Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of all classes due to wet weather and muddy conditions. Moderate demand for all classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.62/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −29.52 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$136.62

68 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$2.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.76

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	509	137.02	697	58
Medium and Large 2-3	458	134.30	616	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.72/cwt here — about $82 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 sale68 hd

136.62

—

KY average27 barns · 1,578 hd

130.85

+5.76

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−29.52

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	1,703	72.29	1,231	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	51.21	711	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	49.94	619	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	36.13	351	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	121.83/cwt	121.00–125.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	123.26/cwt	122.00–127.00	558	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,130	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,014.38/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	10,073	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	616	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	45.35/cwt	44.00–47.00	576	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	50.87/cwt	47.50–53.50	655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	50.42/cwt	48.00–52.00	755	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	56.18/cwt	56.00–56.50	742	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	34.51/cwt	34.00–35.00	326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	996	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	941	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	271	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	77.15/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	128.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	751	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,343	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	846	949.62/cwt	925.00–975.00	8,034	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,080	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	937.42/cwt	925.00–950.00	8,137	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	796	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,895	1

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 520Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: All classes were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of all classes due to wet weather and muddy conditions. Moderate demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
4	—	444	132.00	132.00
7	—	718	111.00	111.00
3	—	453	134.00	134.00
6	—	517	121.00–125.00	121.83
2	—	245	140.00	140.00
6	—	308	140.00	140.00
8	—	366	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	127.00	127.00
3	—	562	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	131.00	131.00
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	116.00	116.00
4	—	453	122.00–127.00	123.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
5	—	525	145.00	145.00
16	—	797	125.00	125.00
2	—	393	152.00	152.00
6	—	497	146.00	146.00
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
2	—	698	123.00	123.00
6	—	590	134.00–137.00	134.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	118.00	118.00
9	—	513	139.00	139.00
2	—	253	160.00	160.00
8	—	664	115.00	115.00
16	—	583	125.00–130.00	128.87
8	—	436	148.00	148.00
11	—	350	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
4	—	271	157.00	157.00
3	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	904	1,010.00	1,010.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	993	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,014.38
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	899	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	846	925.00–975.00	949.62
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	868	925.00–950.00	937.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,363	84.00–85.00	84.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	54.50	54.50
2	—	1,288	47.50–53.50	50.87
1	—	1,250	43.50	43.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	44.00–47.00	45.35
4	—	1,498	48.00–52.00	50.42
3	—	1,320	56.00–56.50	56.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	41.00	41.00
3	—	945	34.00–35.00	34.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,943	74.00–81.00	77.15
2	—	1,343	65.00	65.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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