Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.to 2.00 higher Moderate 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 $143.63/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$143.63

172 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$8.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

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	504	145.84	735	129
Medium and Large 2-3	519	136.99	711	43

One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about $25 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 sale172 hd

143.63

—

KY average23 barns · 6,747 hd

148.74

−5.11

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	—	High	1,877	89.73	1,684	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	60.98	921	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	58.35	679	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	49.93	572	10

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)	1,243	$913	6

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	486	140.69/cwt	136.00–142.00	684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	135.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	794	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	748	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	676	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	138.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	167.89/cwt	165.00–170.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	488	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	146.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	711	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.12/cwt	142.00–147.00	849	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	440	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	913.03/head	875.00–975.00	913	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	53.92/cwt	52.50–57.00	640	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	90.85/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,765	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,361	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	61.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	936	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	43.94/cwt	40.00–49.00	476	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	60.91/cwt	58.00–64.00	732	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	53.86/cwt	53.00–56.00	591	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 361Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 82Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	486	136.00–142.00	140.69
13	—	584	130.00–137.00	135.98
4	—	320	146.00	146.00
7	—	671	120.00	120.00
5	—	413	145.00	145.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	153.00	153.00
25	—	509	147.00	147.00
6	—	720	125.00	125.00
2	—	195	163.00	163.00
34	—	436	155.00	155.00
10	—	638	130.00	130.00
6	—	684	120.00	120.00
27	—	585	140.00	140.00
5	—	259	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	163.00	163.00
3	—	635	150.00	150.00
2	—	353	170.00–180.00	174.96
5	—	472	165.00–170.00	167.89
6	—	706	145.00	145.00
9	—	668	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
2	—	643	133.00	133.00
5	—	677	130.00–140.00	138.08
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
3	—	502	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	145.00	145.00
6	—	417	141.00–150.00	146.98
4	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	658	130.00	130.00
16	—	343	170.00	170.00
9	—	264	185.00	185.00
2	—	710	125.00	125.00
24	—	436	163.00	163.00
2	—	788	120.00	120.00
23	—	515	155.00	155.00
32	—	585	142.00–147.00	145.12

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,243	875.00–975.00	913.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	57.50	57.50
8	—	1,524	60.00–65.00	61.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	52.50–57.00	53.92
4	—	1,083	40.00–49.00	43.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	58.00–64.00	60.91
4	—	1,098	53.00–56.00	53.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,943	90.00–93.00	90.85
1	—	1,815	75.00	75.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle