Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.60/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$122.60

108 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$5.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	495	123.31	610	88
Large 1	422	122.43	517	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	440	117.88	519	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.43/cwt here — about $91 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 sale108 hd

122.60

—

KY average27 barns · 4,699 hd

121.50

+1.10

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	1,642	74.55	1,224	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	57.84	814	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	51.83	600	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	43.24	458	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	677	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	577	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	588	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	423	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	118.16/cwt	117.00–121.00	627	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	136.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	114.10/cwt	113.00–115.00	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	315	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	147.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	660	10
Bulls	—	—	1,642	74.55/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	64.27/cwt	62.50–66.00	903	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	45.63/cwt	44.50–47.00	533	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	39.66/cwt	38.50–41.00	356	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	581	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	56.53/cwt	54.50–60.00	788	5
Steers	Large 1	—	514	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	126.25/cwt	124.00–129.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	770	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.39/cwt	116.00–120.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.18/cwt	145.00–158.50	677	25

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	95.00	95.00
8	—	366	153.00	153.00
4	—	283	152.00	152.00
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
7	—	434	142.00–148.00	147.16
10	—	574	115.00	115.00
2	—	628	100.00	100.00
4	—	490	136.00	136.00
8	—	666	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00	110.00
3	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
5	—	494	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
4	—	475	115.00	115.00
2	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	598	100.00	100.00
1	—	215	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	451	128.50	128.50
9	—	442	133.00	133.00
37	—	531	117.00–121.00	118.16
10	—	372	134.00–139.00	136.99
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
13	—	584	113.00–115.00	114.10
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	124.00	124.00
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
2	—	315	129.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	124.00–129.00	126.25
3	—	748	107.00	107.00
15	—	615	116.00–120.00	118.39
5	—	503	142.00	142.00
25	—	431	145.00–158.50	157.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	517	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00–131.00	125.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	70.00–78.00	74.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	56.50	56.50
2	—	1,173	49.50	49.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	62.50–66.00	64.27
1	—	1,485	51.50	51.50
5	—	1,394	54.50–60.00	56.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	44.50–47.00	45.63
2	—	898	38.50–41.00	39.66

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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