Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to last week's weather shut down. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.66/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$131.66

75 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.04	745	73
Medium and Large 2-3	493	118.00	581	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $164 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 sale75 hd

131.66

—

KY average7 barns · 596 hd

123.86

+7.80

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,547	67.65	1,046	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	50.50	563	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,305	42.76	558	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	140.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	602	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	42.76/cwt	42.50–43.00	558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	72.24/cwt	68.50–76.00	1,196	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	63.06/cwt	62.00–64.00	907	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	592	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	581	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,032	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	770	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	130.95/cwt	129.00–136.00	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	136.44/cwt	136.00–136.50	801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	153.34/cwt	146.00–154.00	669	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	153.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,003	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	67.06/cwt	66.00–68.00	803	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Mon Feb 22, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 185Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 38Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 18

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to last week's weather shut down. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	120.00	120.00
8	—	428	138.00–145.00	140.54
19	—	579	133.00	133.00
14	—	514	129.00–136.00	130.95
2	—	708	105.00	105.00
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
4	—	314	150.00–155.00	153.74
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	133.50	133.50
10	—	692	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	157.00	157.00
2	—	743	100.00	100.00
7	—	354	164.00	164.00
12	—	436	146.00–154.00	153.34
15	—	577	132.00	132.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
2	—	360	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	878	117.50	117.50
3	—	513	142.00	142.00
4	—	716	119.00	119.00
2	—	408	160.00	160.00
6	—	917	114.00	114.00
8	—	587	136.00–136.50	136.44
7	—	670	127.00	127.00
6	—	752	125.00	125.00
14	—	832	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	42.50–43.00	42.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	50.50	50.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	68.50–76.00	72.24
2	—	1,438	62.00–64.00	63.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	66.00–68.00	67.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle