70.00–79.007095
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203103.63/cwt100.00–108.001,2479
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19990.45/cwt80.00–98.001,08454
Bulls95585.00/cwt85.00–85.008121
Bulls1,686115.71/cwt107.00–125.001,9517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29601,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7201,780.00/head1,780.00–1,780.001,7802
BullsLarge 1-2901164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4786
BullsMedium and Large 2393210.50/cwt210.00–211.008272
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413192.41/cwt187.00–197.507952
BullsMedium and Large 3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423226.78/cwt220.00–232.009597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2205245.00/cwt245.00–245.005021
BullsMedium and Large 2590195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1511
BullsMedium and Large 3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2190235.00/cwt235.00–235.004471
BullsMedium and Large 2508205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,0422
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
BullsMedium and Large 2670181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,105130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4371
BullsMedium and Large 2275224.00/cwt224.00–224.006161
BullsMedium and Large 2420210.23/cwt202.00–219.008835
BullsMedium and Large 2715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 2471208.25/cwt200.00–217.009819
BullsMedium and Large 2625174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 2330202.33/cwt200.00–207.006683
HeifersMedium and Large 2429193.75/cwt186.00–207.008316
HeifersMedium and Large 2631186.90/cwt178.00–198.001,1794
HeifersMedium and Large 2660168.38/cwt160.00–175.001,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 2325205.37/cwt200.00–212.506677
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3558173.26/cwt172.50–174.009672
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3633158.39/cwt148.00–168.001,0034
HeifersMedium and Large 2475199.25/cwt185.00–208.009463
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3703159.49/cwt158.00–161.001,1212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531212.99/cwt200.00–220.001,13119
HeifersMedium and Large 21,155147.98/cwt144.00–152.001,7092
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465173.96/cwt170.00–180.008095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 3745138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 3750127.50/cwt127.50–127.509561
HeifersMedium and Large 2240201.25/cwt192.50–210.004832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3519169.33/cwt166.00–174.008796
HeifersMedium and Large 3338152.56/cwt150.00–155.005162
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220161.82/cwt155.00–170.003562
HeifersMedium and Large 3395142.00/cwt142.00–142.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 2732181.22/cwt166.00–186.001,3274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy437232.83/cwt230.00–240.001,0175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323241.18/cwt240.00–242.507792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy460227.83/cwt221.00–233.001,04813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy514228.46/cwt228.00–229.001,17420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy712218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5523
HeifersMedium and Large 3675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2275188.84/cwt187.50–190.005192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2792178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250242.50/cwt242.50–242.506061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705190.89/cwt189.00–191.001,34619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538228.99/cwt220.00–231.001,23214

How this sale compares

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.