Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were sharply lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. 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 $153.68/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$153.68

118 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$10.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

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	539	156.09	842	91
Large 1	408	146.00	595	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	514	145.44	748	21

One grade step is worth $10.64/cwt here — about $94 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 sale118 hd

153.68

—

KY average25 barns · 7,012 hd

155.34

−1.66

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	1,799	93.89	1,689	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	70.81	964	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	63.49	751	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	56.93	594	22

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)	1,205	$1,018	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,375	1thin

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	—	432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	979	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	373	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	166.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	962	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.78/cwt	157.00–162.00	836	28
Steers	Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	2
Steers	Large 1	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	148.41/cwt	146.00–150.00	778	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	622	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,018.10/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	98.18/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,839	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,276	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	80.52/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,176	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	63.27/cwt	60.50–65.50	762	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	52.68/cwt	43.00–55.50	506	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	58.92/cwt	56.50–62.00	638	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	60.90/cwt	60.50–61.50	653	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	71.60/cwt	68.50–75.00	1,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	64.78/cwt	62.50–68.50	802	6

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 447Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 69Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	165.00	165.00
9	—	582	147.00	147.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
5	—	620	141.00	141.00
7	—	694	135.00	135.00
28	—	523	157.00–162.00	159.78
3	—	307	156.00	156.00
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
6	—	368	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	612	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	147.00	147.00
3	—	442	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	126.00	126.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	149.00	149.00
4	—	465	151.00	151.00
13	—	524	146.00–150.00	148.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	165.00–170.00	166.39
2	—	423	180.00	180.00
2	—	458	162.00	162.00
3	—	665	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	652	140.00	140.00
11	—	322	170.00	170.00
8	—	496	160.00	160.00
4	—	389	162.00	162.00
6	—	447	160.00	160.00
4	—	571	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	151.00	151.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
5	—	563	147.00	147.00
5	—	722	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	900.00–1,125.00	1,018.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,873	90.00–102.00	98.18
1	—	1,575	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	79.00–82.00	80.52
3	—	1,205	60.50–65.50	63.27
4	—	1,430	68.50–75.00	71.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	960	43.00–55.50	52.68
15	—	1,082	56.50–62.00	58.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	60.50–61.50	60.90
6	—	1,238	62.50–68.50	64.78

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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle