Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with a limited comparison from last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.21/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$131.21

148 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$25.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

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	507	134.19	680	110
Medium and Large 2-3	460	122.94	566	37
Large 1	595	109.00	649	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $32 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 sale148 hd

131.21

—

KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd

127.18

+4.03

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	1,602	68.17	1,092	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	48.84	668	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	45.28	513	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	38.03	405	12

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 1-2	—	278	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	392	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	116.27/cwt	114.00–119.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	124.70/cwt	115.00–131.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	521	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	151.02/cwt	149.00–151.50	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	825	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	149.63/cwt	149.00–152.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	356	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	756	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	148.08/cwt	148.00–149.00	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	707	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	126.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	636	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	591	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	72.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	64.17/cwt	63.00–66.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	48.83/cwt	45.50–51.00	572	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	41.73/cwt	37.50–44.50	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	130.06/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	35.94/cwt	35.00–37.50	369	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	42.21/cwt	40.50–43.50	482	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	49.10/cwt	47.00–52.00	702	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	44.10/cwt	42.50–45.50	543	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	113.24/cwt	111.00–114.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	133.28/cwt	131.00–134.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	2

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 199Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 59Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with a limited comparison from last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	141.00	141.00
15	—	375	139.00	139.00
8	—	441	135.00	135.00
5	—	699	117.00	117.00
4	—	818	105.00	105.00
18	—	516	125.00–132.00	130.06
4	—	733	111.00–114.00	113.24
4	—	344	138.00	138.00
2	—	583	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
11	—	518	114.00–119.00	116.27
11	—	456	115.00–131.00	124.70
8	—	401	130.00	130.00
4	—	318	131.00–134.00	133.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	499	141.75	141.75
5	—	609	130.00	130.00
5	—	501	135.25	135.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	143.00	143.00
4	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	775	121.00	121.00
2	—	380	164.00	164.00
3	—	625	135.00	135.00
15	—	489	149.00–151.50	151.02
11	—	581	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	591	148.00–149.00	148.08
5	—	532	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	145.00	145.00
5	—	356	149.00–152.00	149.63
3	—	582	122.00	122.00
3	—	285	183.00	183.00
2	—	220	161.00–163.00	162.00
12	—	521	130.00	130.00
7	—	346	152.00	152.00
5	—	627	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	756	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
11	—	503	122.00–128.00	126.37
7	—	435	135.00–137.00	135.82
2	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	340	130.00	130.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	70.00–75.00	72.17
2	—	1,473	63.00–66.00	64.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	45.50–51.00	48.83
6	—	1,092	37.50–44.50	41.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	35.00–37.50	35.94
4	—	1,141	40.50–43.50	42.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	47.00–52.00	49.10
3	—	1,232	42.50–45.50	44.10
1	—	1,525	62.00	62.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle