Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.33/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$116.33

117 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$1.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.33

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	532	116.48	619	104
Medium and Large 2-3	437	115.08	503	13thin

One grade step is worth $1.41/cwt here — about $117 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 sale117 hd

116.33

—

KY average27 barns · 5,847 hd

129.66

−13.33

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	1,612	72.47	1,168	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	52.71	750	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	46.74	578	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	41.13	442	5thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	38.86/cwt	36.50–40.50	405	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	44.54/cwt	42.50–46.50	501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	52.57/cwt	50.00–56.00	758	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	895	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	47.70/cwt	46.00–52.50	573	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	40.07/cwt	38.50–41.50	524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	77.49/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,336	4
Bulls	—	—	1,427	61.92/cwt	55.00–65.00	884	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.50	974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.35/cwt	139.00–150.00	594	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.69/cwt	136.00–137.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	109.25/cwt	109.25–109.25	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	510	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	535	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	119.18/cwt	117.00–126.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	109.38/cwt	109.00–110.00	696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	678	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	134.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	488	6

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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 345Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	36.50–40.50	38.86
2	—	1,125	42.50–46.50	44.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	50.00–56.00	52.57
1	—	1,420	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,280	43.50	43.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	46.00–52.50	47.70
3	—	1,307	38.50–41.50	40.07
1	—	1,275	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	73.00–83.00	77.49
3	—	1,427	55.00–65.00	61.92
1	—	1,715	84.00	84.00

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)	1	—	1,055	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	821	118.00–119.50	118.66
14	—	423	139.00–150.00	140.35
13	—	576	136.00–137.00	136.69
13	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.06
5	—	917	109.25	109.25
5	—	463	140.00	140.00
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	447	114.00	114.00
2	—	380	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	562	115.00	115.00
20	—	453	118.00	118.00
17	—	504	117.00–126.00	119.18
16	—	636	109.00–110.00	109.38
12	—	429	124.00	124.00
8	—	765	101.00	101.00
6	—	363	134.00–135.00	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	145.00	145.00
9	—	439	143.00	143.00
9	—	632	111.00	111.00
9	—	713	103.00	103.00
19	—	506	134.00	134.00
25	—	570	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	111.00	111.00
5	—	655	100.00	100.00
6	—	378	130.00–135.00	134.17
7	—	490	118.00	118.00
9	—	512	118.00	118.00

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

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