Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.71/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$156.71

128 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$11.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

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	504	158.86	801	105
Medium and Large 2-3	457	146.91	672	23

One grade step is worth $11.95/cwt here — about $129 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 sale128 hd

156.71

—

KY average24 barns · 5,175 hd

147.84

+8.88

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	1,877	102.62	1,926	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,520	91.00	1,383	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,300	72.28	940	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	71.94	887	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	64.97	721	9thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	145.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	169.86/cwt	160.00–171.00	888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	911	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	923	8
Steers	Large 1	—	543	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,040	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	168.73/cwt	168.00–169.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	159.17/cwt	158.00–160.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	160.81/cwt	148.00–164.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	140.70/cwt	139.00–142.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	153.39/cwt	147.00–155.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	640	6
Bulls	—	—	1,898	106.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	2,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	73.42/cwt	71.00–76.00	932	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	67.64/cwt	67.00–68.00	703	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	70.91/cwt	70.00–72.00	747	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	715	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	64.67/cwt	60.00–69.00	779	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	860	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	74.14/cwt	70.00–77.00	954	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	82.05/cwt	79.00–85.00	968	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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 463Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 53Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	177.00	177.00
5	—	376	182.00	182.00
9	—	709	128.00	128.00
16	—	582	144.00–148.00	145.73
9	—	511	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
2	—	383	173.00	173.00
3	—	472	161.00	161.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	195.00	195.00
19	—	523	160.00–171.00	169.86
7	—	644	150.00	150.00
9	—	689	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
8	—	573	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	160.00–162.00	161.01
17	—	439	172.00	172.00
8	—	611	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	160.00	160.00
10	—	382	168.00–169.00	168.73
12	—	494	158.00–160.00	159.17
3	—	728	125.00	125.00
8	—	663	130.00	130.00
4	—	563	142.00	142.00
12	—	505	154.00	154.00
6	—	348	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	148.00–164.00	160.81
7	—	515	139.00–142.00	140.70
1	—	490	143.00	143.00
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
4	—	564	138.00	138.00
5	—	422	147.00–155.00	153.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	105.00–108.00	106.43
1	—	1,835	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,270	71.00–76.00	73.42
4	—	1,204	60.00–69.00	64.67
2	—	1,180	79.00–85.00	82.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	67.00–68.00	67.64
2	—	1,053	70.00–72.00	70.91
4	—	1,191	60.00	60.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,287	70.00–77.00	74.14

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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