Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $134.57/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$134.57

107 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

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	542	135.97	736	93
Medium and Large 2-3	516	125.26	646	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $90 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 sale107 hd

134.57

—

KY average26 barns · 5,465 hd

132.08

+2.49

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	1,938	96.16	1,864	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	66.59	947	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	65.26	769	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	55.00	575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,560	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,505	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	104.02/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,841	3
Bulls	—	—	2,380	84.21/cwt	83.50–85.00	2,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	839	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	64.64/cwt	63.50–66.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	157.83/cwt	157.00–158.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	132.42/cwt	132.00–132.50	783	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	159.88/cwt	159.00–160.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	983	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	131.25/cwt	128.50–133.25	954	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	150.77/cwt	150.00–151.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.60/cwt	148.00–154.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	142.61/cwt	139.00–143.00	687	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	144.59/cwt	141.00–148.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	136.92/cwt	136.00–140.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.43/cwt	141.00–151.00	781	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	917.99/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	12,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	76.99/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,089	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	55.85/cwt	51.00–60.00	803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	69.52/cwt	65.00–72.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 495Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 47Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	96.50	96.50
3	—	1,770	101.00–109.00	104.02
2	—	2,380	83.50–85.00	84.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,265	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,161	63.50–66.00	64.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	75.00–80.00	76.99
4	—	1,438	51.00–60.00	55.85
4	—	1,411	65.00–72.00	69.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	163.00	163.00
6	—	460	157.00–158.00	157.83
8	—	438	159.00–160.00	159.88
12	—	756	130.00	130.00
39	—	727	128.50–133.25	131.25
9	—	621	138.00	138.00
9	—	583	148.00–154.00	150.60
18	—	519	141.00–151.00	150.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	138.00	138.00
35	—	591	132.00–132.50	132.42
1	—	275	158.00	158.00
8	—	721	116.00	116.00
5	—	424	141.00	141.00
4	—	389	150.00–151.00	150.77
32	—	482	139.00–143.00	142.61
3	—	680	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	97.00	97.00
4	—	382	136.00–140.00	136.92
4	—	476	125.00	125.00
4	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	141.00	141.00
4	—	675	122.00	122.00
4	—	733	120.00	120.00
9	—	341	167.00	167.00
3	—	422	165.00	165.00
3	—	490	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	141.00–148.00	144.59
2	—	490	140.00	140.00

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	—	1,355	825.00–1,000.00	917.99

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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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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