Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

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 were 3.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.97/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$133.97

166 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$40.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

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	592	135.11	800	137
Large 1	521	134.20	699	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	476	130.36	620	22
Medium 1-2	813	95.00	772	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.11/cwt here — about $27 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 sale166 hd

133.97

—

KY average20 barns · 5,431 hd

139.81

−5.84

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	1,440	72.00	1,037	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	63.92	904	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	58.79	672	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	40.66	436	4thin

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 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	813	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	934	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	165.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	141.88/cwt	141.00–143.00	980	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	903	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	887	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	830	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	155.92/cwt	149.00–163.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	832	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	504	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.83/cwt	140.00–142.00	738	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	18,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,159.40/cwt	975.00–1,325.00	12,498	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	837.14/cwt	825.00–850.00	8,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,037	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	58.43/cwt	56.00–60.50	677	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	65.77/cwt	65.00–67.00	937	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	39.21/cwt	36.00–42.00	401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	551	1

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 383Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 10Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
5	—	413	130.00	130.00
5	—	352	143.00	143.00
2	—	668	120.00	120.00
5	—	504	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	153.00	153.00
21	—	643	132.00	132.00
15	—	579	133.00	133.00
28	—	713	131.00	131.00
19	—	462	145.00	145.00
8	—	767	123.00	123.00
9	—	390	144.00	144.00
13	—	671	124.00	124.00
20	—	524	140.00–142.00	140.83
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
4	—	504	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
13	—	533	160.00–168.00	165.00
8	—	799	126.00	126.00
1	—	405	179.00	179.00
41	—	691	141.00–143.00	141.88
12	—	584	166.00	166.00
2	—	738	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
8	—	674	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	187.00	187.00
6	—	445	174.50	174.50
6	—	379	184.00	184.00
2	—	803	103.00	103.00
12	—	599	148.00	148.00
24	—	539	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	149.00–163.00	155.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,078	975.00–1,325.00	1,159.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	825.00–850.00	837.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	56.00–60.50	58.43
1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
1	—	995	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	65.00–67.00	65.77
1	—	1,370	56.50	56.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	36.00–42.00	39.21
1	—	1,225	45.00	45.00

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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