Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to las Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of cows with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.22/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$150.22

207 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

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	563	151.06	851	189
Large 1	508	143.00	726	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	418	141.20	591	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about $260 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 sale207 hd

150.22

—

KY average24 barns · 6,977 hd

147.75

+2.47

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	1,953	89.27	1,744	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	59.11	678	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	57.95	853	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	48.38	538	12

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	521	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	797	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	822	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	156.57/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,055	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	166.01/cwt	158.00–170.00	960	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	143.11/cwt	143.00–144.00	839	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	994	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	141.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	852	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	837	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.18/cwt	130.00–151.00	463	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,165	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	62.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	897	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	52.79/cwt	51.00–54.00	605	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	43.97/cwt	40.00–47.50	474	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,946	82.65/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,608	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	53.87/cwt	52.50–56.00	802	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	59.05/cwt	55.50–62.00	676	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	776	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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 411Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 51Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	153.00	153.00
18	—	567	145.00	145.00
11	—	655	131.00	131.00
6	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	180.00	180.00
8	—	433	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	573	135.00	135.00
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
6	—	448	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	141.00	141.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
4	—	394	180.00–182.00	180.99
8	—	641	150.00	150.00
27	—	674	145.00–160.00	156.57
36	—	578	158.00–170.00	166.01
4	—	305	185.00	185.00
4	—	759	140.00	140.00
14	—	509	165.00–170.00	167.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	158.00	158.00
25	—	586	143.00–144.00	143.11
6	—	721	120.00	120.00
11	—	641	155.00	155.00
61	—	665	150.00	150.00
13	—	454	157.00	157.00
6	—	282	161.00	161.00
30	—	503	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
5	—	457	140.00–143.00	141.78
4	—	363	145.00	145.00
4	—	414	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	130.00–151.00	140.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	523	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,770	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,946	81.00–85.00	82.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,445	60.00–65.00	62.06
1	—	1,485	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,488	52.50–56.00	53.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	51.00–54.00	52.79
6	—	1,078	40.00–47.50	43.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	52.50	52.50
5	—	1,144	55.50–62.00	59.05
1	—	1,175	66.00	66.00

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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