Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of all classes due to very hot weather. Moderate demand of all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.76/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$132.76

72 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$2.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

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	552	132.84	734	70
Medium and Large 2-3	388	130.00	504	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.84/cwt here — about $229 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 sale72 hd

132.76

—

KY average26 barns · 5,184 hd

128.09

+4.67

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	2,315	74.00	1,713	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	51.61	705	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	994	49.75	495	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	43.35	434	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	938	44.16/cwt	43.50–45.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	47.65/cwt	46.50–48.50	683	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	58.90/cwt	56.00–61.50	782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	55.97/cwt	55.50–56.50	657	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	44.28/cwt	42.50–47.50	442	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	51.23/cwt	49.00–55.00	691	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	750	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	364	1
Bulls	—	—	2,315	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	946.46/cwt	925.00–975.00	12,105	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,040.48/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	132.31/cwt	131.00–135.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	142.50/cwt	141.00–145.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	632	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	824	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	135.90/cwt	134.00–137.00	775	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	138.43/cwt	136.00–139.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.54/cwt	129.00–134.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	416	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	43.50–45.00	44.16
2	—	1,173	55.50–56.50	55.97
1	—	750	48.50	48.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	41.50	41.50
4	—	998	42.50–47.50	44.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	46.50–48.50	47.65
2	—	1,328	56.00–61.50	58.90
7	—	1,349	49.00–55.00	51.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,315	74.00	74.00

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)	2	—	1,279	925.00–975.00	946.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	975.00–1,100.00	1,040.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	131.00–135.00	132.31
8	—	510	141.00–145.00	142.50
5	—	588	140.00	140.00
4	—	424	149.00	149.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	136.00–139.00	138.43
3	—	377	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	129.00–134.00	129.54
6	—	640	118.00	118.00
3	—	652	108.00	108.00
3	—	525	138.00	138.00
3	—	453	141.00	141.00
3	—	237	167.00	167.00
2	—	438	145.00	145.00
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
1	—	270	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	624	132.00	132.00
22	—	570	134.00–137.00	135.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	130.00	130.00
6	—	415	135.00	135.00
4	—	574	125.00	125.00
3	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	753	115.00	115.00
2	—	503	128.00	128.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	144.00	144.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle