Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No sale last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. 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 $138.23/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$138.23

115 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

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	597	140.74	840	99
Medium and Large 2-3	626	122.85	770	13thin
Large 1	525	122.00	641	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $200 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 sale115 hd

138.23

—

KY average6 barns · 1,209 hd

139.13

−0.90

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	—	High	1,807	78.76	1,423	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	55.36	822	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	50.19	611	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	47.51	510	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.61/cwt	135.00–147.00	844	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	160.04/cwt	155.00–161.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	172.15/cwt	160.00–174.00	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	134.30/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,123	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	142.19/cwt	139.00–147.00	734	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	131.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	796.92/cwt	725.00–850.00	9,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	981.17/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	11,872	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	964.14/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,210	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	92.51/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,827	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	69.60/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	50.78/cwt	49.50–52.50	595	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	47.25/cwt	46.50–47.50	583	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	61.67/cwt	60.00–63.00	973	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	45.35/cwt	45.00–45.50	482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	597	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	53.25/cwt	51.00–56.00	775	6

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 427Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 67Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 11Year ago 9

Compared to last Monday: No sale last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	343	149.00	149.00
3	—	550	145.00	145.00
2	—	743	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	793	143.00	143.00
7	—	664	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,029	130.00	130.00
4	—	625	149.00	149.00
6	—	574	155.00–161.00	160.04
2	—	450	158.00	158.00
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
18	—	700	140.00	140.00
17	—	836	134.00–135.00	134.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
3	—	592	129.00	129.00
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
3	—	765	112.00	112.00
4	—	672	118.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	746	130.00	130.00
34	—	588	135.00–147.00	143.61
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
7	—	270	160.00–174.00	172.15
2	—	328	144.00	144.00
20	—	516	139.00–147.00	142.19
8	—	955	114.00	114.00
9	—	841	120.00	120.00
6	—	618	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	452	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	171.00	171.00
5	—	783	122.00	122.00
5	—	710	119.00–120.00	119.40
2	—	473	151.00	151.00
2	—	578	138.00	138.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
16	—	647	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
2	—	478	143.00	143.00
4	—	581	129.00–135.00	131.96
3	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	143.00	143.00

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)	2	—	1,178	725.00–850.00	796.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	925.00–1,025.00	981.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	900.00–1,025.00	964.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	92.00–93.00	92.51
3	—	1,695	62.00–73.00	69.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	49.50–52.50	50.78
1	—	1,385	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,234	46.50–47.50	47.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	60.00–63.00	61.67
6	—	1,455	51.00–56.00	53.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	45.00–45.50	45.35
1	—	1,105	54.00	54.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle