Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower. Light 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 $120.83/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$120.83

187 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$10.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

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	408	130.87	534	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	641	120.38	771	179

One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale187 hd

120.83

—

KY average27 barns · 5,449 hd

128.81

−7.98

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	1,686	74.63	1,258	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	57.68	801	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	57.65	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	46.15	437	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	111.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	813	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	133.54/cwt	132.00–138.00	649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	158.64/cwt	148.00–164.00	585	7
Bulls	—	—	1,755	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	120.84/cwt	120.00–121.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	768	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	13
Bulls	—	—	1,663	78.17/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,027	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	57.63/cwt	53.00–62.50	611	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	468	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	52.63/cwt	49.50–55.50	568	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	44.69/cwt	41.00–47.50	414	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	67.81/cwt	63.50–71.50	800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	58.32/cwt	55.50–63.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.93/cwt	118.00–124.00	762	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	924	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	128.15/cwt	122.00–133.00	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.24/cwt	133.00–137.00	595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.07/cwt	124.00–133.00	671	15

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 348Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 85Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	729	109.00–112.00	111.50
15	—	486	132.00–138.00	133.54
5	—	330	148.00	148.00
26	—	630	118.00–124.00	120.93
18	—	876	105.50	105.50
16	—	582	122.00–133.00	128.15
16	—	440	133.00–137.00	135.24
15	—	512	124.00–133.00	131.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	116.00–117.00	116.52
6	—	368	135.00–136.00	135.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	148.00–164.00	158.64
5	—	670	117.00	117.00
5	—	442	141.00	141.00
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	268	182.00	182.00
17	—	624	120.00–126.00	123.11
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
13	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	120.00–121.00	120.84
3	—	418	141.00	141.00
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
8	—	586	129.00	129.00
6	—	530	147.00	147.00
4	—	480	149.00	149.00
4	—	396	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	139.00	139.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
3	—	580	123.00	123.00
3	—	493	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,663	76.00–80.00	78.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,470	46.50	46.50
6	—	1,344	55.50–63.00	58.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,061	53.00–62.50	57.63
4	—	1,079	49.50–55.50	52.63
2	—	1,180	63.50–71.50	67.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	41.00–47.50	44.69
1	—	1,030	52.00	52.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	975.00	975.00

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