Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle. Moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.01/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$147.01

110 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$13.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	507	149.58	758	89
Medium and Large 2-3	514	136.09	699	21

One grade step is worth $13.49/cwt here — about $59 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 sale110 hd

147.01

—

KY average24 barns · 5,125 hd

144.72

+2.28

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	1,568	87.69	1,375	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	62.64	880	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	61.48	746	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	50.45	562	11

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
Bulls	Large 1	—	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	744	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	166.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	160.83/cwt	160.00–161.00	930	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	139.96/cwt	135.00–150.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	155.79/cwt	153.00–158.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	121.99/cwt	113.00–125.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	141.11/cwt	136.00–146.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	145.30/cwt	145.00–147.00	732	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	140.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	146.47/cwt	146.00–149.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	476	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	46.25/cwt	41.00–48.50	487	7
Bulls	—	—	1,418	83.99/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,988	92.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	57.81/cwt	54.00–60.50	708	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	62.66/cwt	60.00–66.00	769	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	58.68/cwt	55.00–60.50	870	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	63.49/cwt	62.00–66.00	865	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	936	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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 287Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 26Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	120.00	120.00
2	—	338	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	161.00	161.00
23	—	443	168.00	168.00
10	—	656	130.00	130.00
6	—	340	182.00	182.00
12	—	588	146.00–149.00	146.47
4	—	269	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	754	110.00	110.00
4	—	639	113.00–125.00	121.99
2	—	428	144.00	144.00
4	—	520	140.00	140.00
5	—	467	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	185.00	185.00
3	—	507	165.00–168.00	166.99
17	—	578	160.00–161.00	160.83
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
2	—	475	175.00	175.00
2	—	730	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
3	—	737	115.00	115.00
3	—	378	135.00–150.00	139.96
5	—	588	135.00	135.00
9	—	463	136.00–146.00	141.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	356	170.00	170.00
4	—	659	134.00	134.00
3	—	305	170.00	170.00
4	—	851	119.00	119.00
9	—	454	153.00–158.00	155.79
27	—	504	145.00–147.00	145.30
14	—	588	138.00–145.00	140.98
13	—	423	164.00	164.00
5	—	632	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,052	41.00–48.50	46.25
4	—	1,224	54.00–60.50	57.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,228	60.00–66.00	62.66
1	—	1,095	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	55.00–60.50	58.68
3	—	1,362	62.00–66.00	63.49
1	—	1,300	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	80.00–87.00	83.99
2	—	1,988	90.00–95.00	92.64
1	—	1,625	100.00	100.00

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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