Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison from last week due to holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.29/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$127.29

177 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

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	498	128.13	638	169
Medium and Large 2-3	484	111.00	537	7thin
Large 1	525	98.00	515	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $124 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 sale177 hd

127.29

—

KY average11 barns · 3,392 hd

125.72

+1.56

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	1,575	58.84	926	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	47.23	694	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	43.24	520	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	34.60	363	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Large 1	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	146.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.47/cwt	122.00–132.00	873	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.99/cwt	116.00–121.00	692	10
Bulls	—	—	1,604	63.32/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	54.36/cwt	52.00–56.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	712.39/cwt	685.00–750.00	8,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.82/cwt	135.00–143.50	739	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	122.03/cwt	121.00–123.00	715	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	789	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,004	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	128.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	589	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	416	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	511	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	39.05/cwt	36.50–41.50	429	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	757	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	46.74/cwt	44.00–49.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	672	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	789	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	32.38/cwt	30.00–35.50	332	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	43.54/cwt	41.50–46.00	537	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	49.24/cwt	48.00–51.00	598	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	37.93/cwt	36.50–40.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	119.94/cwt	110.00–123.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	135.47/cwt	135.00–136.00	687	19

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 589Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: No comparison from last week due to holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
10	—	577	116.00–121.00	119.99
22	—	513	124.00–132.00	130.94
26	—	669	118.00	118.00
3	—	275	163.00	163.00
6	—	435	138.00	138.00
8	—	464	142.00	142.00
15	—	370	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	112.00	112.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
4	—	483	110.00–123.00	119.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	140.00–147.00	146.00
9	—	685	122.00–132.00	127.47
22	—	525	135.00–143.50	140.82
2	—	433	142.00	142.00
4	—	344	143.00	143.00
5	—	630	129.00	129.00
8	—	478	142.00	142.00
21	—	754	130.00–135.00	133.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	586	121.00–123.00	122.03
20	—	669	118.00	118.00
30	—	458	125.00–130.00	128.60
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
3	—	637	111.00	111.00
17	—	313	133.00	133.00
17	—	373	137.00	137.00
23	—	518	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	106.00	106.00
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
2	—	440	117.00–118.00	117.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	139.00	139.00
8	—	498	135.00	135.00
19	—	507	135.00–136.00	135.47

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	685.00–750.00	712.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	60.00–66.00	63.32
4	—	1,545	52.00–56.00	54.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	36.50–41.50	39.05
8	—	1,026	30.00–35.50	32.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	41.50	41.50
4	—	1,499	50.00–51.00	50.52
15	—	1,472	44.00–49.00	46.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	41.50–46.00	43.54
3	—	1,215	48.00–51.00	49.24
4	—	1,108	36.50–40.00	37.93

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