Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $167.98/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +1.84 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$167.98

59 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.96

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	495	169.75	841	48
Medium and Large 2-3	481	160.26	771	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $69 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 sale59 hd

167.98

—

KY average25 barns · 2,068 hd

155.02

+12.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

+1.84

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	1,540	97.81	1,507	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	71.34	1,068	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	68.74	834	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	58.77	564	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	183.55/cwt	180.00–184.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	185.73/cwt	175.00–188.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	148.13/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,056	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,058	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	72.18/cwt	70.00–75.50	962	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	51.06/cwt	50.50–51.50	465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,911	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	73.98/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,025	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	63.35/cwt	57.00–65.50	699	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	62.63/cwt	61.00–64.50	616	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,744	63.63/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,110	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	2,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,262	88.02/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	19,968	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,421.29/cwt	1,375.00–1,460.00	22,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	171.04/cwt	169.00–173.00	664	8

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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 258Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
6	—	329	175.00–188.00	185.73
2	—	288	167.00	167.00
3	—	430	169.00	169.00
4	—	625	139.00–141.00	140.00
3	—	525	156.00	156.00
8	—	388	169.00–173.00	171.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	165.00	165.00
1	—	310	159.00	159.00
4	—	564	147.00	147.00
5	—	470	150.00–160.00	155.81
2	—	410	144.00	144.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	180.00–184.00	183.55
5	—	587	155.00	155.00
8	—	646	136.00	136.00
9	—	425	183.00	183.00
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
5	—	374	187.00	187.00
3	—	312	184.00	184.00
8	—	523	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	509	150.00–155.00	153.30
4	—	446	170.00	170.00
3	—	578	146.00	146.00
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	145.00	145.00
2	—	525	190.00	190.00
22	—	713	143.00–151.00	148.13
3	—	437	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	181.00	181.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	541	195.50	195.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	70.00–75.50	72.18
4	—	1,103	57.00–65.50	63.35
1	—	1,300	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	50.50–51.50	51.06
4	—	984	61.00–64.50	62.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	70.00–77.00	73.98
4	—	1,744	61.00–66.00	63.63
1	—	1,395	81.00	81.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	105.00	105.00
1	—	2,095	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,262	82.00–92.00	88.02

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,630	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,570	1,375.00–1,460.00	1,421.29

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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Bulls · 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

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