Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.05/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$206.05

107 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.49

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	505	212.92	1,076	77
Medium and Large 2-3	409	191.71	784	12thin
Medium and Large 2	511	186.24	952	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $124 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 sale107 hd

206.05

—

KY average26 barns · 5,622 hd

212.54

−6.49

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	1,835	116.89	2,145	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,480	117.50	1,739	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	99.67	1,388	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	96.89	1,178	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	80.32	828	13

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	177.10/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,137	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,006	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	234.26/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	224.11/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	242.32/cwt	240.00–244.00	795	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,294	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	83.55/cwt	81.00–86.00	934	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	97.77/cwt	89.50–101.00	1,230	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	969	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	83.33/cwt	81.00–87.00	887	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	76.50/cwt	75.00–78.00	760	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,278	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	100.38/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,343	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	85.94/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,262	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	111.25/cwt	111.00–111.50	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	111.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,973	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	192.50/cwt	187.00–198.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	201.98/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	223.87/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,131	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	195.67/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	189.65/cwt	184.00–200.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	5

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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 280Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 36Year ago 89

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	219.00	219.00
4	—	461	232.00	232.00
2	—	785	194.00	194.00
1	—	500	223.00	223.00
2	—	423	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	212.00	212.00
6	—	553	236.00	236.00
4	—	379	242.00	242.00
3	—	837	191.00	191.00
5	—	524	230.00–241.00	234.26
9	—	653	214.00–227.00	224.11
1	—	605	217.00	217.00
3	—	473	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	230.00	230.00
2	—	315	220.00	220.00
9	—	716	170.00–183.00	177.10
12	—	447	225.00	225.00
3	—	507	200.00	200.00
10	—	572	206.50	206.50
6	—	265	230.00	230.00
5	—	653	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	202.00	202.00
10	—	415	184.00–200.00	189.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	511	180.00–190.00	185.03
3	—	565	182.00	182.00
1	—	375	206.00	206.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	512	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	221.00	221.00
3	—	516	200.00–203.00	201.98
2	—	335	230.00	230.00
6	—	575	195.00–196.00	195.67
4	—	642	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	241.00	241.00
5	—	640	190.00	190.00
10	—	328	240.00–244.00	242.32
2	—	275	241.00	241.00
6	—	715	181.00	181.00
7	—	571	202.00	202.00
11	—	505	210.00–227.00	223.87
1	—	360	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	187.00–198.00	192.50
2	—	393	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	81.00–86.00	83.55
6	—	1,258	89.50–101.00	97.77
2	—	1,188	105.00–110.00	107.58
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	117.50	117.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,053	90.00–94.00	91.99
5	—	1,065	81.00–87.00	83.33
5	—	993	75.00–78.00	76.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	95.00–105.00	100.38
2	—	1,468	85.00–87.00	85.94
2	—	1,483	111.00–111.50	111.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,773	110.00–114.00	111.28
1	—	1,880	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,903	120.00	120.00

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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