Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Heady supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.10/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$128.10

154 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$11.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

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	566	128.65	728	143
Large 1	450	125.00	563	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	583	117.43	685	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.23/cwt here — about $43 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 sale154 hd

128.10

—

KY average27 barns · 5,371 hd

128.40

−0.30

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	1,813	94.40	1,711	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	72.45	1,013	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	62.21	709	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	48.02	474	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,025	101.00	1,035	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,223	107.65	1,317	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,118	102.00	1,140	16

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2-3	—	580	118.31/cwt	114.00–121.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	133.29/cwt	128.00–135.00	745	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	595	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.82/cwt	128.00–135.00	746	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	935	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,742	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,118	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,140	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,223	107.65/cwt	107.00–107.75	1,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	666	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	465	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	88.32/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	100.47/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.67/cwt	128.50–130.00	678	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	132.31/cwt	131.00–132.50	564	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	44.85/cwt	42.50–46.50	417	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	54.37/cwt	52.50–56.00	600	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	69.27/cwt	65.00–72.00	914	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	112.13/cwt	111.00–112.50	801	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	77.22/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,171	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	65.19/cwt	64.00–66.50	744	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	498	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.14/cwt	126.00–136.50	669	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.08/cwt	118.00–123.50	760	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,025	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,035	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 Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 203Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 14Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	114.00–121.00	118.31
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	559	128.00–135.00	133.29
23	—	437	132.00–140.00	136.14
11	—	520	130.00–135.00	131.81
8	—	376	143.00	143.00
7	—	786	107.00	107.00
4	—	714	111.00–112.50	112.13
1	—	265	162.00	162.00
3	—	313	150.00	150.00
15	—	846	105.50	105.50
15	—	495	126.00–136.50	135.14
16	—	633	118.00–123.50	120.08
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	113.00	113.00
3	—	418	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	144.50	144.50
7	—	880	115.50	115.50
7	—	649	122.00	122.00
7	—	444	154.00	154.00
24	—	788	125.00	125.00
2	—	488	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,043	109.00	109.00
3	—	357	159.00	159.00
2	—	658	120.00	120.00
16	—	964	111.00	111.00
10	—	570	128.00–135.00	130.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	441	151.00	151.00
10	—	736	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	169.00	169.00
27	—	523	128.50–130.00	129.67
7	—	664	122.00	122.00
3	—	572	127.00	127.00
3	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	317	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	131.00–132.50	132.31
2	—	613	110.00–118.00	113.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,118	102.00	102.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	107.00–107.75	107.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	83.00–93.00	88.32
2	—	1,763	100.00–101.00	100.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	44.50	44.50
1	—	1,055	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,142	64.00–66.50	65.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	42.50–46.50	44.85
2	—	1,103	52.50–56.00	54.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,319	65.00–72.00	69.27
6	—	1,516	74.00–81.50	77.22
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,025	101.00	101.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle