Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

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 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 $158.98/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −7.16 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$158.98

81 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$47.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.28

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	478	162.02	774	68
Medium and Large 2-3	483	145.42	702	12thin
Large 1	625	115.00	719	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about $56 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 sale81 hd

158.98

—

KY average24 barns · 1,689 hd

144.70

+14.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−7.16

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	1,502	85.13	1,278	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	69.97	1,111	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	65.35	803	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	54.87	594	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$785	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	164.34/cwt	164.00–170.00	730	16
Bulls	Large 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	151.85/cwt	146.00–155.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	191.06/cwt	181.00–193.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.03/cwt	146.00–149.00	529	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.06/cwt	158.00–168.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	183.17/cwt	181.00–184.00	681	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	846	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	76.70/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,058	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	66.04/cwt	61.50–72.00	822	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	62.40/cwt	61.50–63.00	1,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	56.34/cwt	53.50–59.00	610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	48.09/cwt	46.50–49.50	539	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	70.21/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,097	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,295	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 Jul 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 252Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	164.00–170.00	164.34
1	—	765	149.00	149.00
3	—	703	121.00	121.00
11	—	513	157.00	157.00
11	—	552	149.00	149.00
2	—	290	180.00	180.00
19	—	372	181.00–184.00	183.17
5	—	631	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	125.00	125.00
6	—	470	146.00–155.00	151.85
1	—	350	156.00	156.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
2	—	418	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	181.00–193.00	191.06
7	—	518	170.00	170.00
2	—	435	175.00	175.00
1	—	650	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	130.00	130.00
12	—	485	159.00	159.00
5	—	515	149.00	149.00
10	—	570	150.00	150.00
3	—	323	160.00	160.00
10	—	360	173.00	173.00
4	—	633	140.00	140.00
7	—	431	158.00–168.00	165.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	146.00–149.00	147.03
2	—	420	141.00	141.00
2	—	545	126.00	126.00
1	—	580	143.00	143.00
2	—	295	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	152.00	152.00
3	—	498	150.00	150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	785.00	785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,380	70.00–82.00	76.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	61.50–72.00	66.04
1	—	1,120	60.50	60.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	61.50–63.00	62.40
9	—	1,562	67.00–75.00	70.21
1	—	1,560	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	53.50–59.00	56.34
1	—	1,010	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,120	46.50–49.50	48.09

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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