Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.98/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −30.16 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$135.98

73 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

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	512	138.62	709	56
Large 1	521	127.85	666	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	474	126.50	599	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $110 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 sale73 hd

135.98

—

KY average26 barns · 2,905 hd

129.48

+6.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−30.16

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	1,540	66.71	1,027	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	53.66	742	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	49.62	586	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	42.64	458	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	686	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.51/cwt	117.00–134.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	381	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	18
Bulls	—	—	1,420	64.06/cwt	63.00–65.00	910	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	432	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	149.24/cwt	149.00–149.50	561	15
Bulls	—	—	1,780	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	131.49/cwt	131.00–133.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.34/cwt	128.00–131.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	117.17/cwt	110.00–122.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,089	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.50	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	50.40/cwt	49.50–51.50	585	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	47.04/cwt	45.50–47.50	565	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	45.44/cwt	44.50–46.50	518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	39.84/cwt	37.50–42.50	402	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	54.01/cwt	51.00–56.50	766	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	49.29/cwt	48.50–50.00	651	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	58.57/cwt	57.00–61.00	804	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,079.36/cwt	1,050.00–1,110.00	12,682	2

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 340Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	119.50	119.50
3	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
18	—	576	136.00	136.00
15	—	376	149.00–149.50	149.24
10	—	458	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	117.00–134.00	128.51
2	—	653	113.00	113.00
2	—	278	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	124.00	124.00
3	—	432	133.50	133.50
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	132.00	132.00
7	—	515	115.00	115.00
6	—	584	110.00–115.00	112.48
6	—	464	131.00	131.00
4	—	340	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	463	131.00–133.00	131.49
8	—	677	105.00	105.00
7	—	524	128.00–131.00	129.34
5	—	639	110.00–122.00	117.17
3	—	377	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	144.00	144.00
1	—	575	141.00	141.00
12	—	964	113.00	113.00
9	—	627	130.00–136.50	132.77
3	—	758	120.00–122.00	120.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	129.50	129.50
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	63.00–65.00	64.06
1	—	1,780	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,160	49.50–51.50	50.40
4	—	1,201	45.50–47.50	47.04
1	—	1,200	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	44.50–46.50	45.44
2	—	1,008	37.50–42.50	39.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,418	51.00–56.50	54.01
4	—	1,321	48.50–50.00	49.29
3	—	1,372	57.00–61.00	58.57

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,079.36

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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