Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. 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 $142.22/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$142.22

214 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$7.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	531	144.16	766	160
Medium and Large 2-3	499	136.50	682	54

One grade step is worth $7.66/cwt here — about $84 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 sale214 hd

142.22

—

KY average11 barns · 2,013 hd

146.17

−3.94

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	1,696	84.67	1,436	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,282	65.58	841	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	61.90	924	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	61.20	772	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	48.31	507	9thin

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)	1,132	$882	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	661	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	142.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	675	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,059	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	162.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	865	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	155.15/cwt	150.00–157.00	987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	159.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	906	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	859	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	913	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	152.77/cwt	152.00–153.00	779	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	627	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	54.56/cwt	50.50–58.50	700	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	71.38/cwt	70.00–72.00	912	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,140	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	627	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,353	70.87/cwt	70.00–72.00	959	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.13/cwt	50.50–54.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	45.26/cwt	42.50–50.50	453	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	73.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,071	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	56.88/cwt	53.00–59.50	822	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	62.13/cwt	60.00–67.00	949	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	62.83/cwt	59.50–67.00	785	18
Bulls	—	—	2,006	80.53/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,615	4
Bulls	—	—	1,519	87.03/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,322	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	882.36/head	825.00–950.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	164.05/cwt	150.00–169.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	656	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	128.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	747	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	805	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	135.22/cwt	130.00–145.00	630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.35/cwt	120.00–139.00	737	10

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 414Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 56Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 10

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	125.00	125.00
5	—	363	140.00	140.00
3	—	633	135.00	135.00
2	—	315	147.00	147.00
22	—	472	140.00–144.00	142.99
5	—	410	120.00–135.00	128.89
1	—	525	138.00	138.00
10	—	570	120.00–139.00	129.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	672	135.00	135.00
11	—	364	150.00	150.00
6	—	768	115.00	115.00
3	—	277	165.00	165.00
26	—	437	150.00	150.00
43	—	508	147.00	147.00
27	—	571	140.00–142.00	141.03
2	—	310	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	146.00	146.00
3	—	502	151.00	151.00
2	—	568	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	172.00	172.00
20	—	534	160.00–165.00	162.01
19	—	636	150.00–157.00	155.15
18	—	569	155.00–162.00	159.28
7	—	461	170.00	170.00
10	—	742	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	654	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	430	164.00	164.00
24	—	656	131.00	131.00
7	—	303	182.00	182.00
18	—	761	120.00	120.00
17	—	510	152.00–153.00	152.77
10	—	358	175.00	175.00
26	—	588	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	559	135.00–140.00	137.40
2	—	683	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
5	—	513	135.00	135.00
11	—	367	150.00–169.00	164.05
14	—	466	130.00–145.00	135.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,283	50.50–58.50	54.56
3	—	1,278	70.00–72.00	71.38
18	—	1,249	59.50–67.00	62.83
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,353	70.00–72.00	70.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	50.50–54.00	52.13
5	—	1,001	42.50–50.50	45.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,466	70.00–77.00	73.05
12	—	1,445	53.00–59.50	56.88
20	—	1,527	60.00–67.00	62.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,006	80.00–82.00	80.53
7	—	1,519	85.00–90.00	87.03

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)	3	—	1,132	825.00–950.00	882.36

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle