Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bulls calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.46/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −31.68 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$134.46

84 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.12

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	470	135.77	639	77
Medium and Large 2-3	521	120.04	625	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $14 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 sale84 hd

134.46

—

KY average27 barns · 2,603 hd

119.34

+15.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−31.68

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	—	High	1,580	64.08	1,012	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	49.93	679	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	46.63	503	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	40.75	398	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2-3	—	377	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	631	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	130.93/cwt	130.00–133.00	365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	559	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	632	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	493	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	124.07/cwt	123.00–127.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.36/cwt	136.00–141.00	589	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	673	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	167.07/cwt	163.00–175.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	112.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	577	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	70.28/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	60.03/cwt	55.00–65.00	912	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	43.94/cwt	43.00–45.00	476	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	47.64/cwt	46.00–52.00	514	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	44.17/cwt	43.50–45.00	581	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	50.80/cwt	47.50–54.00	692	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	440	2

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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 327Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bulls calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	123.00	123.00
3	—	415	110.00–118.00	112.70
7	—	558	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	513	121.00–126.00	122.95
13	—	431	123.00	123.00
6	—	552	116.00	116.00
6	—	279	130.00–133.00	130.93
2	—	688	107.00	107.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	113.00	113.00
2	—	493	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	123.00–127.00	124.07
2	—	565	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	426	136.00–141.00	138.36
17	—	493	136.50	136.50
12	—	557	128.00	128.00
10	—	361	145.00	145.00
6	—	703	105.00	105.00
4	—	506	128.00	128.00
3	—	270	163.00–175.00	167.07
2	—	643	112.00	112.00
2	—	315	153.00	153.00
2	—	245	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	173.00	173.00
2	—	480	141.00	141.00
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
4	—	356	155.00	155.00
4	—	445	143.00	143.00
5	—	509	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
4	—	424	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,735	66.00–74.00	70.28
6	—	1,520	55.00–65.00	60.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	43.00–45.00	43.94
8	—	1,078	46.00–52.00	47.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,315	43.50–45.00	44.17
14	—	1,363	47.50–54.00	50.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	37.00	37.00
2	—	990	44.00–45.00	44.49

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