Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $126.94/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$126.94

114 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$12.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

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	542	128.08	694	100
Medium and Large 2-3	518	120.00	622	10thin
Large 1	664	116.00	770	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.08/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale114 hd

126.94

—

KY average24 barns · 5,384 hd

131.12

−4.18

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	—	Low	2,045	78.50	1,605	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	52.68	756	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	51.04	633	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	45.41	521	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	689	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.15/cwt	118.00–125.00	894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	795	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	664	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	130.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	633	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	784	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	721	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.22/cwt	125.00–137.00	730	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	740.51/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	977.21/cwt	850.00–1,070.00	12,518	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	50.64/cwt	48.50–53.00	632	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	52.68/cwt	50.50–55.50	756	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	46.23/cwt	43.50–47.50	531	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	462	1
Bulls	—	—	2,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,992	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	55.64/cwt	55.00–56.50	704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	46.40/cwt	45.50–47.50	543	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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 318Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 52Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 19Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	503	137.00	137.00
9	—	421	145.00	145.00
2	—	380	150.00	150.00
18	—	572	126.00	126.00
1	—	240	146.00	146.00
5	—	669	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	147.00	147.00
2	—	500	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	540	134.00	134.00
4	—	369	139.00	139.00
11	—	440	135.00	135.00
22	—	491	129.00	129.00
22	—	664	118.00	118.00
2	—	273	140.00	140.00
30	—	569	125.00–137.00	128.22
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	102.00	102.00
4	—	428	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
2	—	373	131.00	131.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	720	118.00–125.00	124.15
7	—	543	144.00	144.00
5	—	589	135.00	135.00
4	—	380	157.00	157.00
11	—	463	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	128.00–133.00	130.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,265	700.00–800.00	740.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,281	850.00–1,070.00	977.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	70.00	70.00
1	—	2,290	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	48.50–53.00	50.64
4	—	1,266	55.00–56.50	55.64
3	—	1,170	45.50–47.50	46.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,435	50.50–55.50	52.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	43.50–47.50	46.23
1	—	1,140	40.50	40.50

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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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