Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.19/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$130.19

291 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	393	152.00	597	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	666	130.16	867	261
Medium and Large 2-3	607	128.05	778	27

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale291 hd

130.19

—

KY average28 barns · 5,625 hd

134.44

−4.25

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	1,890	90.22	1,705	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	68.18	1,008	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	64.15	776	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	46.07	470	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	87.77/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	571	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	124.95/cwt	119.00–126.00	926	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	958	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	611	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	847.84/cwt	820.00–875.00	10,539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	19
Steers	Large 1	—	393	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	859	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.28/cwt	127.00–130.00	876	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	135.92/cwt	135.50–136.00	798	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	129.67/cwt	126.00–131.00	764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	449	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	123.56/cwt	115.00–124.00	744	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.38/cwt	142.00–151.00	697	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	129.94/cwt	128.00–132.00	691	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	111.89/cwt	106.00–115.00	810	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	120.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	828	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.69/cwt	125.00–126.00	721	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	61.23/cwt	60.50–62.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	74.07/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,122	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	65.83/cwt	63.00–70.00	963	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	43.65/cwt	41.50–45.50	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	48.49/cwt	47.50–49.50	514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	116.84/cwt	115.00–117.00	805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	734	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 316Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	141.00	141.00
1	—	235	166.00	166.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
2	—	283	165.00	165.00
4	—	560	127.00	127.00
12	—	689	115.00–117.00	116.84
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
5	—	587	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	741	119.00–126.00	124.95
19	—	912	105.00	105.00
5	—	407	150.00	150.00
19	—	760	122.00	122.00
27	—	635	135.25	135.25
8	—	967	106.00	106.00
9	—	827	114.00	114.00
30	—	683	127.00–130.00	128.28
51	—	587	135.50–136.00	135.92
12	—	507	140.00–150.00	146.67
12	—	855	114.00	114.00
38	—	473	142.00–151.00	147.38
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	122.00	122.00
5	—	667	124.00	124.00
20	—	589	126.00–131.00	129.67
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	449	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	460	135.00	135.00
21	—	602	115.00–124.00	123.56
1	—	240	151.00	151.00
5	—	393	140.00	140.00
16	—	413	140.00	140.00
61	—	532	128.00–132.00	129.94
65	—	724	106.00–115.00	111.89
7	—	851	101.00	101.00
24	—	687	115.00–122.00	120.53
33	—	574	125.00–126.00	125.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,903	84.00–90.00	87.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	60.50–62.00	61.23
1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	72.00–76.00	74.07
5	—	1,463	63.00–70.00	65.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	41.50–45.50	43.65
2	—	1,060	47.50–49.50	48.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	820.00–875.00	847.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Steers · 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