Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer mostly steady with a limited comparison from last week. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were to few to test. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.44/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$129.44

193 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$5.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

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	646	129.65	837	186
Medium and Large 2-3	546	124.00	677	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about $160 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 sale193 hd

129.44

—

KY average30 barns · 7,229 hd

128.19

+1.25

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	1,984	80.21	1,591	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	56.59	819	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	52.50	554	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	38.19	396	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	—	—	2,025	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,700	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,283	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	35.44/cwt	33.00–37.50	343	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	43.69/cwt	41.50–46.00	513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	554	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	53.39/cwt	50.50–56.50	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	147.67/cwt	144.00–150.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	813	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	965	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	683	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.24/cwt	140.00–140.50	879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,078	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	132.32/cwt	129.50–134.00	872	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	989	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	166.19/cwt	165.00–167.00	721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,112.43/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	10,624	2
Steers	Large 1	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	138.28/cwt	135.00–147.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.74/cwt	138.00–144.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	770	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	130.42/cwt	129.00–130.50	897	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 212Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,025	83.00–85.00	83.95
1	—	1,860	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	33.00–37.50	35.44
2	—	1,175	41.50–46.00	43.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	52.50	52.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	50.50–56.50	53.39
1	—	1,490	63.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	170.00	170.00
8	—	519	144.00–150.00	147.67
14	—	801	120.50	120.50
3	—	792	115.00	115.00
21	—	627	140.00–140.50	140.24
10	—	434	165.00–167.00	166.19
30	—	481	160.00	160.00
17	—	688	129.00–130.50	130.42
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	616	132.00	132.00
10	—	702	127.00	127.00
20	—	919	117.25	117.25
38	—	659	129.50–134.00	132.32
20	—	809	122.25	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	506	135.00	135.00
6	—	738	109.00	109.00
9	—	603	128.00	128.00
5	—	681	113.00	113.00
8	—	425	138.00–144.00	141.74
5	—	330	155.00	155.00
22	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	123.00	123.00
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
2	—	610	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	153.00	153.00
11	—	494	135.00–147.00	138.28
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	109.00	109.00
7	—	450	160.00	160.00
19	—	580	139.00	139.00
11	—	665	117.00	117.00
4	—	374	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	955	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.43

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

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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

Slaughter Cattle

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