Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher on a light test

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.92/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$135.92

317 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

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	492	137.07	674	297
Medium and Large 2-3	466	118.93	554	20

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $120 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 sale317 hd

135.92

—

KY average27 barns · 5,533 hd

128.45

+7.47

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	1,975	69.85	1,380	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	50.26	695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	43.60	528	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	37.37	377	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	150.02/cwt	149.00–154.00	798	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	127.44/cwt	126.00–129.00	855	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	39.73/cwt	39.00–40.50	425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.64/cwt	133.00–137.00	706	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	120.50/cwt	119.00–123.00	523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	342	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.73/cwt	135.50–136.00	590	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	519	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.91/cwt	111.00–119.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.14/cwt	134.00–135.00	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	594	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	879.59/cwt	710.00–1,010.00	11,285	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	175.07/cwt	172.50–176.50	863	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	179.23/cwt	179.00–181.00	746	43
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	414	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	679	20
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	508	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	691	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	847	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	282	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	845	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	655	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	69.85/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	117.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	45.35/cwt	43.50–47.50	542	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	39.93/cwt	38.50–41.50	467	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	723	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	50.39/cwt	46.00–53.00	700	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	35.79/cwt	31.50–38.50	347	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher on a light test

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	149.00–154.00	150.02
5	—	604	144.00	144.00
47	—	493	172.50–176.50	175.07
43	—	416	179.00–181.00	179.23
21	—	576	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	322	162.00–164.00	163.00
5	—	737	128.00	128.00
3	—	425	155.00	155.00
14	—	680	134.00–135.00	134.14
6	—	631	136.00	136.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	395	150.00–152.00	150.49
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	414	164.00	164.00
20	—	508	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	450	145.00	145.00
35	—	370	152.00	152.00
61	—	671	126.00–129.00	127.44
16	—	517	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	120.00–121.00	120.67
1	—	300	119.00	119.00
8	—	434	119.00–123.00	120.50
4	—	565	111.00–119.00	116.91
2	—	530	111.00	111.00
2	—	373	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	130.00	130.00
6	—	748	107.00	107.00
45	—	524	133.00–137.00	134.64
13	—	315	147.00	147.00
12	—	265	129.00	129.00
32	—	435	135.50–136.00	135.73
22	—	369	140.00–142.00	140.68
3	—	647	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	156.00	156.00
11	—	360	152.00	152.00
9	—	579	139.00	139.00
2	—	768	115.00	115.00
18	—	490	150.00	150.00
15	—	671	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	282	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	142.00	142.00
2	—	550	115.00–123.00	119.00
4	—	530	115.00–125.00	117.57
1	—	375	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	39.00–40.50	39.73
3	—	970	31.50–38.50	35.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	55.50	55.50
8	—	1,389	46.00–53.00	50.39
1	—	1,485	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	43.50–47.50	45.35
4	—	1,170	38.50–41.50	39.93
1	—	1,460	49.50	49.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	67.00–72.00	69.85

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	710.00–1,010.00	879.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	800.00	800.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle