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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 1

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

304 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 192▼ 121 vs year ago 425 · −28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 29▲ 39 vs year ago 16 · +243.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 4▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand for slaughter cows.

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 $152.07/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$152.07

147 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.71

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	550	157.49	867	97
Large 1	487	145.47	708	34
Medium and Large 2-3	524	133.25	699	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $168 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 sale147 hd

152.07

—

KY average25 barns · 4,506 hd

160.78

−8.71

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	1,449	80.98	1,174	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	86.79	1,301	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	73.39	876	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	59.37	572	23

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)	985	$920	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$825	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	2
Steers	—	Large 1	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,105	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	410	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	663	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	784	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	915	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	834	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	994	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	989	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,012	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	383	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	688	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	149.76/cwt	145.00–154.00	729	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	576	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	129.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	756	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	885	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	81.78/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,202	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	61.54/cwt	58.50–66.00	578	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	53.70/cwt	50.50–57.00	522	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	745	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	64.85/cwt	61.50–67.00	741	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	75.70/cwt	70.00–78.00	921	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	81.59/cwt	80.00–83.00	999	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	80.09/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,169	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	90.81/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,383	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	920.46/head	875.00–975.00	920	5

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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 192Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 29Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
5	—	376	150.00	150.00
14	—	429	150.00	150.00
10	—	530	144.00	144.00
4	—	693	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
6	—	281	146.00	146.00
4	—	630	130.00	130.00
4	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	155.00	155.00
11	—	509	154.00	154.00
2	—	655	151.00	151.00
12	—	555	150.00–151.00	150.25
12	—	422	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	657	154.00	154.00
24	—	551	166.00	166.00
10	—	621	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	730	138.00	138.00
1	—	415	163.00	163.00
1	—	395	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	722	153.00	153.00
3	—	405	180.00	180.00
3	—	477	165.00	165.00
2	—	573	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
4	—	548	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	756	117.00	117.00
4	—	576	137.00	137.00
6	—	363	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	163.00	163.00
2	—	325	178.00	178.00
10	—	515	158.00	158.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
9	—	368	170.00	170.00
10	—	561	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	154.00	154.00
6	—	670	128.00	128.00
4	—	642	125.00–133.00	129.01
2	—	215	178.00	178.00
1	—	440	153.00	153.00
13	—	487	145.00–154.00	149.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	68.00	68.00
13	—	939	58.50–66.00	61.54
8	—	972	50.50–57.00	53.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	85.50–94.00	90.81
3	—	1,460	73.00–83.00	80.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	61.50–67.00	64.85
2	—	1,225	80.00–83.00	81.59
4	—	1,216	70.00–78.00	75.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	80.00–83.00	81.78
1	—	1,345	77.00	77.00

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)	5	—	985	875.00–975.00	920.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	825.00	825.00

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.