Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with Moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.31/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$131.31

206 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$18.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

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	496	135.34	671	146
Medium and Large 2-3	502	122.66	616	49
Large 1	633	116.36	736	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.97/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale206 hd

131.31

—

KY average25 barns · 5,782 hd

127.46

+3.85

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	1,921	70.77	1,360	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	56.25	801	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	50.41	617	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	43.01	498	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	137.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	593	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	894	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	123.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.89/cwt	134.00–145.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	131.43/cwt	122.00–134.00	666	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	748.55/cwt	710.00–785.00	8,578	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.22/cwt	154.00–165.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	412	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	564	120.34/cwt	112.00–126.00	679	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	517	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	688	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	826	25
Bulls	—	—	2,045	71.21/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	63.72/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	137.30/cwt	132.00–139.00	674	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	140.57/cwt	131.00–142.00	708	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.05/cwt	119.00–123.00	781	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.23/cwt	131.00–137.00	769	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	585	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	648	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	59.04/cwt	56.00–60.50	823	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	46.77/cwt	42.50–50.50	670	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	63.48/cwt	62.00–65.00	945	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	49.05/cwt	48.50–51.50	620	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	58.80/cwt	58.00–59.50	704	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	44.30/cwt	43.50–45.50	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	314	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	671	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	765	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	45.45/cwt	43.50–47.50	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	38.95/cwt	35.50–40.50	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	8

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 692Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	107.00	107.00
2	—	383	136.00	136.00
23	—	476	122.00–125.00	123.22
13	—	545	120.00	120.00
8	—	430	126.00–130.00	127.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	120.00	120.00
4	—	238	141.00	141.00
31	—	432	134.00–138.00	137.26
14	—	355	146.00	146.00
13	—	739	121.00	121.00
10	—	310	148.00	148.00
8	—	581	127.00	127.00
35	—	507	122.00–134.00	131.43
2	—	195	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	603	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	114.00	114.00
3	—	587	123.00	123.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	159.00	159.00
2	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	124.50	124.50
12	—	579	134.00–145.00	142.89
9	—	894	121.00	121.00
7	—	424	154.00–165.00	160.22
3	—	517	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	297	167.00	167.00
4	—	756	111.00	111.00
4	—	218	189.00	189.00
43	—	504	131.00–142.00	140.57
34	—	640	119.00–123.00	122.05
33	—	577	131.00–137.00	133.23
16	—	361	162.00	162.00
9	—	426	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	112.00–126.00	120.34
3	—	517	133.00	133.00
2	—	335	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	572	125.00	125.00
17	—	491	132.00–139.00	137.30
5	—	421	145.00	145.00
2	—	355	144.00	144.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,146	710.00–785.00	748.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,045	69.00–74.00	71.21
2	—	1,783	62.00–66.00	63.72
1	—	1,950	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,394	56.00–60.50	59.04
6	—	1,432	42.50–50.50	46.77
4	—	1,489	62.00–65.00	63.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	48.50–51.50	49.05
3	—	1,198	58.00–59.50	58.80
3	—	1,183	43.50–45.50	44.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	43.50–47.50	45.45
3	—	1,153	35.50–40.50	38.95

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