Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate 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 $143.48/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$143.48

77 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

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	508	145.83	741	66
Large 1	525	131.00	688	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	473	129.21	611	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $130 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 sale77 hd

143.48

—

KY average25 barns · 4,459 hd

140.74

+2.74

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	1,725	89.32	1,541	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	66.13	988	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	59.68	699	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	53.21	566	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	144.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	861	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	193	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	147.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	139.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Steers	Large 1	—	410	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.77/cwt	149.00–152.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.11/cwt	148.00–151.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	132.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	147.30/cwt	147.00–147.50	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	829	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	65.73/cwt	62.50–70.00	989	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	76.53/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,234	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	60.13/cwt	58.50–61.50	836	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	89.32/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	55.56/cwt	51.50–58.50	659	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	50.02/cwt	47.00–51.50	461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	54.58/cwt	52.00–58.50	614	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.41/cwt	60.00–63.00	706	8

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 330Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 48Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	150.00	150.00
5	—	276	160.00	160.00
16	—	594	140.00–148.00	144.99
6	—	493	149.00	149.00
2	—	193	167.00	167.00
12	—	444	145.00–148.00	147.00
8	—	623	136.00–140.00	139.04
7	—	375	148.00–151.00	150.11
5	—	740	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	138.00	138.00
3	—	380	130.00–134.00	132.69
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	136.00	136.00
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
3	—	472	150.00–154.00	152.70
10	—	580	149.00–152.00	150.77
8	—	394	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	146.00	146.00
3	—	422	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	127.00	127.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
8	—	794	115.00	115.00
3	—	375	152.00	152.00
11	—	438	155.00	155.00
7	—	533	151.00	151.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	328	150.00	150.00
5	—	607	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
5	—	430	147.00–147.50	147.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,504	62.50–70.00	65.73
2	—	1,613	74.00–79.00	76.53
3	—	1,390	58.50–61.50	60.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	70.50	70.50
6	—	1,187	51.50–58.50	55.56
8	—	1,150	60.00–63.00	61.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	47.00–51.50	50.02
7	—	1,125	52.00–58.50	54.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	86.50–91.00	89.32

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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