Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-13

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 steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $147.42/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$147.42

114 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

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	542	149.37	809	102
Medium and Large 2-3	506	131.10	663	10thin
Large 1	460	130.00	598	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $211 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 sale114 hd

147.42

—

KY average27 barns · 4,912 hd

149.00

−1.58

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	1,644	98.02	1,612	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	77.93	1,130	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	75.90	879	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	60.78	661	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,158	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	77.02/cwt	75.00–80.50	868	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	65.57/cwt	63.00–68.00	741	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	78.57/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,175	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	68.79/cwt	65.50–72.50	776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	101.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,686	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	55.99/cwt	53.00–57.50	585	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	71.62/cwt	71.00–72.00	969	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	85.79/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	84.76/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	157.09/cwt	154.00–160.00	729	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	181.16/cwt	174.00–185.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	16
Bulls	Large 1	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.15/cwt	171.00–173.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	165.39/cwt	161.00–170.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	143.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	142.78/cwt	142.00–147.00	822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	140.25/cwt	136.00–141.00	927	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	701	3

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 428Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 89Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	84.50	84.50
5	—	1,127	75.00–80.50	77.02
2	—	1,128	65.50–72.50	68.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	63.00–68.00	65.57
3	—	1,045	53.00–57.50	55.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	75.00–82.00	78.57
3	—	1,353	71.00–72.00	71.62
2	—	1,480	84.00–87.50	85.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	100.00–106.00	101.87
1	—	1,730	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,585	80.00–90.00	84.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	464	154.00–160.00	157.09
5	—	706	129.00	129.00
10	—	441	164.00	164.00
4	—	376	174.00	174.00
5	—	775	121.00	121.00
1	—	635	136.00	136.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
8	—	505	148.00	148.00
13	—	576	142.00–147.00	142.78
20	—	661	136.00–141.00	140.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
2	—	408	140.00	140.00
3	—	598	121.00	121.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	145.00	145.00
3	—	518	135.00–136.00	135.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
6	—	581	144.00	144.00
4	—	431	175.00	175.00
6	—	368	174.00–185.00	181.16
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
11	—	657	135.00	135.00
16	—	511	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	171.00–173.00	172.15
2	—	513	161.00–170.00	165.39
5	—	631	151.00	151.00
5	—	670	140.00–146.00	143.50
2	—	423	170.00–180.00	174.85
1	—	730	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
2	—	443	162.00	162.00

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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