Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 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 $115.90/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$115.90

115 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$7.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	486	117.45	571	84
Large 1	399	114.90	458	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	467	110.15	515	21

One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $56 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 sale115 hd

115.90

—

KY average28 barns · 4,606 hd

117.52

−1.62

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	1,840	71.90	1,323	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,402	47.25	662	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	44.59	544	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	35.38	378	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Large 1	—	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	374	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	438	7
Steers	Large 1	—	370	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	422	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	632	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	134.20/cwt	134.00–135.00	675	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	536	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.17/cwt	124.00–138.00	617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	583	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	129.12/cwt	111.00–135.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	496	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	110.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	628	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	47.03/cwt	46.50–47.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	107.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	34.05/cwt	32.50–35.50	358	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	41.01/cwt	37.50–44.50	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	43.54/cwt	42.00–45.00	628	8
Bulls	—	—	2,090	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	49.10/cwt	46.00–53.00	678	16
Bulls	—	—	1,778	73.13/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	691	1

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 264Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 37Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 35Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	110.00	110.00
7	—	374	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	447	120.00	120.00
3	—	733	92.00	92.00
26	—	507	115.00	115.00
21	—	379	131.00	131.00
2	—	273	123.00	123.00
14	—	566	105.00–112.00	110.94
5	—	640	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	92.00	92.00
2	—	315	121.00	121.00
5	—	442	117.00	117.00
9	—	502	105.00–110.00	107.79
2	—	298	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	115.00	115.00
25	—	503	134.00–135.00	134.20
7	—	832	116.00	116.00
9	—	455	140.00	140.00
8	—	581	124.00	124.00
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	110.00	110.00
2	—	493	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	632	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	585	117.00	117.00
13	—	474	124.00–138.00	130.17
2	—	300	144.00	144.00
8	—	735	90.00	90.00
9	—	369	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	111.00–135.00	129.12
4	—	501	115.00	115.00
6	—	467	120.00–123.00	121.46
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	46.50–47.50	47.03
4	—	1,213	37.50–44.50	41.01
1	—	1,280	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	32.50–35.50	34.05
1	—	1,150	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,443	42.00–45.00	43.54
16	—	1,381	46.00–53.00	49.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,778	72.00–77.00	73.13

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle