Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. 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 $158.60/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$158.60

145 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$18.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

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	528	160.79	848	128
Medium and Large 2-3	554	142.12	787	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about $61 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 sale145 hd

158.60

—

KY average25 barns · 5,650 hd

159.97

−1.38

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	1,706	96.46	1,645	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	78.61	902	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	74.93	1,156	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	61.59	689	11

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 (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,050	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	189.19/cwt	188.00–190.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	947	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	811	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	175.70/cwt	160.00–181.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	149.36/cwt	138.00–156.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	191.05/cwt	187.00–192.00	890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	156.60/cwt	153.00–159.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.06/cwt	152.00–166.00	937	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	165.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,290	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	637	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	166.48/cwt	166.00–166.75	1,007	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	164.74/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	174.16/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,029	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,010	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	57.96/cwt	54.50–60.50	612	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	62.83/cwt	61.00–66.00	745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	100.58/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,739	7
Bulls	—	—	1,520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	65.18/cwt	62.50–70.00	673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	90.46/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,133	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	86.98/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,487	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	67.75/cwt	65.50–72.50	1,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	80.31/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	80.20/cwt	76.00–82.00	926	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	834	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	173.89/cwt	171.00–177.00	902	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	141.42/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,051	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,075	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 307Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 28Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	262	188.00–190.00	189.19
11	—	581	163.00	163.00
12	—	427	190.00	190.00
5	—	643	157.00	157.00
40	—	519	171.00–177.00	173.89
9	—	361	190.00	190.00
25	—	743	138.00–143.00	141.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	160.00–181.00	175.70
6	—	601	143.00	143.00
7	—	525	138.00–156.00	149.36
5	—	652	135.00	135.00
2	—	463	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
3	—	538	145.00	145.00
5	—	442	153.00–159.00	156.60
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
5	—	671	131.00	131.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	582	152.00–166.00	161.06
2	—	325	158.00	158.00
18	—	377	169.00	169.00
14	—	605	166.00–166.75	166.48
32	—	440	165.00	165.00
24	—	518	161.00	161.00
14	—	757	142.00	142.00
7	—	661	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	177.00	177.00
11	—	466	187.00–192.00	191.05
20	—	781	160.00–166.00	165.13
3	—	420	186.00	186.00
7	—	675	163.00–166.00	164.74
11	—	591	171.00–178.00	174.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	54.50–60.50	57.96
1	—	1,100	73.50	73.50
5	—	1,186	61.00–66.00	62.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	62.50–70.00	65.18
4	—	1,253	87.00–93.00	90.46
4	—	1,155	76.00–82.00	80.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	65.50–72.50	67.75
4	—	1,504	75.00–85.00	80.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,729	91.00–110.00	100.58
1	—	1,520	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,710	85.00–90.00	86.98

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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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Slaughter Cattle

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