Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.51/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$140.51

142 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$27.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

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	506	141.99	718	124
Medium and Large 2-3	481	133.53	642	15thin
Large 1	755	114.00	861	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.99/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale142 hd

140.51

—

KY average24 barns · 4,906 hd

142.42

−1.91

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	1,695	78.12	1,324	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	64.15	963	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	61.20	750	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	50.47	560	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	949	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	157.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	819	21
Bulls	Large 1	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.64/cwt	135.00–146.00	836	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	180.94/cwt	172.00–183.00	704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	711	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,220	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	140.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	134.59/cwt	133.00–135.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	152.21/cwt	149.00–156.00	565	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	855	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	639	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	873	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	198.92/cwt	196.00–201.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	774	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	132.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	909	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.41/cwt	131.00–135.00	772	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	19,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	15,633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	69.22/cwt	68.50–69.50	993	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	56.98/cwt	56.50–57.35	744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	78.12/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	61.20/cwt	58.50–64.50	750	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	61.88/cwt	60.00–65.50	955	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	43.96/cwt	43.00–45.00	402	2

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 345Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 27Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 38Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
21	—	519	151.00–159.00	157.76
18	—	582	135.00–146.00	143.64
10	—	781	118.00	118.00
16	—	389	172.00–183.00	180.94
7	—	274	196.00–201.00	198.92
17	—	445	174.00	174.00
23	—	684	129.00–135.00	132.95
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00	140.00
5	—	582	138.00	138.00
2	—	453	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	163.00	163.00
16	—	931	131.00	131.00
4	—	409	179.00	179.00
9	—	689	138.00–150.00	140.97
2	—	512	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	123.00	123.00
6	—	495	161.00	161.00
2	—	500	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	110.00	110.00
5	—	511	133.00–135.00	134.59
3	—	430	139.00	139.00
3	—	482	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	148.00	148.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	509	138.00–142.00	139.66
23	—	371	149.00–156.00	152.21
7	—	624	137.00	137.00
7	—	291	176.00	176.00
17	—	444	144.00	144.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
6	—	719	120.00–125.00	123.36
14	—	668	125.00–135.00	130.63
20	—	574	131.00–135.00	134.41
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	114.00	114.00

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	1	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,690	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	68.50–69.50	69.22
1	—	1,510	57.50	57.50
6	—	1,544	60.00–65.50	61.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	56.50–57.35	56.98
2	—	915	43.00–45.00	43.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,225	58.50–64.50	61.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,695	75.00–83.00	78.12

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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