Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. 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 $152.97/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$152.97

52 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	531	154.26	819	41
Medium and Large 2-3	477	150.44	718	9thin
Large 1	575	138.00	794	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $25 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 sale52 hd

152.97

—

KY average26 barns · 5,351 hd

152.97

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,255	75.00	941	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	78.39	1,058	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	65.19	726	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	63.81	695	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	131.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	152.04/cwt	145.00–157.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	175.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	723	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	920	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	856	13
Bulls	—	—	1,255	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	63.29/cwt	61.00–66.00	699	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	77.31/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,054	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	65.71/cwt	64.00–67.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	780	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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 196Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 37Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	130.00	130.00
4	—	434	173.00	173.00
6	—	708	122.00	122.00
10	—	648	130.00	130.00
6	—	513	168.00	168.00
10	—	590	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	130.00–140.00	131.89
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
2	—	383	164.00	164.00
2	—	408	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	170.00	170.00
3	—	715	141.00	141.00
4	—	791	137.00	137.00
7	—	529	184.00	184.00
4	—	461	187.00	187.00
5	—	627	145.00–157.00	152.04
1	—	430	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
1	—	525	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	489	151.00	151.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	146.00	146.00
5	—	382	170.00–177.00	175.70
13	—	515	156.00	156.00
2	—	708	127.00	127.00
3	—	423	171.00	171.00
1	—	315	169.00	169.00
13	—	586	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,470	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,363	74.00–81.00	77.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	61.00–66.00	63.29
1	—	1,130	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	64.00–67.00	65.71
1	—	880	60.00	60.00

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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