Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher with a limited comparison from last weeks light supply. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter bulls were steady. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.15/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$150.15

199 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$28.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	441	151.61	669	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	150.90	855	176
Large 1	554	139.27	772	11thin
Large 2-3	525	123.00	646	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.61/cwt here — about $23 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 sale199 hd

150.15

—

KY average25 barns · 6,022 hd

148.59

+1.56

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	1,826	86.16	1,573	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	75.08	1,082	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	68.64	840	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	57.59	626	17

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	192.98/cwt	189.00–199.00	704	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	933	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	151.25/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,080	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	154.14/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,048	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	906	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	872	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.13/cwt	130.00–133.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	161.56/cwt	159.00–163.00	787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	723	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	80.12/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,070	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	73.17/cwt	69.50–76.00	1,082	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	53.05/cwt	50.00–57.00	558	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	71.25/cwt	70.50–72.00	884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	59.86/cwt	55.50–64.00	652	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	65.02/cwt	64.00–66.00	899	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	80.34/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,143	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	59.32/cwt	50.50–64.00	664	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	70.67/cwt	65.00–74.00	885	13
Bulls	—	—	1,826	86.16/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,573	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,364.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	16,709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	214.04/cwt	201.00–216.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	143.76/cwt	143.00–144.00	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	900	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	442	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	654	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	145.95/cwt	141.00–151.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	349	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	133.58/cwt	128.00–136.00	918	16

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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	194.00	194.00
13	—	365	189.00–199.00	192.98
4	—	671	130.00	130.00
5	—	746	125.00	125.00
12	—	510	169.00	169.00
8	—	581	148.00	148.00
11	—	451	179.00	179.00
7	—	289	201.00–216.00	214.04
1	—	340	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	177.00	177.00
12	—	565	143.00–144.00	143.76
4	—	696	126.00	126.00
4	—	490	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	176.00	176.00
75	—	585	140.00–155.00	149.14
3	—	838	125.00	125.00
5	—	373	168.00	168.00
7	—	723	130.00–133.00	132.13
20	—	487	159.00–163.00	161.56
13	—	428	169.00	169.00
19	—	634	142.00	142.00
3	—	285	166.00	166.00
16	—	687	128.00–136.00	133.58
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
6	—	508	141.00–151.00	145.95
4	—	349	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	506	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	148.00	148.00
6	—	648	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	181.00	181.00
17	—	714	143.00–156.00	151.25
8	—	781	141.00	141.00
14	—	680	154.00–156.00	154.14
5	—	566	160.00	160.00
2	—	345	203.00	203.00
2	—	525	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	179.00	179.00
1	—	625	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	76.00–84.00	80.12
9	—	1,119	50.50–64.00	59.32
13	—	1,253	65.00–74.00	70.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	69.50–76.00	73.17
2	—	1,383	64.00–66.00	65.02
6	—	1,423	78.00–85.00	80.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	50.00–57.00	53.05
2	—	1,240	70.50–72.00	71.25
6	—	1,089	55.50–64.00	59.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,826	82.00–92.00	86.16

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,225	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,364.03

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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