Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday last Monday. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Moderate 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 $124.66/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$124.66

68 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$2.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	523	126.81	663	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	124.00	719	52

One grade step is worth $2.82/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale68 hd

124.66

—

KY average29 barns · 6,437 hd

127.63

−2.97

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	—	High	1,752	88.87	1,557	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	58.39	822	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	56.68	669	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	44.78	438	9thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	710	12
Bulls	Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	665	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	589	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	99.68/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	84.55/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	129.16/cwt	127.00–135.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	59.29/cwt	56.50–63.50	857	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	53.11/cwt	50.50–55.50	691	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	58.07/cwt	54.50–60.50	675	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	49.60/cwt	44.50–53.00	590	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	42.72/cwt	41.50–44.50	405	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	62.86/cwt	62.50–63.50	759	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	48.89/cwt	47.50–50.50	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	128.35/cwt	126.00–131.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	5

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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday last Monday. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	120.00	120.00
3	—	675	120.00	120.00
4	—	850	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,033	100.00	100.00
5	—	560	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	135.00	135.00
3	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	483	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	568	125.00	125.00
13	—	508	131.00	131.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
3	—	700	110.00	110.00
4	—	359	164.00	164.00
5	—	650	120.00	120.00
7	—	431	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	120.00	120.00
4	—	411	127.00–135.00	129.16
5	—	665	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	807	108.50	108.50
5	—	663	113.00	113.00
5	—	376	140.00–145.00	142.86
4	—	761	105.00	105.00
14	—	582	125.00	125.00
10	—	529	126.00–131.00	128.35
8	—	454	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	129.00	129.00
1	—	370	133.00	133.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
8	—	594	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	94.00–105.00	99.68
5	—	1,745	77.00–88.00	84.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,446	56.50–63.50	59.29
4	—	1,301	50.50–55.50	53.11
1	—	1,290	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,163	54.50–60.50	58.07
4	—	1,190	44.50–53.00	49.60
3	—	1,208	62.50–63.50	62.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	947	41.50–44.50	42.72
3	—	1,040	47.50–50.50	48.89

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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