Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $128.69/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$128.69

152 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$8.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

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	576	129.79	748	125
Medium and Large 2-3	511	123.89	633	24
Large 1	562	121.00	680	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $68 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 sale152 hd

128.69

—

KY average26 barns · 3,509 hd

128.66

+0.03

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	—	Low	1,658	78.29	1,298	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	58.40	827	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	57.50	647	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	43.88	457	10

Every lot, as filed

52 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%	—	1,145	53.50/cwt	52.50–54.50	613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	54.63/cwt	53.50–56.50	782	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	65.94/cwt	64.00–69.00	913	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	42.68/cwt	38.50–45.50	450	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	46.69/cwt	46.00–47.50	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	139.84/cwt	139.00–141.00	861	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	129.78/cwt	129.50–130.00	828	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.37/cwt	126.00–127.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	129.62/cwt	129.00–130.00	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	645	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.78/cwt	125.00–127.50	904	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.71/cwt	133.00–135.00	781	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	494	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	562	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	787	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	80.95/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.40/cwt	134.00–144.00	729	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	154.16/cwt	154.00–155.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	108.19/cwt	105.00–112.00	832	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,062.36/cwt	1,000.00–1,110.00	11,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	131.41/cwt	122.00–133.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	140.60/cwt	138.00–142.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	135.17/cwt	135.00–136.00	696	28

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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 359Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 55Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	52.50–54.50	53.50
1	—	1,085	65.50	65.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	53.50–56.50	54.63
3	—	1,385	64.00–69.00	65.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	38.50–45.50	42.68
3	—	1,008	46.00–47.50	46.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,747	73.00–85.00	80.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	167.00	167.00
8	—	454	154.00	154.00
11	—	576	126.00–127.00	126.37
3	—	777	101.00	101.00
9	—	671	115.00	115.00
2	—	228	181.00	181.00
1	—	305	162.00	162.00
14	—	519	134.00–144.00	140.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	136.00	136.00
3	—	448	145.00	145.00
2	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	255	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	155.00	155.00
19	—	616	139.00–141.00	139.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	148.00	148.00
1	—	320	179.00	179.00
3	—	432	158.00	158.00
39	—	713	125.00–127.50	126.78
19	—	584	133.00–135.00	133.71
6	—	621	125.00	125.00
13	—	487	154.00–155.00	154.16
11	—	805	118.00	118.00
3	—	685	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	121.00	121.00
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
5	—	770	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	638	129.50–130.00	129.78
28	—	515	135.00–136.00	135.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	125.00	125.00
13	—	506	129.00–130.00	129.62
2	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	323	147.00	147.00
13	—	454	142.00	142.00
1	—	260	147.00	147.00
15	—	769	105.00–112.00	108.19
2	—	370	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
11	—	464	122.00–133.00	131.41
3	—	367	138.00–142.00	140.60
6	—	653	105.00	105.00

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	—	1,103	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,062.36

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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

Slaughter Cattle

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