Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate 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 $146.99/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$146.99

116 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$15.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

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	431	150.16	647	92
Medium and Large 2-3	497	134.85	671	24

One grade step is worth $15.32/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 sale116 hd

146.99

—

KY average19 barns · 6,027 hd

148.69

−1.70

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	1,663	89.90	1,495	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	75.85	1,133	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	72.10	852	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	58.07	598	3thin

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	—	453	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	841	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	169.20/cwt	164.00–170.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	147.02/cwt	143.00–151.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	140.30/cwt	140.00–143.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	151.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	567	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	131.70/cwt	130.00–133.00	763	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	74.31/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,109	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	72.10/cwt	70.00–74.00	852	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	56.60/cwt	54.50–59.00	599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	92.18/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	82.58/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,138	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	83.87/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	950.05/cwt	925.00–975.00	12,569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	185	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	780	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	144.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	178.52/cwt	175.00–179.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	150.39/cwt	149.00–153.00	653	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 214Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	168.00	168.00
2	—	703	121.00	121.00
7	—	656	131.00	131.00
11	—	264	200.00	200.00
14	—	572	147.00	147.00
10	—	512	155.00	155.00
16	—	438	178.00	178.00
8	—	361	175.00–179.00	178.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	145.00	145.00
4	—	474	140.00–148.00	144.03
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	139.00	139.00
3	—	563	151.00	151.00
4	—	521	160.00	160.00
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
6	—	432	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	164.00–170.00	169.20
2	—	503	143.00–151.00	147.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	140.00–143.00	140.30
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
9	—	579	130.00–133.00	131.70
4	—	501	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	143.00	143.00
11	—	561	138.00	138.00
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
5	—	254	184.00	184.00
21	—	374	147.00–155.00	151.53
3	—	682	120.00–122.00	121.32
6	—	504	140.00	140.00
8	—	313	151.00	151.00
28	—	434	149.00–153.00	150.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	229.00	229.00
1	—	210	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,492	72.00–77.00	74.31
2	—	1,625	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,412	80.00–90.00	83.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	70.00–74.00	72.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	54.50–59.00	56.60
1	—	975	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	87.00–96.00	92.18
1	—	1,975	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,390	82.00–83.00	82.58

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	925.00–975.00	950.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle