Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.90/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$125.90

167 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$14.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

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	523	126.69	662	158
Medium and Large 2-3	598	112.12	671	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale167 hd

125.90

—

KY average27 barns · 4,197 hd

123.29

+2.61

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	1,985	77.12	1,531	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	57.07	823	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,096	47.67	522	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	44.82	459	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	45.65/cwt	45.50–46.00	519	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	56.73/cwt	54.00–57.50	834	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	50.69/cwt	47.00–54.00	524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	61.83/cwt	61.50–62.00	810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.82/cwt	44.00–46.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	148.20/cwt	148.00–149.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	132.27/cwt	129.00–133.00	581	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	119.02/cwt	118.00–121.00	692	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	778	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	943	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	129.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	765	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	689	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	61.19/cwt	59.00–63.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	731	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	77.12/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	160.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	684	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.07/cwt	140.00–151.00	644	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.76/cwt	116.50–122.00	752	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	128.07/cwt	124.00–133.00	624	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.32/cwt	121.00–127.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	142.58/cwt	141.00–144.50	548	24

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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 228Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	45.50–46.00	45.65
2	—	1,033	47.00–54.00	50.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	54.00–57.50	56.73
3	—	1,310	61.50–62.00	61.83
1	—	1,700	44.50	44.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	44.00–46.00	44.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	72.00–81.00	77.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	169.00	169.00
6	—	685	124.00	124.00
1	—	180	196.00	196.00
4	—	218	189.00	189.00
9	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
51	—	592	125.00–135.00	129.28
5	—	423	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	180.00	180.00
5	—	513	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	293	148.00–149.00	148.20
22	—	439	129.00–133.00	132.27
30	—	581	118.00–121.00	119.02
3	—	775	96.00	96.00
12	—	659	118.00	118.00
30	—	623	116.50–122.00	120.76
23	—	487	124.00–133.00	128.07
9	—	521	121.00–127.00	122.32
24	—	384	141.00–144.50	142.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	112.00–120.00	116.04
6	—	691	106.00	106.00
1	—	290	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	110.00	110.00
5	—	731	100.00	100.00
10	—	386	160.00–165.00	160.51
6	—	520	131.50	131.50
19	—	435	140.00–151.00	148.07
6	—	580	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00–115.00	112.52
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
2	—	370	151.00	151.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	59.00–63.00	61.19

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle