Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.65/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$129.65

167 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$1.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

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	545	129.71	706	160
Medium and Large 2-3	429	128.14	549	7thin

One grade step is worth $1.57/cwt here — about $157 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 sale167 hd

129.65

—

KY average26 barns · 4,164 hd

126.07

+3.57

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	1,634	73.88	1,207	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,299	55.19	717	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	49.31	572	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	42.93	446	15

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	40.50/cwt	32.00–42.50	411	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	44.92/cwt	44.00–46.00	479	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	545	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	52.56/cwt	50.00–57.50	675	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	60.18/cwt	58.50–62.50	775	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	499	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	144.91/cwt	141.00–149.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	122.40/cwt	118.00–123.00	842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	126.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	534	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	904	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.34/cwt	129.00–139.00	633	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	4
Steers	Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.34/cwt	153.00–154.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	134.66/cwt	131.00–135.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	132.64/cwt	132.00–135.00	828	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,028	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	976	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	61.82/cwt	60.00–63.00	816	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	77.08/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,288	5
Bulls	—	—	2,075	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	55.62/cwt	54.50–59.00	593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	43.28/cwt	40.00–45.50	527	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	49.92/cwt	47.00–53.50	580	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	777	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 Aug 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	32.00–42.50	40.50
6	—	1,066	44.00–46.00	44.92
1	—	1,080	50.50	50.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,285	50.00–57.50	52.56
8	—	1,287	58.50–62.50	60.18
1	—	1,570	49.50	49.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	54.50–59.00	55.62
6	—	1,218	40.00–45.50	43.28
18	—	1,161	47.00–53.50	49.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	60.00–63.00	61.82
5	—	1,671	73.00–80.00	77.08
1	—	2,075	82.00	82.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
6	—	652	115.00	115.00
8	—	499	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	701	110.00	110.00
7	—	288	172.00	172.00
8	—	374	157.00	157.00
9	—	339	159.00	159.00
13	—	645	121.00	121.00
14	—	568	131.00	131.00
16	—	498	150.00	150.00
30	—	445	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	141.00–149.00	144.91
2	—	350	129.00	129.00
4	—	453	132.00	132.00
5	—	551	122.00	122.00
6	—	501	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
6	—	266	137.00	137.00
8	—	688	118.00–123.00	122.40
13	—	435	135.00	135.00
14	—	527	130.00–132.00	130.97
14	—	606	121.00–130.00	126.19
16	—	573	125.00–132.00	126.70
22	—	387	138.00	138.00
32	—	752	120.25	120.25
34	—	471	129.00–139.00	134.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	135.00	135.00
4	—	505	123.00	123.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	150.00	150.00
5	—	472	150.00	150.00
5	—	508	147.00	147.00
6	—	370	153.00–154.00	153.34
10	—	569	141.00	141.00
12	—	666	131.00–135.00	134.66
18	—	624	132.00–135.00	132.64
18	—	864	119.00	119.00
32	—	751	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	129.00	129.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	660.00	660.00

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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