Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $125.65/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$125.65

114 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$11.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

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	555	128.68	714	84
Medium and Large 2-3	581	117.17	681	30

One grade step is worth $11.51/cwt here — about $34 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 sale114 hd

125.65

—

KY average27 barns · 4,493 hd

125.55

+0.10

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	1,572	79.29	1,247	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	53.73	659	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	52.73	754	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	44.14	461	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	41.46/cwt	41.00–42.00	423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	51.88/cwt	51.50–52.00	754	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	50.78/cwt	50.50–51.00	705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	53.73/cwt	51.00–57.50	659	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	76.68/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	91.54/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	125.76/cwt	119.00–128.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	124.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.10/cwt	113.00–116.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	133.87/cwt	131.00–137.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.45/cwt	120.00–121.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	847	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	3

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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 389Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 72Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	41.00–42.00	41.46
1	—	1,090	49.50	49.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	51.50–52.00	51.88
2	—	1,388	50.50–51.00	50.78
1	—	1,425	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	51.00–57.50	53.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	72.00–81.00	76.68
2	—	1,535	91.00–92.00	91.54
1	—	1,105	60.00	60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	131.00	131.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	542	138.00	138.00
9	—	644	135.50	135.50
5	—	739	118.00	118.00
5	—	408	152.00	152.00
4	—	786	122.00	122.00
3	—	677	130.00	130.00
3	—	457	143.00	143.00
3	—	350	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	686	110.00	110.00
8	—	482	119.00–128.00	125.76
5	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	119.00	119.00
3	—	532	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	143.00	143.00
2	—	220	148.00	148.00
3	—	795	112.00	112.00
5	—	328	140.00	140.00
5	—	578	125.00	125.00
5	—	802	110.00	110.00
8	—	403	139.00	139.00
9	—	367	137.00	137.00
11	—	507	131.00	131.00
11	—	626	120.00–121.00	120.45
24	—	667	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	121.00–128.00	124.43
3	—	374	152.00	152.00
3	—	682	113.00	113.00
5	—	494	136.00	136.00
7	—	615	113.00–116.00	115.10
10	—	437	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	131.00–137.00	133.87
5	—	479	125.00	125.00
6	—	389	135.00	135.00
6	—	569	118.00	118.00

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