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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 16May 23Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

384 head

▲ 227 vs last sale 157▲ 142 vs year ago 242 · +58.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 14▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday Steer and bull calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. 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 $146.73/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$146.73

183 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

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	581	147.92	860	164
Medium and Large 2-3	497	136.46	678	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $182 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 sale183 hd

146.73

—

KY average26 barns · 6,531 hd

150.97

−4.24

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	2,008	104.28	2,094	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	79.20	1,219	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	66.99	782	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	58.94	651	3thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	153.16/cwt	151.00–164.00	763	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	826	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	159.91/cwt	154.00–170.00	902	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	153.15/cwt	151.00–156.00	962	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,068	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	141.39/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,034	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	166.95/cwt	164.00–172.00	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	164.77/cwt	161.00–167.00	727	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	140.81/cwt	138.00–150.00	679	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	814	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	157.39/cwt	153.00–165.00	798	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	150.73/cwt	145.00–156.00	862	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	141.83/cwt	141.00–142.00	902	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	135.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	892	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	123.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	950	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	151.81/cwt	148.00–160.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	740	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	854	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	597	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	818	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	132.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	912	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,008	104.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	2,094	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	643	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	62.49/cwt	60.00–65.00	709	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	56.41/cwt	55.00–58.00	650	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	935	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	80.90/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,200	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,050	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,437	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,515	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,589	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 157Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	835	118.00	118.00
4	—	760	118.00	118.00
11	—	527	162.00	162.00
8	—	443	167.00	167.00
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
11	—	610	140.00	140.00
20	—	689	130.00–136.00	132.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	148.00–160.00	151.81
4	—	538	136.00	136.00
6	—	597	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
7	—	507	163.00	163.00
7	—	665	144.00	144.00
20	—	731	138.00–142.00	141.39
20	—	628	151.00–156.00	153.15
13	—	564	154.00–170.00	159.91
4	—	423	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	651	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	151.00–164.00	153.16
1	—	670	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	138.00–150.00	140.81
2	—	375	149.00	149.00
5	—	581	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	572	145.00–156.00	150.73
19	—	507	153.00–165.00	157.39
12	—	483	168.00–169.00	168.51
17	—	636	141.00–142.00	141.83
11	—	378	164.00–172.00	166.95
8	—	441	161.00–167.00	164.77
22	—	768	122.00–126.00	123.67
2	—	300	167.00	167.00
24	—	661	130.00–141.00	135.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,008	100.00–110.00	104.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	60.00–65.00	62.49
1	—	1,230	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	80.00–82.00	80.90
1	—	1,690	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,500	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,153	55.00–58.00	56.41

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.