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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 17

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 380▼ 37 vs year ago 405 · −9.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 33▼ 5 vs year ago 35 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were mostly steady. Steer and heifers over 600 lbs 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.88/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$129.88

175 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	132.65	708	146
Medium and Large 2-3	603	115.90	699	29

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $8 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 sale175 hd

129.88

—

KY average29 barns · 5,181 hd

127.62

+2.26

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	1,764	87.45	1,542	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	63.33	820	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	59.22	712	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	48.82	495	2thin

Every lot

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	605	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	161.85/cwt	161.00–163.00	761	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	874	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	883	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	809	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	263	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	379	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	476	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	572	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	142.10/cwt	141.00–143.50	603	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	731	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	127.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	733	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	712	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	120.26/cwt	118.00–124.00	796	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	109.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	843	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	853	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	742	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	473	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	534	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	170.26/cwt	170.00–171.00	620	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	706	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	150.82/cwt	141.00–161.00	647	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	789	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	84.08/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,286	2
Bulls	—	—	1,842	95.18/cwt	92.50–98.00	1,753	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,416	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	48.82/cwt	46.50–50.50	495	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	50.26/cwt	49.50–51.00	568	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	58.50/cwt	54.50–61.50	697	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,216	60.53/cwt	55.50–64.50	736	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	69.27/cwt	67.00–71.50	894	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	68.93/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,001	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	969.09/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,271	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,169	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 380Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 33Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	313	152.00	152.00
29	—	511	134.00	134.00
12	—	389	147.00	147.00
23	—	662	118.00–124.00	120.26
22	—	424	141.00–143.50	142.10
12	—	772	100.00–110.00	109.18
4	—	629	128.00	128.00
22	—	573	124.00–130.00	127.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	129.00	129.00
10	—	853	87.00	87.00
3	—	263	144.00	144.00
6	—	598	119.00	119.00
5	—	433	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
8	—	716	122.00	122.00
6	—	663	124.00	124.00
5	—	803	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	171.00	171.00
12	—	470	161.00–163.00	161.85
5	—	865	113.00	113.00
4	—	556	135.00	135.00
6	—	358	169.00	169.00
3	—	405	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	130.00	130.00
7	—	676	115.00	115.00
4	—	809	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	150.00	150.00
6	—	673	115.00	115.00
6	—	581	126.00	126.00
5	—	500	144.00	144.00
5	—	278	170.00	170.00
4	—	751	105.00	105.00
3	—	645	115.00	115.00
3	—	312	171.00	171.00
7	—	419	168.50	168.50
8	—	364	170.00–171.00	170.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	560	118.00	118.00
8	—	429	141.00–161.00	150.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,842	92.50–98.00	95.18
2	—	1,530	81.00–87.00	84.08
1	—	1,995	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	46.50–50.50	48.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	67.00–70.00	68.93
6	—	1,216	55.50–64.50	60.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	49.50–51.00	50.26
2	—	1,290	67.00–71.50	69.27
3	—	1,192	54.50–61.50	58.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	900.00–1,025.00	969.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.