Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heavy 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 $146.27/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$146.27

133 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$23.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

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	530	148.93	789	108
Medium and Large 2-3	535	136.11	728	22
Large 1	628	125.00	785	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.93/cwt here — about $4 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 sale133 hd

146.27

—

KY average24 barns · 5,455 hd

147.08

−0.82

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	1,561	76.75	1,198	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	62.93	931	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	58.54	709	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	50.01	530	17

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)	1,360	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,210	5

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	137.90/cwt	129.00–140.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	146.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	184.30/cwt	173.00–186.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	165.32/cwt	165.00–166.00	964	6
Steers	Large 1	—	656	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	156.28/cwt	156.00–157.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	819	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	73.66/cwt	66.50–80.00	913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	58.69/cwt	56.00–63.00	714	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	45.83/cwt	41.00–48.50	474	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	56.71/cwt	54.50–61.00	793	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	54.54/cwt	52.50–55.50	652	8
Bulls	—	—	1,535	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,259	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	54.71/cwt	51.00–58.50	596	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	75.70/cwt	69.50–82.00	1,043	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	63.25/cwt	60.00–68.00	970	16
Bulls	—	—	1,570	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,210.04/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.04/cwt	145.00–148.00	782	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	167.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	935	3

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 291Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 46Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 7Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
5	—	576	129.00–140.00	137.90
3	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	135.00	135.00
3	—	752	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	142.00	142.00
2	—	513	137.00	137.00
4	—	466	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	140.00	140.00
16	—	578	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
21	—	440	160.00	160.00
5	—	356	164.00	164.00
51	—	532	145.00–148.00	147.04
3	—	714	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	158.00	158.00
2	—	573	160.00	160.00
6	—	624	146.00–152.00	146.98
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
4	—	661	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	173.00–186.00	184.30
6	—	583	165.00–166.00	165.32
7	—	624	156.00–157.00	156.28
9	—	721	142.00	142.00
1	—	350	176.00	176.00
23	—	532	165.00–175.00	167.84
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	149.00	149.00
3	—	578	149.00	149.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	170.00	170.00
8	—	636	125.00	125.00
8	—	460	170.00	170.00
7	—	752	115.00	115.00
6	—	664	120.00–125.00	123.34
9	—	561	161.00	161.00
6	—	372	181.00	181.00
13	—	516	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	66.50–80.00	73.66
12	—	1,217	56.00–63.00	58.69
8	—	1,195	52.50–55.50	54.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,034	41.00–48.50	45.83
8	—	1,089	51.00–58.50	54.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	54.50–61.00	56.71
3	—	1,378	69.50–82.00	75.70
16	—	1,534	60.00–68.00	63.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,570	75.00	75.00

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	—	1,360	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,210.04

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

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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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