Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison from last week because of the holiday. We had a moderate supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.42/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −35.72 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$130.42

120 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$0.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.59

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	569	130.54	743	93
Medium and Large 2-3	460	130.00	598	27

One grade step is worth $0.54/cwt here — about $145 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 sale120 hd

130.42

—

KY average10 barns · 723 hd

122.83

+7.59

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−35.72

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	1,536	70.43	1,082	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,160	54.37	631	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	49.36	530	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	42.51	431	14

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	133.27/cwt	131.00–135.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	133.84/cwt	133.00–134.00	513	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	362	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	128.46/cwt	128.00–130.00	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.77/cwt	127.00–132.00	744	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.90/cwt	127.00–134.00	679	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	813	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	781	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	138.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	706	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	744	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	272	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	770.62/cwt	735.00–825.00	9,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	39.56/cwt	38.50–42.00	407	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	44.96/cwt	43.00–47.00	449	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	485	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	53.14/cwt	52.00–56.00	607	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	798	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	965	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	51.15/cwt	47.50–55.00	539	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	44.02/cwt	41.50–46.50	482	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	73.03/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,158	8
Bulls	—	—	1,304	62.84/cwt	61.00–67.00	819	4
Bulls	—	—	2,065	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,495	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,001	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.80/cwt	141.50–147.00	838	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	117.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	621	3

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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 214Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 3Year ago 0

No comparison from last week because of the holiday. We had a moderate supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	131.00–135.00	133.27
6	—	383	133.00–134.00	133.84
30	—	578	127.00–132.00	128.77
26	—	523	127.00–134.00	129.90
14	—	666	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	461	128.00–130.00	128.46
7	—	360	131.00	131.00
3	—	230	135.00	135.00
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	595	115.00–120.00	117.77
5	—	455	141.00	141.00
4	—	343	130.00	130.00
3	—	350	137.00	137.00
2	—	513	131.00	131.00
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	151.00	151.00
1	—	225	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	662	118.00	118.00
20	—	509	137.00–140.00	138.80
15	—	581	130.00	130.00
10	—	765	106.00	106.00
10	—	647	115.00	115.00
8	—	382	158.00	158.00
4	—	439	150.00	150.00
3	—	262	174.00	174.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	160	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	131.00	131.00
2	—	438	150.00	150.00
25	—	575	141.50–147.00	145.80
12	—	767	115.00–120.00	117.02
7	—	671	127.00	127.00
3	—	513	146.00	146.00
3	—	398	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	121.00	121.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	767	130.50	130.50

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)	3	—	1,230	735.00–825.00	770.62
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	38.50–42.00	39.56
6	—	998	43.00–47.00	44.96
1	—	1,000	48.50	48.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	52.00–56.00	53.14
2	—	1,308	61.00	61.00
1	—	965	48.50	48.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,053	47.50–55.00	51.15
6	—	1,096	41.50–46.50	44.02
1	—	1,190	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,586	70.00–77.00	73.03
4	—	1,304	61.00–67.00	62.84
1	—	2,065	80.00	80.00

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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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle