Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate 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 $145.10/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$145.10

223 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

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	593	148.17	879	160
Medium and Large 2-3	523	138.83	725	30
Large 1	551	136.63	753	30
Medium and Large 2	668	129.00	862	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $17 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 sale223 hd

145.10

—

KY average24 barns · 7,325 hd

151.12

−6.02

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	1,808	97.46	1,762	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	73.21	995	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	71.28	868	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	62.65	621	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	708	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.60/cwt	130.00–144.50	872	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	154.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	136.71/cwt	136.00–137.00	910	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.28/cwt	148.00–155.00	868	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	138.44/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,015	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	150.50/cwt	145.00–156.00	986	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	507	150.21/cwt	149.00–152.00	762	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	55.80/cwt	51.50–58.00	575	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	62.38/cwt	60.00–66.00	611	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,221	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	73.99/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,000	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	67.56/cwt	67.00–68.00	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	65.46/cwt	65.00–66.00	817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	70.04/cwt	67.00–74.00	840	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	69.95/cwt	68.00–74.00	681	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	97.44/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	93.09/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,526	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	79.30/cwt	79.00–80.00	999	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	1,364.78/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	21,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	973.36/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	10,970	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	144.28/cwt	144.00–146.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.87/cwt	154.00–161.00	836	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	928	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	137.71/cwt	129.00–140.00	790	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 287Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	169.00	169.00
34	—	620	130.00–144.50	140.60
19	—	732	130.00	130.00
21	—	666	136.00–137.00	136.71
3	—	392	169.00	169.00
41	—	574	148.00–155.00	151.28
12	—	497	160.50	160.50
7	—	425	167.00	167.00
6	—	955	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	387	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	158.00	158.00
5	—	334	154.00–159.00	154.94
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	490	139.00	139.00
2	—	708	115.00	115.00
13	—	574	129.00–140.00	137.71
3	—	433	150.00	150.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	121.00	121.00
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
23	—	520	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	173.00	173.00
7	—	366	192.00	192.00
3	—	455	178.00	178.00
8	—	541	180.00	180.00
3	—	415	185.00	185.00
23	—	733	135.00–141.00	138.44
12	—	655	145.00–156.00	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
8	—	646	141.00	141.00
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	175.00	175.00
3	—	367	192.00	192.00
2	—	760	126.00	126.00
2	—	618	146.00	146.00
2	—	313	180.00	180.00
6	—	573	151.00	151.00
16	—	526	154.00–161.00	158.87
16	—	663	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	149.00–152.00	150.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	170.00	170.00
7	—	570	144.00–146.00	144.28
6	—	383	173.00	173.00
5	—	339	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	51.50–58.00	55.80
5	—	979	60.00–66.00	62.38
3	—	973	68.00–74.00	69.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	79.00	79.00
7	—	1,351	70.00–77.00	73.99
2	—	1,295	67.00–68.00	67.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	65.00–66.00	65.46
10	—	1,200	67.00–74.00	70.04
3	—	1,260	79.00–80.00	79.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,000	96.00–100.00	97.44
4	—	1,639	92.00–95.00	93.09
1	—	1,910	115.00	115.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,548	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,364.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	910.00–1,025.00	973.36

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