Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. Light supply of slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.57/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$147.57

195 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$5.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

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	543	147.78	802	187
Medium and Large 2-3	420	142.75	599	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.03/cwt here — about $203 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 sale195 hd

147.57

—

KY average26 barns · 4,319 hd

140.93

+6.64

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	1,978	90.76	1,795	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	65.50	904	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	64.76	848	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	57.09	690	4thin

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	133.25/cwt	129.00–136.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	566	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.31/cwt	141.00–151.00	860	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.78/cwt	148.00–149.00	768	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	126.18/cwt	123.00–131.00	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,011	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	9
Bulls	—	—	1,645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	2,365	89.01/cwt	87.00–91.00	2,105	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	904	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	57.09/cwt	54.00–59.50	690	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	64.43/cwt	63.00–66.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	161.80/cwt	160.00–163.00	940	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	630	6
Steers	Large 1	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	Large 1	—	702	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	147.98/cwt	147.00–154.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	489	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	144.28/cwt	143.00–145.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	140.92/cwt	136.00–150.00	512	9
Bulls	—	—	1,535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	644	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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 196Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	131.00	131.00
1	—	155	160.00	160.00
98	—	580	141.00–151.00	148.31
23	—	516	148.00–149.00	148.78
10	—	275	170.00	170.00
4	—	358	152.00	152.00
15	—	707	123.00–131.00	126.18
12	—	421	156.00	156.00
3	—	453	150.00	150.00
3	—	650	131.00	131.00
7	—	347	147.00–154.00	147.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	643	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	145.00	145.00
6	—	444	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	115.00	115.00
5	—	578	129.00–136.00	133.25
10	—	479	138.00–140.00	139.01
8	—	425	143.00–145.00	144.28
9	—	363	136.00–150.00	140.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	358	158.00	158.00
12	—	675	126.00	126.00
13	—	565	143.00	143.00
10	—	436	154.00	154.00
9	—	510	148.00	148.00
5	—	750	113.00	113.00
9	—	270	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	661	153.00	153.00
2	—	508	153.00	153.00
6	—	578	145.00–148.00	145.48
6	—	644	145.00	145.00
5	—	499	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	581	160.00–163.00	161.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	149.00	149.00
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
3	—	702	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	100.00	100.00
2	—	2,365	87.00–91.00	89.01
1	—	1,535	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	54.00–59.50	57.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,412	63.00–66.00	64.43
1	—	1,100	58.50	58.50

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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