Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2024-10-30

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 30
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
6 vs last sale 560 48 vs year ago 614 · 7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
9 vs last sale 89 6 vs year ago 74 · +8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
24 vs last sale 29 8 vs year ago 13 · 61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Weaned and preconditioned feeders still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $282.38/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 170.16 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.
Average price
$282.38
43 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$333
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$67.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.10
vs KY average
18.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545292.471,59333
Medium and Large 2555255.091,4157thin
Large 1-2578240.081,3882thin
Large 2560225.001,2601thin
One grade step is worth $67.47/cwt here — about $333 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
505465426386median 452.5412/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $400.18, median $452.54 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale43 hd
282.38
KY average24 barns · 1,326 hd
271.28
+11.10
National average185 barns · 40,108 hd
300.69
−18.31
This barn, trailing median32 sales
452.54
−170.16
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
BullsAverage1,551141.462,1948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,571120.861,8987thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,300119.661,55516
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067105.071,12137
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165160.001,8641thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295178.022,3052thin

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)1,035$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,0201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,405$1,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)850$1,3101thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2750–800783241.70/cwt236.00–248.001,8933
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600582250.28/cwt245.00–255.001,4573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850808233.76/cwt230.00–237.501,8892
SteersLarge 1-2450–500450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425300.18/cwt285.00–315.001,2763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450416264.95/cwt262.50–267.501,1024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500466257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,20012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616258.12/cwt252.50–262.501,59013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000985204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,0091
SteersLarge 1-2650–700688232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473228.47/cwt220.00–235.001,0815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550538204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,1032
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650623227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900887223.56/cwt217.00–226.001,9836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666254.35/cwt245.00–260.001,69425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700655241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5799
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360237.50/cwt237.50–237.508551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650638183.27/cwt179.00–187.501,1692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300286330.00/cwt330.00–330.009443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,61915
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400242.50/cwt242.50–242.509701
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431227.28/cwt220.00–230.009805
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323239.12/cwt236.00–242.507722
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650617246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5186
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700679194.08/cwt190.00–202.501,3185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579244.35/cwt232.50–252.501,4156
SteersLarge 1-2700–750723223.60/cwt217.50–230.001,6172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524281.70/cwt275.00–290.001,4766
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550534258.69/cwt250.00–267.501,3814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0041
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315272.50/cwt272.50–272.508581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581277.19/cwt272.50–285.001,61012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480300.10/cwt282.50–310.001,4407
SteersLarge 1-2550–600578240.08/cwt237.50–242.501,3882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611282.31/cwt272.50–285.001,72514
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420263.75/cwt257.50–270.001,1082
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
SteersLarge 2550–600560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728251.24/cwt248.00–255.001,8299
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690239.48/cwt236.00–242.501,6523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750733259.03/cwt259.00–260.001,89973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450420342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4391
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800773223.47/cwt222.00–225.001,7272
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618242.44/cwt237.50–247.501,4982
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500450331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,4902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800791250.75/cwt250.75–250.751,98367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700663281.87/cwt273.00–285.001,86912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770205.69/cwt202.50–209.001,5842
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1641
BullsMedium 1-2300–350345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,317113.25/cwt109.00–117.001,4925
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9311
CowsLean 85-90%1,093113.41/cwt110.00–116.001,24013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6221
CowsLean 85-90%94289.54/cwt79.00–94.008439
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,576128.49/cwt124.00–131.002,0254
SteersSelect and Choice1,295178.02/cwt172.00–185.002,3052
HeifersSelect and Choice1,165160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8641
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279121.23/cwt117.00–127.001,55110
CowsLean 85-90%1,123103.36/cwt99.00–108.001,16112
CowsLean 85-90%1,102122.41/cwt120.00–124.001,3493
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500118.04/cwt117.00–119.001,7712
Bulls1,575144.11/cwt142.00–147.002,2706
Bulls1,478133.51/cwt130.00–137.001,9732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-28501,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210302.50/cwt302.50–302.506351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516253.24/cwt245.00–265.001,3076
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660226.14/cwt223.00–232.501,4933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478273.91/cwt267.50–280.001,3092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578237.74/cwt232.50–247.501,3747
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620228.10/cwt222.50–232.501,4144
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900858184.28/cwt181.00–187.501,5812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750714219.33/cwt219.00–221.001,5666
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670216.14/cwt207.50–227.501,4487
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733187.54/cwt185.00–190.001,3752
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700683181.10/cwt172.00–185.001,2374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750706227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600553257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4245
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4361
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550516220.80/cwt217.50–227.501,1396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380244.06/cwt240.00–255.009275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460243.75/cwt240.00–247.501,1212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631233.36/cwt222.50–240.001,4736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950924181.37/cwt180.00–191.001,6768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514244.39/cwt237.50–257.501,2569
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0481
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3272
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527238.25/cwt235.00–242.501,2563
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650618185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400384269.73/cwt267.50–270.001,0369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3607
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382286.86/cwt280.00–290.001,0966
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460262.36/cwt255.00–265.001,2074
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4461
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900880170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4961
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433289.62/cwt282.50–292.501,2546
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681

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.