Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.60/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$134.60

131 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$18.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

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	501	137.36	688	110
Large 1	398	128.00	509	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	119.32	692	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.04/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale131 hd

134.60

—

KY average28 barns · 6,480 hd

132.39

+2.21

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	1,509	63.14	953	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	54.21	797	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	47.62	576	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	38.70	373	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	60.18/cwt	58.00–62.00	900	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	398	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	513	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.58/cwt	132.00–136.00	688	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	141.67/cwt	141.00–144.00	432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	128.42/cwt	126.00–130.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	611	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	36.09/cwt	35.50–37.50	335	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	50.56/cwt	46.50–53.50	614	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	54.68/cwt	51.50–56.50	797	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	43.70/cwt	41.50–45.50	526	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	48.75/cwt	47.00–50.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	41.30/cwt	39.50–43.50	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.56/cwt	134.00–136.00	911	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	151.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	150.32/cwt	150.00–150.50	768	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	145	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.00/cwt	126.00–131.00	749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.79/cwt	139.00–145.00	837	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,526	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 356Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.56
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
4	—	431	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	125.00	125.00
4	—	478	142.00	142.00
1	—	230	171.00	171.00
7	—	520	145.00	145.00
4	—	618	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
2	—	278	162.00	162.00
5	—	431	149.00	149.00
9	—	655	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	109.00	109.00
3	—	558	124.00	124.00
3	—	640	113.00	113.00
5	—	439	126.00–130.00	128.42
3	—	497	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	138.00	138.00
18	—	534	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	359	143.00	143.00
6	—	667	129.00	129.00
1	—	250	143.00	143.00
31	—	511	132.00–136.00	134.58
9	—	305	141.00–144.00	141.67
5	—	420	138.00	138.00
6	—	646	132.00	132.00
10	—	581	126.00–131.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	160.00	160.00
12	—	620	138.00	138.00
27	—	672	134.00–136.00	135.56
2	—	700	122.00	122.00
8	—	462	150.00–152.00	151.51
17	—	511	150.00–150.50	150.32
5	—	418	155.00	155.00
9	—	865	114.00	114.00
26	—	586	139.00–145.00	142.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,495	58.00–62.00	60.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	60.00	60.00
11	—	1,458	51.50–56.50	54.68
2	—	1,530	47.00–50.00	48.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	35.50–37.50	36.09
3	—	1,003	39.50–43.50	41.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	46.50–53.50	50.56
3	—	1,203	41.50–45.50	43.70

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	735.00	735.00

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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