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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

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

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

338 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 269▼ 9 vs year ago 347 · −2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 64▼ 6 vs year ago 45 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 29 · −79.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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 $144.32/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$144.32

153 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

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	501	145.90	731	121
Medium and Large 2-3	505	138.36	698	32

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $33 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 sale153 hd

144.32

—

KY average26 barns · 5,094 hd

143.84

+0.48

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	1,598	89.50	1,430	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	60.90	930	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	57.48	738	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	55.11	597	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,040	3thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	898	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,014	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	987	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	347	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	628	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	389	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	580	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	665	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	135.58/cwt	126.00–137.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	775	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	868	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	490	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	655	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	726	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	767	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	817	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,240	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	58.11/cwt	55.50–60.00	574	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	50.61/cwt	48.50–52.50	621	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	53.36/cwt	51.00–55.50	673	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	969	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	59.56/cwt	58.00–60.50	792	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	57.44/cwt	56.00–58.50	862	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	64.35/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,001	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,039.64/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,040	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 269Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 64Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	179.00	179.00
17	—	427	170.00	170.00
24	—	511	150.00	150.00
14	—	670	120.00–125.00	121.98
14	—	561	140.00	140.00
14	—	283	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	150.00–160.00	156.67
3	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	731	135.00	135.00
4	—	561	160.00	160.00
3	—	667	152.00	152.00
4	—	515	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
6	—	633	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	119.00	119.00
3	—	560	130.00	130.00
8	—	495	143.00	143.00
8	—	527	126.00–137.00	135.58
5	—	389	149.00	149.00
4	—	438	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	248	140.00	140.00
4	—	734	120.00	120.00
22	—	578	132.00–135.00	134.04
20	—	374	168.00	168.00
16	—	429	155.00	155.00
24	—	510	145.00	145.00
15	—	694	125.00	125.00
5	—	314	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	56.00–58.50	57.44
6	—	1,555	62.00–70.00	64.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,261	51.00–55.50	53.36
1	—	1,275	76.00	76.00
3	—	1,330	58.00–60.50	59.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	48.50–52.50	50.61
3	—	987	55.50–60.00	58.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,645	99.00	99.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,039.64

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.