Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.63/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$122.63

171 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$8.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	506	123.05	623	161
Large 1	498	118.00	588	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	583	115.00	670	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.05/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale171 hd

122.63

—

KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd

121.92

+0.71

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	1,718	68.51	1,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	46.27	634	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	43.97	532	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	37.29	370	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	165.88/cwt	161.00–170.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	579	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	700	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	109.21/cwt	106.00–114.00	622	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	498	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	130.52/cwt	127.50–131.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.69/cwt	110.00–122.00	775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	462	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	555	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.32/cwt	118.00–126.00	692	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.17/cwt	140.00–143.00	727	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,112	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	70.01/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,283	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	38.33/cwt	37.00–39.50	505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	44.02/cwt	42.00–46.00	514	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,023	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	41.96/cwt	40.00–43.50	580	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	46.81/cwt	45.00–51.00	587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	37.29/cwt	37.00–37.50	370	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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
5	—	745	106.00	106.00
6	—	282	161.00–170.00	165.88
11	—	435	140.00	140.00
11	—	656	113.00	113.00
15	—	587	123.00	123.00
17	—	369	157.00	157.00
21	—	511	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	140.00	140.00
6	—	503	117.00	117.00
10	—	570	106.00–114.00	109.21
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	140.00	140.00
4	—	643	115.00	115.00
6	—	747	115.00	115.00
7	—	313	127.50–131.00	130.52
11	—	496	125.00–128.00	126.64
13	—	670	110.00–122.00	115.69
22	—	361	128.00	128.00
25	—	437	127.00	127.00
35	—	502	123.00	123.00
37	—	580	118.00–126.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
4	—	339	156.00	156.00
4	—	646	135.00	135.00
4	—	825	124.00	124.00
5	—	654	126.00	126.00
15	—	440	145.00	145.00
35	—	580	131.00	131.00
41	—	515	140.00–143.00	141.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,280	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,832	68.00–73.00	70.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,318	37.00–39.50	38.33
5	—	1,167	42.00–46.00	44.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,382	40.00–43.50	41.96
4	—	1,254	45.00–51.00	46.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	37.00–37.50	37.29

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle