Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

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 were mostly steady on a light test. 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 $144.18/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$144.18

180 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

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	580	145.47	844	165
Medium and Large 2-3	575	130.01	747	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $97 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 sale180 hd

144.18

—

KY average25 barns · 5,511 hd

140.90

+3.27

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	1,712	88.97	1,523	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	66.47	982	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	62.69	701	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	57.10	579	5thin

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	—	—	1,712	88.97/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,523	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	61.09/cwt	59.00–62.50	693	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	719	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	64.70/cwt	60.50–67.00	963	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,019	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	53.85/cwt	50.50–55.50	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	143.36/cwt	142.00–145.00	939	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	140.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	933	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	151.30/cwt	151.00–153.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	670	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.38/cwt	149.00–150.00	778	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.86/cwt	148.00–149.00	856	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	127.84/cwt	120.00–133.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	128.31/cwt	127.00–131.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	116.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	61.97/cwt	61.50–62.50	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	152.89/cwt	152.00–155.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.81/cwt	145.00–147.00	755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	840	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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 425Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,712	87.00–90.00	88.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	59.00–62.50	61.09
1	—	1,065	67.50	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	60.50–67.00	64.70
2	—	1,455	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	50.50–55.50	53.85
2	—	923	61.50–62.50	61.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	655	142.00–145.00	143.36
12	—	628	146.00	146.00
1	—	385	167.00	167.00
4	—	578	151.00	151.00
3	—	830	127.00	127.00
8	—	510	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	408	140.00	140.00
2	—	458	150.00	150.00
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	666	137.00–143.00	140.04
7	—	367	151.00–153.00	151.30
21	—	438	153.00	153.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
7	—	491	146.00	146.00
10	—	725	135.50	135.50
22	—	521	149.00–150.00	149.38
29	—	575	148.00–149.00	148.86
9	—	616	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
5	—	584	120.00–133.00	127.84
1	—	430	138.00	138.00
3	—	757	115.00–119.00	116.34
5	—	493	135.00–137.00	136.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	146.00–150.00	147.97
2	—	430	135.00	135.00
6	—	512	134.00	134.00
3	—	292	151.00	151.00
3	—	492	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	127.00–131.00	128.31
6	—	678	128.50	128.50
7	—	413	152.00–155.00	152.89
10	—	356	160.00	160.00
11	—	514	145.00–147.00	146.81
3	—	743	113.00	113.00

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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