Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.83/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$124.83

71 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

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	458	127.18	582	65
Medium and Large 2-3	537	102.67	551	3thin
Large 1	604	96.00	580	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $3 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

124.83

—

KY average26 barns · 5,526 hd

119.38

+5.44

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	1,535	81.67	1,254	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	53.27	746	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	49.52	590	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	46.48	467	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	223	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	588	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.87/cwt	118.00–120.00	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.67/cwt	136.00–139.00	516	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.41/cwt	121.00–124.00	586	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	776	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	45.68/cwt	42.50–47.00	495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	838	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	42.20/cwt	40.50–44.50	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	697	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	142.03/cwt	134.00–143.50	719	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	50.80/cwt	48.00–54.00	624	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	53.00/cwt	50.50–57.00	751	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	46.87/cwt	45.50–48.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	123.39/cwt	115.00–139.00	523	5
Bulls	—	—	1,425	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	119.80/cwt	119.00–120.00	704	15
Bulls	—	—	1,470	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,220	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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 275Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	151.00	151.00
4	—	705	98.00	98.00
10	—	428	130.00	130.00
2	—	638	112.00	112.00
9	—	517	118.00–120.00	118.87
18	—	372	136.00–139.00	138.67
2	—	255	144.00	144.00
6	—	562	117.00–120.00	119.00
12	—	475	121.00–124.00	123.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	96.00	96.00
1	—	635	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	159.00	159.00
5	—	636	122.00	122.00
2	—	343	170.00	170.00
3	—	727	105.00	105.00
3	—	568	122.00	122.00
13	—	506	134.00–143.50	142.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	110.00	110.00
2	—	713	95.00	95.00
9	—	421	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
2	—	285	148.00	148.00
3	—	368	156.00	156.00
15	—	588	119.00–120.00	119.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	115.00–139.00	123.39
1	—	370	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	42.50–47.00	45.68
9	—	1,228	48.00–54.00	50.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	60.50	60.50
1	—	1,270	48.50	48.50
9	—	1,417	50.50–57.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	40.50–44.50	42.20
1	—	1,180	53.50	53.50
4	—	1,014	45.50–48.00	46.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,710	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,470	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	60.00	60.00

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