Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

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 were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.29/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$127.29

142 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$3.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

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	407	130.50	531	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	127.12	686	135

One grade step is worth $3.38/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale142 hd

127.29

—

KY average25 barns · 6,257 hd

127.16

+0.13

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	1,654	66.63	1,102	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	53.44	733	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	51.78	641	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	43.71	476	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	123.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.86/cwt	126.50–127.00	652	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	811	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	135.43/cwt	135.00–136.00	451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	115.19/cwt	115.00–116.00	840	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	99.20/cwt	97.00–105.00	797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	382	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	50.93/cwt	48.50–53.00	625	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	46.56/cwt	45.00–48.50	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	956	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	594	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	53.08/cwt	49.50–56.50	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	122.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.28/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	137.36/cwt	136.00–137.50	606	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	628	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	683	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	769	21

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 412Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	120.00–129.00	123.75
3	—	360	138.00	138.00
4	—	584	118.50	118.50
10	—	518	115.00–124.00	122.26
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	117.50	117.50
3	—	777	104.00	104.00
5	—	297	156.00	156.00
4	—	340	157.00	157.00
6	—	636	115.00	115.00
11	—	585	121.00	121.00
16	—	439	143.00	143.00
23	—	521	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	514	126.50–127.00	126.86
7	—	333	135.00–136.00	135.43
7	—	670	112.00	112.00
11	—	803	97.00–105.00	99.20
10	—	358	142.00	142.00
2	—	230	166.00	166.00
5	—	638	115.00	115.00
14	—	579	120.00–123.00	121.28
21	—	441	136.00–137.50	137.36
3	—	733	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	125.00	125.00
21	—	587	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
5	—	423	130.50	130.50
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	601	135.00	135.00
16	—	729	115.00–116.00	115.19
2	—	323	166.00	166.00
3	—	530	135.00	135.00
2	—	438	147.00	147.00
9	—	574	130.00	130.00
6	—	653	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	135.00	135.00
3	—	557	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	48.50–53.00	50.93
1	—	1,290	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	45.00–48.50	46.56
2	—	1,010	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	48.50	48.50
2	—	1,400	57.00	57.00
6	—	1,386	49.50–56.50	53.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	70.00–72.00	71.05
2	—	1,593	60.00	60.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	875.00	875.00

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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