Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cows and bulls with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.09/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$151.09

134 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

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	533	152.79	815	110
Medium and Large 2-3	538	143.42	771	23
Large 1	680	141.00	959	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale134 hd

151.09

—

KY average25 barns · 4,570 hd

150.60

+0.49

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	1,749	95.66	1,673	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	82.08	1,162	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,221	77.36	944	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	66.49	683	21

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,410	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	881	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	146.63/cwt	145.00–148.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	795	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	145.13/cwt	144.00–147.00	946	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	162.80/cwt	152.00–166.00	949	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	158.03/cwt	151.00–159.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,001	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	178.50/cwt	177.00–179.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.76/cwt	128.00–134.00	888	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.21/cwt	152.00–165.50	835	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	763	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	79.23/cwt	78.50–80.00	923	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	71.66/cwt	67.00–76.00	719	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	82.69/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,168	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	69.56/cwt	60.50–75.00	940	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	93.48/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,389	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	59.29/cwt	55.50–65.00	607	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	68.90/cwt	65.00–71.00	814	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	77.70/cwt	73.00–83.00	953	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	88.82/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,154	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	83.56/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,379	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	96.18/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,716	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	948	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	146.40/cwt	142.00–150.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	142.09/cwt	138.00–145.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	869	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.72/cwt	159.00–162.00	692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 384Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 14Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 12

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cows and bulls with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	183.00	183.00
7	—	524	166.00	166.00
3	—	735	135.00	135.00
26	—	583	152.00–166.00	162.80
23	—	646	155.00	155.00
4	—	357	177.00–179.00	178.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
4	—	571	140.00	140.00
2	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	430	162.00	162.00
8	—	519	151.00–159.00	158.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	591	149.00	149.00
7	—	717	127.00	127.00
5	—	356	165.00	165.00
2	—	208	171.00	171.00
36	—	512	155.00–157.00	155.33
16	—	652	144.00–147.00	145.13
1	—	268	177.00	177.00
1	—	325	169.00	169.00
9	—	628	151.00	151.00
20	—	433	159.00–162.00	159.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	145.00–148.00	146.63
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	270	152.00	152.00
6	—	681	135.00	135.00
4	—	595	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	174.00	174.00
7	—	310	182.00	182.00
29	—	669	128.00–134.00	132.76
26	—	515	152.00–165.50	162.21
15	—	730	125.00	125.00
5	—	436	175.00	175.00
15	—	599	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	454	142.00–150.00	146.40
7	—	524	138.00–145.00	142.09
1	—	590	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	78.50–80.00	79.23
9	—	1,003	67.00–76.00	71.66
10	—	1,023	55.50–65.00	59.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,412	80.00–86.00	82.69
7	—	1,352	60.50–75.00	69.56
7	—	1,486	88.00–100.00	93.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	65.00	65.00
7	—	1,181	65.00–71.00	68.90
8	—	1,226	73.00–83.00	77.70
6	—	1,299	85.00–92.50	88.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	75.00–88.00	83.56
2	—	1,773	112.00	112.00
7	—	1,784	91.00–102.00	96.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,410.00	1,410.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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