Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower over 600 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.25/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$123.25

117 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	472	124.50	587	102
Medium and Large 2-3	428	115.07	492	14thin
Large 1	465	110.00	512	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $76 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 sale117 hd

123.25

—

KY average26 barns · 6,655 hd

121.33

+1.92

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	—	Low	1,960	70.90	1,390	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	47.73	655	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	46.87	541	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	35.80	337	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Large 1	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	110.62/cwt	109.00–115.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	126.36/cwt	126.00–128.00	461	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	146.36/cwt	139.00–148.00	553	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	90.68/cwt	89.00–92.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	124.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	51.05/cwt	48.50–53.00	539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	35.80/cwt	34.50–39.00	337	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	47.73/cwt	46.50–48.50	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	44.08/cwt	41.50–46.50	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	110.61/cwt	110.00–111.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	150.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	742	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	749	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	73.51/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	129.20/cwt	119.00–136.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	108.50/cwt	103.00–112.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.56/cwt	138.00–150.00	603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	592	4

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	577	109.00–115.00	110.62
17	—	365	126.00–128.00	126.36
9	—	666	89.00–92.00	90.68
13	—	434	118.00–125.00	124.49
7	—	508	115.00	115.00
11	—	600	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	378	139.00–148.00	146.36
9	—	432	139.00	139.00
3	—	520	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	124.00	124.00
3	—	467	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
5	—	535	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	152.00	152.00
7	—	571	111.00	111.00
5	—	623	110.00–111.00	110.61
6	—	450	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	140.00	140.00
4	—	538	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	140.00	140.00
18	—	408	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	128.00	128.00
5	—	400	119.00–136.00	129.20
1	—	505	91.00	91.00
2	—	590	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	358	148.00–152.00	150.98
5	—	502	115.00	115.00
8	—	576	103.00–112.00	108.50
6	—	272	168.00	168.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
13	—	432	138.00–150.00	139.56
6	—	642	103.50	103.50
2	—	717	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	48.50–53.00	51.05
3	—	1,220	41.50–46.50	44.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	34.50–39.00	35.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	46.50–48.50	47.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	63.00	63.00
2	—	2,010	73.00–74.00	73.51
1	—	2,010	81.50	81.50

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	—	1,450	860.00	860.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle