Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. 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 $141.59/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$141.59

104 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$27.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

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	544	144.34	785	86
Medium and Large 2-3	513	129.89	667	16thin
Large 1	605	117.00	708	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.34/cwt here — about $78 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 sale104 hd

141.59

—

KY average26 barns · 5,279 hd

139.86

+1.73

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	1,891	91.86	1,737	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	63.06	905	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	62.73	702	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	50.50	519	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Large 1	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	129.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	147.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.26/cwt	146.00–152.50	776	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	146.54/cwt	144.00–149.00	639	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	519	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	62.62/cwt	60.50–64.00	927	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	89.82/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	2,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	940	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.57/cwt	167.00–170.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	136.04/cwt	123.00–142.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	119.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,057.76/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	62.73/cwt	60.00–66.50	702	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 196Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 19

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	125.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	428	135.00	135.00
3	—	512	130.00	130.00
3	—	372	123.00–142.00	136.04
2	—	663	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	141.00	141.00
3	—	665	127.00	127.00
3	—	748	112.00	112.00
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
29	—	520	146.00–152.50	149.26
12	—	436	144.00–149.00	146.54
2	—	313	161.00	161.00
9	—	485	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	662	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
3	—	667	115.00	115.00
7	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.77
3	—	412	143.00	143.00
2	—	523	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	570	138.00	138.00
5	—	743	110.00	110.00
7	—	444	156.00	156.00
4	—	659	128.50	128.50
5	—	328	167.00–170.00	167.57
4	—	233	176.00	176.00
4	—	495	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	122.00	122.00
2	—	495	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
6	—	565	150.00–153.00	151.51
1	—	490	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
3	—	715	115.00–121.00	119.04
1	—	545	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
3	—	1,028	50.50	50.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,480	60.50–64.00	62.62
1	—	1,215	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	60.00–66.50	62.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,859	86.00–92.00	89.82
1	—	2,020	100.00	100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,057.76

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