Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 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 $121.39/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$121.39

101 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

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	540	123.27	665	77
Medium and Large 2-3	506	115.37	584	24

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $81 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 sale101 hd

121.39

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

125.03

−3.64

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	1,703	65.51	1,116	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	49.75	693	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	43.80	526	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	40.27	410	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Large 1	—	448	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	569	4
Steers	Large 1	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	803	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	113.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	117.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	121.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	626	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	2,103	72.66/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	663	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	41.52/cwt	38.00–44.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	137.40/cwt	130.00–145.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	120.77/cwt	120.00–122.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	148.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	489	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	50.65/cwt	50.00–52.00	693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	58.32/cwt	57.00–60.00	851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	47.59/cwt	46.50–49.00	551	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	739	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	45.28/cwt	44.50–46.00	665	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	40.27/cwt	39.50–41.50	410	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 333Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	161.00	161.00
2	—	578	120.00	120.00
13	—	438	143.00	143.00
6	—	768	103.00	103.00
4	—	351	152.00	152.00
15	—	502	132.00	132.00
7	—	638	115.00	115.00
2	—	658	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	117.00	117.00
1	—	230	151.00	151.00
2	—	390	130.00–145.00	137.40
8	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.77
7	—	329	140.00–150.00	148.57
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	136.00	136.00
4	—	422	143.00–147.00	145.97
4	—	589	131.00	131.00
1	—	145	195.00	195.00
3	—	620	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
3	—	573	117.00	117.00
10	—	737	109.00	109.00
8	—	646	113.00	113.00
10	—	434	130.00	130.00
7	—	760	113.00	113.00
1	—	180	175.00	175.00
13	—	370	140.00	140.00
24	—	514	120.00–126.00	121.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	115.00–120.00	116.70
9	—	515	110.00–115.00	113.82
8	—	569	110.00–125.00	117.29
1	—	670	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,103	68.00–77.00	72.66
4	—	1,460	57.00–60.00	58.32
1	—	1,875	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	38.00–44.00	41.52
3	—	1,158	46.50–49.00	47.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	50.00–52.00	50.65
1	—	1,320	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,468	44.50–46.00	45.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	39.50–41.50	40.27

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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