Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $131.78/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$131.78

143 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$11.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

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	541	133.65	722	115
Large 1	567	124.57	706	23
Medium and Large 2-3	489	121.79	596	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.86/cwt here — about $127 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 sale143 hd

131.78

—

KY average24 barns · 4,326 hd

131.08

+0.69

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	2,064	89.00	1,837	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	58.82	881	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	52.46	619	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	45.37	521	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	579	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	770	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	126.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	829	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.50	715	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.53/cwt	145.00–149.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	593	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	800	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	403	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	576	5
Bulls	—	—	2,133	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	753	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	644	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	814	15
Bulls	Large 1	—	466	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	743	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.51/cwt	135.50–137.50	706	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	621	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	596	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	721	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.52/cwt	135.00–140.50	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.77/cwt	133.00–135.00	977	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	139.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,022	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	47.08/cwt	46.00–48.50	547	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	52.46/cwt	50.50–56.00	619	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	997	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	57.93/cwt	55.00–62.00	865	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,036	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	41.10/cwt	40.50–42.00	459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	836.27/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,304	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	599	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.99/cwt	119.00–122.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.54/cwt	132.00–133.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	147.69/cwt	147.00–148.00	479	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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 235Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	579	130.00–136.00	133.07
3	—	742	105.00	105.00
22	—	654	120.00–130.00	126.81
4	—	629	125.00	125.00
38	—	522	134.00–140.50	137.05
8	—	373	145.00–149.00	145.53
8	—	433	137.00	137.00
9	—	466	132.00–133.00	132.54
3	—	324	147.00–148.00	147.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
3	—	495	119.00–122.00	120.99
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	123.00	123.00
18	—	599	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	889	90.00	90.00
9	—	602	125.00	125.00
10	—	655	120.00	120.00
15	—	733	111.00	111.00
18	—	569	130.50	130.50
2	—	328	161.00	161.00
20	—	517	135.50–137.50	136.51
6	—	417	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	403	143.00	143.00
6	—	644	110.00	110.00
7	—	508	124.00	124.00
8	—	466	139.00	139.00
4	—	596	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	138.00	138.00
3	—	570	120.00	120.00
5	—	428	135.00	135.00
2	—	288	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	580	135.00–140.50	139.52
41	—	730	133.00–135.00	133.77
1	—	325	159.00	159.00
2	—	440	153.00	153.00
4	—	634	130.00	130.00
5	—	480	145.00	145.00
10	—	786	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	125.00	125.00
5	—	465	138.00–144.00	139.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,133	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,995	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	46.00–48.50	47.08
2	—	1,118	40.50–42.00	41.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	50.50–56.00	52.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	65.00–66.00	65.49
15	—	1,494	55.00–62.00	57.93

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	800.00–875.00	836.27

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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