Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Light supply of feeder cattle with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. 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 $148.82/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$148.82

83 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	481	151.67	729	65
Medium and Large 2-3	447	138.52	620	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $109 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 sale83 hd

148.82

—

KY average25 barns · 5,188 hd

150.77

−1.96

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	—	Low	1,550	87.38	1,355	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	73.33	869	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	69.08	1,039	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	56.21	595	5thin

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)	1,175	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	141.31/cwt	139.00–146.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	797	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	850	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	178.80/cwt	178.00–179.00	806	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.63/cwt	135.00–144.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	138.42/cwt	131.00–140.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.98/cwt	146.00–155.00	781	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	133.05/cwt	131.00–141.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	997	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	76.19/cwt	72.00–80.00	808	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	73.14/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,020	4
Bulls	—	—	1,877	94.84/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	991	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	54.01/cwt	51.00–56.00	551	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	62.29/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,015	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 Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 377Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 61Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 19Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	161.00	161.00
5	—	733	150.00	150.00
6	—	530	173.00	173.00
4	—	645	165.00	165.00
3	—	597	171.00	171.00
3	—	480	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	144.00	144.00
3	—	415	140.00	140.00
3	—	368	139.00–146.00	141.31
6	—	508	131.00–140.00	138.42
3	—	585	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	163.00	163.00
11	—	362	167.00	167.00
11	—	448	158.00	158.00
5	—	272	157.00	157.00
10	—	569	140.00	140.00
6	—	665	135.00–144.00	139.63
2	—	220	155.00	155.00
15	—	524	146.00–155.00	148.98
3	—	767	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	363	187.00	187.00
7	—	298	189.00	189.00
11	—	503	169.00	169.00
25	—	451	178.00–179.00	178.80
2	—	765	120.00	120.00
7	—	662	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	131.00	131.00
5	—	527	131.00–141.00	133.05
3	—	448	134.00	134.00

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	—	1,105	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	72.00–80.00	76.19
3	—	1,877	90.00–100.00	94.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	70.00–77.00	73.14
1	—	1,440	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,630	60.00–66.00	62.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,160	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,215	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	51.00–56.00	54.01
1	—	1,210	65.00	65.00

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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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