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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand except 400 lbs bull calves which had very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.40/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −18.74 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$147.40

71 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.46

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	487	150.32	731	54
Medium and Large 2-3	458	138.15	633	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $98 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 sale71 hd

147.40

—

KY average27 barns · 1,746 hd

133.94

+13.46

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−18.74

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	1,955	75.16	1,470	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	56.23	816	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	48.82	578	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	887	35.60	316	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	359	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	150.14/cwt	142.00–153.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	164.94/cwt	163.00–167.00	777	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	741	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,992	77.22/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	46.48/cwt	45.50–47.50	561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	35.60/cwt	34.50–36.50	316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	928	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	51.40/cwt	47.00–54.00	614	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	55.59/cwt	53.00–58.50	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	42.81/cwt	41.50–45.00	474	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	62.55/cwt	61.00–66.00	971	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.01/cwt	137.00–144.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	134.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	583	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	142.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	133.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	20

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 347Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	160.00	160.00
6	—	441	151.00	151.00
4	—	273	166.00	166.00
5	—	655	116.00	116.00
16	—	471	163.00–167.00	164.94
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
5	—	585	132.00	132.00
12	—	515	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	160.00	160.00
4	—	360	142.00–153.00	150.14
3	—	662	112.00	112.00
2	—	425	141.00	141.00
6	—	493	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	158.00	158.00
2	—	338	160.00	160.00
10	—	682	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	131.00	131.00
4	—	581	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	117.00	117.00
2	—	480	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	125.00	125.00
11	—	415	137.00–144.00	142.01
5	—	271	143.00	143.00
8	—	378	144.00	144.00
3	—	630	125.00	125.00
6	—	314	141.00–144.00	142.96
20	—	512	130.00–136.00	133.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	130.00–136.00	134.97
1	—	795	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,992	75.00–80.00	77.22
1	—	1,845	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	56.50	56.50
4	—	1,195	47.00–54.00	51.40
3	—	1,108	41.50–45.00	42.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	45.50–47.50	46.48
9	—	1,459	53.00–58.50	55.59
4	—	1,553	61.00–66.00	62.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	34.50–36.50	35.60

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

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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