Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the Holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cows with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.89/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$122.89

143 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

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	523	124.41	651	119
Large 1	478	117.35	561	20
Medium and Large 2-3	397	105.25	418	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $233 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 sale143 hd

122.89

—

KY average14 barns · 1,579 hd

117.28

+5.61

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	1,889	62.71	1,184	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	44.43	662	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	40.51	460	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	36.76	377	18

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	436	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.05/cwt	125.00–132.00	661	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	294	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	107.59/cwt	105.00–111.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	630	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	578	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	642	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	498	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	573	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	447	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	478	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	129.29/cwt	126.00–132.00	820	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	144.78/cwt	144.00–146.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	972	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	756.22/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	795	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,931	62.79/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,212	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	37.92/cwt	34.50–40.00	423	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	42.90/cwt	40.50–46.00	495	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	49.44/cwt	49.00–50.50	699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	39.87/cwt	36.00–42.50	552	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	45.86/cwt	43.00–48.00	715	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	39.93/cwt	38.00–41.50	422	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	35.17/cwt	31.00–37.50	355	12

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 599Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the Holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cows with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	98.00	98.00
9	—	352	148.00	148.00
9	—	441	140.00	140.00
11	—	283	154.00	154.00
12	—	662	110.00	110.00
13	—	570	118.00	118.00
22	—	508	125.00–132.00	130.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	127.00	127.00
4	—	510	115.00	115.00
5	—	443	120.00	120.00
7	—	294	127.00	127.00
7	—	566	105.00–111.00	107.59
7	—	663	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	111.00	111.00
7	—	498	115.00	115.00
11	—	447	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	103.00	103.00
5	—	271	126.00	126.00
6	—	330	125.00	125.00
13	—	431	123.00	123.00
13	—	571	118.00	118.00
18	—	376	127.00	127.00
18	—	510	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	130.00	130.00
10	—	700	129.00	129.00
23	—	634	126.00–132.00	129.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	103.00	103.00
3	—	343	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	391	150.00	150.00
4	—	625	121.00	121.00
6	—	468	144.00	144.00
8	—	560	126.00	126.00
10	—	437	144.00–146.00	144.78
12	—	516	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	742	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	115.00	115.00

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)	4	—	1,209	700.00–775.00	756.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	55.00	55.00
1	—	2,120	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,931	60.00–66.00	62.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,116	34.50–40.00	37.92
13	—	1,154	40.50–46.00	42.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	49.00–50.50	49.44
8	—	1,384	36.00–42.50	39.87
15	—	1,560	43.00–48.00	45.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	38.00–41.50	39.93
12	—	1,010	31.00–37.50	35.17

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