Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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 $142.97/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$142.97

135 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

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	527	145.12	765	110
Medium and Large 2-3	514	134.68	693	19thin
Large 1	441	129.83	572	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about $193 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 sale135 hd

142.97

—

KY average27 barns · 3,255 hd

138.47

+4.50

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	1,595	86.66	1,382	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	68.22	943	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	65.11	824	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	55.29	662	2thin

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
Bulls	Large 1	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	513	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	143.93/cwt	137.00–147.00	735	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	829	5
Steers	Large 1	—	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	568	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	156.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	444	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	651	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.53/cwt	149.00–153.00	711	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.28/cwt	137.00–148.00	831	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	156.82/cwt	156.00–157.00	434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	876	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	146.71/cwt	130.00–149.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	66.86/cwt	63.00–70.00	929	10
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.66/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,382	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	55.29/cwt	52.50–58.00	662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	62.48/cwt	61.00–63.50	776	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	75.31/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,013	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 211Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 53Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	110.00	110.00
7	—	561	145.00	145.00
7	—	354	150.00	150.00
23	—	469	149.00–153.00	151.53
11	—	642	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	125.50	125.50
4	—	598	130.50	130.50
5	—	277	156.00–157.00	156.82
3	—	323	145.00	145.00
8	—	416	130.00–149.00	146.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	511	137.00–147.00	143.93
17	—	371	153.00	153.00
1	—	215	156.00	156.00
2	—	648	132.00	132.00
4	—	304	146.00	146.00
11	—	434	150.00	150.00
2	—	670	126.00	126.00
19	—	584	137.00–148.00	142.28
2	—	713	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	126.00	126.00
3	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	135.00	135.00
9	—	563	133.00–134.00	133.33
6	—	441	135.00–138.00	136.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	615	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	147.00	147.00
2	—	758	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
5	—	643	145.50	145.50
9	—	502	155.00–158.00	156.99
3	—	457	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,242	61.00–63.50	62.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,390	63.00–70.00	66.86
1	—	1,425	60.50	60.50
3	—	1,345	73.00–78.00	75.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	52.50–58.00	55.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	82.00–92.00	86.66

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle