Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Heavy 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 $133.77/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$133.77

138 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

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	507	136.60	692	107
Medium and Large 2-3	563	124.01	698	31

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale138 hd

133.77

—

KY average24 barns · 7,975 hd

133.09

+0.68

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	1,677	72.94	1,223	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	55.46	788	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	52.52	650	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	44.69	484	17

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	574	134.85/cwt	133.00–138.00	774	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	708	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	10
Steers	Large 1	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	129.20/cwt	126.00–133.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	132.80/cwt	126.00–136.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	651	118.78/cwt	118.00–119.00	773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	144.50/cwt	136.00–153.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	140.31/cwt	140.00–141.00	615	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	778	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	748	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	52.00/cwt	50.00–56.00	636	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	453	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	59.86/cwt	58.00–62.00	864	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	51.61/cwt	50.50–52.50	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	44.33/cwt	42.50–47.00	476	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	54.44/cwt	51.00–57.00	773	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	77.68/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,385	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	59.70/cwt	57.00–62.50	830	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	66.53/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,013	5
Bulls	—	—	2,030	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,232	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,240	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	837.06/cwt	750.00–875.00	8,764	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,044.84/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,726	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	791.72/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,683	22
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	360	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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 697Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 93Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	133.00–138.00	134.85
12	—	502	141.00	141.00
7	—	755	119.00	119.00
5	—	495	143.00	143.00
11	—	633	126.00–133.00	129.20
30	—	438	140.00–141.00	140.31
12	—	354	144.00	144.00
2	—	305	143.00	143.00
4	—	660	123.00	123.00
3	—	265	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	126.00–130.00	127.55
3	—	390	126.00–136.00	132.80
18	—	651	118.00–119.00	118.78
5	—	434	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	280	169.00	169.00
20	—	576	135.00	135.00
25	—	670	119.00	119.00
21	—	425	156.00	156.00
13	—	502	145.00	145.00
7	—	634	118.00	118.00
9	—	337	160.00	160.00
4	—	791	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	121.00	121.00
5	—	497	133.00	133.00
3	—	434	140.00–150.00	143.19
2	—	388	145.00–147.00	145.98
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	126.00	126.00
2	—	678	136.00	136.00
2	—	435	136.00–153.00	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	151.00	151.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
2	—	330	162.00	162.00
5	—	591	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,223	50.00–56.00	52.00
1	—	1,155	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,390	57.00–62.50	59.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	41.50	41.50
2	—	1,120	50.50–52.50	51.61
12	—	1,074	42.50–47.00	44.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	58.00–62.00	59.86
21	—	1,419	51.00–57.00	54.44
1	—	1,315	50.50	50.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	75.00–80.00	77.68
5	—	1,522	64.00–71.00	66.53
1	—	2,030	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,232	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,047	750.00–875.00	837.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,218	900.00–1,125.00	1,044.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,223	725.00–875.00	791.72
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,560	112.00	112.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle