Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate 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 $140.79/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$140.79

150 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

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	525	142.81	750	127
Medium and Large 2-3	514	129.69	667	23

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $83 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 sale150 hd

140.79

—

KY average23 barns · 4,573 hd

141.13

−0.33

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	2,160	80.74	1,744	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	54.63	835	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	54.19	737	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	46.05	528	8thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2Value Added	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.32/cwt	132.00–143.00	778	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	145.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,058	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	3
Steers	Large 1	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	159.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	165.64/cwt	164.00–167.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,006	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	149.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	875	32
Bulls	Large 1	—	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	357	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	169.44/cwt	166.00–177.00	625	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	755	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	131.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	136.81/cwt	130.00–141.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	159.93/cwt	156.00–162.00	803	29
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	766	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	912	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,295	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,412	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	19,453	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	82.49/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,642	5
Bulls	—	—	3,010	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	2,167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	52.72/cwt	50.50–58.00	725	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	797	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	939	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	49.26/cwt	49.00–49.50	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	47.92/cwt	45.50–50.50	563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	42.93/cwt	41.50–45.00	473	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 Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 275Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	635	143.00	143.00
7	—	518	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	579	132.00–143.00	134.32
14	—	489	142.00–150.00	145.38
13	—	373	146.00	146.00
9	—	446	146.00	146.00
5	—	297	157.00–160.00	159.40
4	—	665	131.00	131.00
25	—	521	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	134.00	134.00
4	—	520	128.00–132.00	131.04
5	—	775	115.00	115.00
7	—	381	130.00–141.00	136.81
2	—	443	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	761	139.00	139.00
3	—	580	160.00	160.00
2	—	420	162.00	162.00
11	—	464	164.00–167.00	165.64
3	—	893	129.00	129.00
17	—	641	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	131.00–133.00	132.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	165.00	165.00
2	—	270	190.00	190.00
32	—	586	144.00–154.00	149.36
3	—	475	162.00	162.00
13	—	369	166.00–177.00	169.44
11	—	676	131.00	131.00
29	—	502	156.00–162.00	159.93
7	—	724	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	145.00	145.00
3	—	357	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	142.00	142.00
2	—	485	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	109.00	109.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,990	77.00–86.00	82.49
1	—	3,010	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	50.50–58.00	52.72
1	—	1,265	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,493	49.00–49.50	49.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,174	45.50–50.50	47.92
3	—	1,102	41.50–45.00	42.93

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