Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $155.02/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$155.02

190 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	527	156.30	824	163
Medium and Large 2-3	461	147.27	679	27

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $145 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 sale190 hd

155.02

—

KY average23 barns · 7,638 hd

156.49

−1.46

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	1,842	88.89	1,637	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	72.35	1,100	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	65.84	834	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	47.75	521	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,075	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$925	2thin

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	—	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	144.87/cwt	134.00–150.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,072	21
Steers	Large 1	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	155.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,005	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	160.71/cwt	160.00–161.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	735	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	159.46/cwt	159.00–161.00	938	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	56.50/cwt	53.00–60.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	44.25/cwt	43.00–46.00	475	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	63.21/cwt	58.50–66.00	1,001	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	82.82/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,347	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	71.87/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,049	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	60.13/cwt	56.00–62.50	724	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	77.44/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,053	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	68.56/cwt	65.00–72.50	908	4
Bulls	—	—	2,135	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	82.84/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	159.01/cwt	151.00–169.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.16/cwt	130.00–147.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	804	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	714	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	151.03/cwt	149.00–160.00	852	32

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 Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 608Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 53Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	155.00	155.00
6	—	364	150.00	150.00
3	—	535	134.00–150.00	144.87
5	—	490	130.00–147.00	140.16
4	—	608	136.00	136.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	367	165.00	165.00
4	—	800	129.00	129.00
8	—	266	185.00	185.00
31	—	519	155.00	155.00
9	—	638	139.00	139.00
3	—	713	131.00	131.00
33	—	434	164.50	164.50
32	—	564	149.00–160.00	151.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	650	157.00	157.00
10	—	701	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	710	151.00	151.00
5	—	536	175.00	175.00
4	—	464	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
13	—	654	155.00–160.00	155.77
3	—	350	203.00	203.00
24	—	588	171.00	171.00
7	—	412	190.00	190.00
6	—	758	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	170.00	170.00
3	—	427	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	745	134.00	134.00
7	—	506	160.00–161.00	160.71
17	—	377	195.00	195.00
25	—	588	159.00–161.00	159.46
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
6	—	268	215.00	215.00
5	—	662	138.00	138.00
18	—	452	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	150.00	150.00
3	—	505	156.00	156.00
7	—	479	151.00–169.00	159.01
5	—	379	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	53.00–60.00	56.50
5	—	1,073	43.00–46.00	44.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	58.50–66.00	63.21
4	—	1,626	78.00–86.00	82.82
11	—	1,460	70.00–75.00	71.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	56.00–62.50	60.13
3	—	1,360	75.00–81.00	77.44
4	—	1,324	65.00–72.50	68.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,695	81.00–85.00	82.84

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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