Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Light supply of all classes of cattle with good demand for feeder calves and

moderate demand for slaughter cattle

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.14/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$130.14

103 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

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	530	130.78	692	97
Medium and Large 2-3	488	119.83	584	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $108 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 sale103 hd

130.14

—

KY average26 barns · 5,018 hd

127.44

+2.70

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	1,625	66.62	1,083	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	53.82	723	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	48.40	550	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	42.87	424	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	43.82/cwt	41.00–47.00	468	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	657	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.96/cwt	129.00–132.00	758	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	724	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	133.06/cwt	132.00–134.50	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	138.41/cwt	135.00–141.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	131.89/cwt	131.00–133.00	648	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	905	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.54/cwt	126.00–130.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	125.05/cwt	119.00–127.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	408	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	512	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	838.20/cwt	770.00–875.00	10,855	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	51.84/cwt	48.00–55.50	616	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	53.64/cwt	51.00–58.50	676	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	494	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	61.86/cwt	59.50–64.50	965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	39.83/cwt	37.00–42.00	399	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	42.48/cwt	42.00–43.00	573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	66.62/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 418Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Light supply of all classes of cattle with good demand for feeder calves and

moderate demand for slaughter cattle

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	41.00–47.00	43.82
8	—	1,188	48.00–55.50	51.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	51.00–58.50	53.64
3	—	1,560	59.50–64.50	61.86
2	—	1,348	42.00–43.00	42.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,003	37.00–42.00	39.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	65.00–69.00	66.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	173.00	173.00
3	—	450	148.00	148.00
3	—	753	107.00	107.00
4	—	323	163.00	163.00
4	—	430	142.00	142.00
6	—	658	122.00	122.00
15	—	583	129.00–132.00	129.96
18	—	521	136.00–142.00	138.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	130.00–136.00	134.88
10	—	757	132.50	132.50
9	—	529	147.00	147.00
7	—	728	132.00–134.50	133.06
7	—	582	135.00–141.00	138.41
2	—	495	145.00	145.00
2	—	418	152.00	152.00
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	119.00–120.00	119.66
3	—	448	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	134.00	134.00
7	—	561	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	491	131.00–133.00	131.89
14	—	794	114.00	114.00
13	—	524	126.00–130.00	127.54
9	—	435	130.00–140.00	135.03
2	—	653	120.00	120.00
3	—	727	105.00	105.00
4	—	589	119.00–127.00	125.05
8	—	368	138.00	138.00
9	—	274	149.00	149.00
1	—	185	168.00	168.00
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,785	93.00	93.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,295	770.00–875.00	838.20

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle