Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

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 higher. 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 $163.07/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$163.07

166 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$2.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

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	510	163.39	833	140
Medium and Large 2-3	441	161.33	711	26

One grade step is worth $2.06/cwt here — about $122 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 sale166 hd

163.07

—

KY average24 barns · 5,148 hd

165.24

−2.17

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	1,498	88.43	1,325	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,321	87.30	1,154	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	84.72	1,032	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	59.64	625	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	310	204.03/cwt	195.00–209.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	948	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	729	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	165.44/cwt	160.00–171.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	160.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	778	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	157.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,196	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	154.92/cwt	154.00–155.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	902	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	968	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	662	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	159.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	169.45/cwt	163.00–170.00	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	149.18/cwt	148.00–150.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	746	18
Bulls	—	—	1,915	94.05/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	84.69/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,033	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	67.36/cwt	65.00–71.00	694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	98.56/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	95.29/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,286	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,064	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	84.14/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,077	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	48.06/cwt	45.00–50.50	516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	80.85/cwt	76.00–85.00	994	4

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 Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 202Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 22Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	195.00–209.00	204.03
8	—	670	153.00	153.00
34	—	518	183.00	183.00
11	—	424	180.00	180.00
15	—	373	195.50	195.50
12	—	585	165.50	165.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	155.00	155.00
3	—	388	157.00–160.00	159.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
1	—	743	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	180.00	180.00
3	—	567	170.00	170.00
3	—	697	167.00	167.00
3	—	628	155.00–162.00	157.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
2	—	470	160.00–171.00	165.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	650	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	484	160.00–164.00	160.72
3	—	272	169.00	169.00
35	—	578	152.00–160.00	156.00
2	—	325	173.00	173.00
21	—	376	176.00	176.00
5	—	662	148.00–150.00	149.18
18	—	447	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	163.00	163.00
11	—	495	154.00–155.00	154.92
12	—	377	163.00–170.00	169.45
2	—	578	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	618	160.00	160.00
15	—	573	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	93.00–95.00	94.05
3	—	1,220	83.00–86.00	84.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,288	95.00–102.00	98.56
4	—	1,230	76.00–85.00	80.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	65.00–71.00	67.36
2	—	1,073	45.00–50.50	48.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	91.00–102.00	95.29
1	—	1,400	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,280	81.00–86.00	84.14

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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