Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.51/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$143.51

155 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$11.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

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	685	143.83	986	150
Large 1	570	138.00	787	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	612	132.75	812	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.08/cwt here — about $173 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 sale155 hd

143.51

—

KY average26 barns · 7,992 hd

149.14

−5.63

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	—	High	1,607	79.67	1,280	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	62.59	889	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	59.14	726	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	49.91	511	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	61.33/cwt	59.50–65.00	752	6
Bulls	—	—	2,295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	165.25/cwt	164.00–166.00	772	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	120.21/cwt	117.00–124.00	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	144.46/cwt	143.00–145.00	709	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.49/cwt	128.00–136.00	757	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	152.46/cwt	152.00–153.00	776	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.63/cwt	125.50–127.50	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	870	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,106	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	143.68/cwt	139.00–144.00	901	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	963	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	70.62/cwt	68.50–73.00	955	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	61.57/cwt	58.50–65.50	943	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	50.38/cwt	50.00–50.50	523	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	53.59/cwt	50.50–56.50	638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	52.42/cwt	50.50–55.00	679	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	68.68/cwt	64.00–71.00	968	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	47.54/cwt	43.50–49.50	474	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	947.20/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,353	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,440	1
Steers	Large 1	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	135.19/cwt	135.00–136.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	139.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	125.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	724	3

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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 447Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 61Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	59.50–65.00	61.33
2	—	1,100	66.00	66.00
4	—	1,295	50.50–55.00	52.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	68.50–73.00	70.62
12	—	1,531	58.50–65.50	61.57
4	—	1,190	50.50–56.50	53.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	50.00–50.50	50.38
4	—	998	43.50–49.50	47.54
1	—	1,070	57.50	57.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,295	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,558	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,410	64.00–71.00	68.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	467	164.00–166.00	165.25
3	—	672	132.00	132.00
25	—	585	148.75	148.75
5	—	806	121.00	121.00
4	—	506	161.00	161.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
15	—	627	139.00–144.00	143.68
7	—	764	126.00	126.00
3	—	373	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	813	136.00	136.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	613	134.00	134.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
2	—	685	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	147.00	147.00
11	—	739	117.00–124.00	120.21
19	—	373	159.00	159.00
22	—	491	143.00–145.00	144.46
27	—	576	128.00–136.00	131.49
2	—	263	184.00	184.00
2	—	310	161.00	161.00
16	—	508	137.00–140.00	139.26
7	—	674	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	139.00	139.00
9	—	594	120.00–129.00	125.00
2	—	633	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	157.50	157.50
22	—	509	152.00–153.00	152.46
14	—	668	125.50–127.50	126.63
3	—	770	114.00	114.00
2	—	278	202.00	202.00
2	—	218	197.00	197.00
1	—	400	179.00	179.00
3	—	602	142.00	142.00
11	—	570	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	135.00–136.00	135.19
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	175.00	175.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	825.00–1,025.00	947.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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