Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Moderate 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 $118.91/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$118.91

232 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

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	473	120.34	569	208
Large 1	590	110.00	649	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	104.69	540	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $30 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 sale232 hd

118.91

—

KY average28 barns · 7,857 hd

122.48

−3.58

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	1,728	63.82	1,103	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	46.37	643	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	42.99	527	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	37.54	398	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2-3	—	375	133.36/cwt	131.00–135.00	500	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	112.22/cwt	110.00–116.50	710	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	347	4
Steers	Large 1	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	536	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	115.80/cwt	112.00–118.00	657	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	554	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.48/cwt	136.50–141.00	590	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	662	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	735	8
Steers	Large 1	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	114.79/cwt	113.00–115.00	585	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	35.68/cwt	32.50–38.00	370	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	42.18/cwt	37.50–44.50	561	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	38.62/cwt	35.50–41.00	477	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	41.87/cwt	39.00–43.50	465	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	51.68/cwt	51.00–52.00	797	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	65.03/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,159	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	48.66/cwt	45.50–50.50	681	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	47.36/cwt	45.00–48.50	575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	354	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.96/cwt	125.50–129.00	485	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	127.64/cwt	127.00–128.00	430	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	901.30/cwt	875.00–925.00	13,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	868.21/cwt	775.00–935.00	11,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	229	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	516	18
Bulls	Large 1	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 742Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	131.00–135.00	133.36
16	—	504	110.00	110.00
4	—	336	130.00–131.00	130.26
5	—	459	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	633	110.00–116.50	112.22
28	—	583	119.00	119.00
5	—	739	104.00	104.00
36	—	429	136.50–141.00	137.48
11	—	283	156.00	156.00
37	—	520	125.00	125.00
18	—	344	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	229	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	668	130.00	130.00
4	—	243	143.00	143.00
16	—	498	133.00	133.00
8	—	521	141.00	141.00
9	—	430	143.00	143.00
3	—	340	144.00	144.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00	110.00
9	—	435	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	354	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	438	120.00–125.00	122.38
22	—	567	112.00–118.00	115.80
12	—	458	120.00	120.00
38	—	510	113.00–115.00	114.79
14	—	648	111.00	111.00
3	—	263	126.00	126.00
43	—	385	125.50–129.00	125.96
19	—	337	127.00–128.00	127.64
6	—	698	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	590	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	105.00	105.00
6	—	420	110.00	110.00
6	—	578	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	32.50–38.00	35.68
3	—	1,110	39.00–43.50	41.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,329	37.50–44.50	42.18
3	—	1,543	51.00–52.00	51.68
15	—	1,400	45.50–50.50	48.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	35.50–41.00	38.62
4	—	1,215	45.00–48.50	47.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	62.00–67.00	65.03
1	—	1,510	59.00	59.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,445	875.00–925.00	901.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,378	775.00–935.00	868.21

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle