Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Light supply of calves with Moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 higher Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.47/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$117.47

146 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$5.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

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	611	117.82	719	127
Medium and Large 2-3	470	116.21	546	14thin
Large 1	492	112.00	551	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.82/cwt here — about $168 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 sale146 hd

117.47

—

KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd

118.54

−1.07

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	—	High	1,955	77.80	1,521	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	55.87	784	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	49.11	569	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	40.90	421	11

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	583	115.98/cwt	110.00–123.00	676	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	112.84/cwt	110.50–113.50	803	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	997	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.82/cwt	121.00–129.00	862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,035	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	635	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.81/cwt	118.50–120.50	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	129.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	653	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	378	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,035	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	551	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	36.91/cwt	34.00–40.50	384	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	49.15/cwt	46.00–51.50	647	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	483	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	44.53/cwt	43.00–45.50	517	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	57.18/cwt	53.50–59.50	807	10
Bulls	—	—	1,890	81.24/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,535	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	50.89/cwt	49.50–52.00	585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.73/cwt	43.00–47.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	648	2
Bulls	—	—	2,008	65.81/cwt	61.00–73.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	113.07/cwt	106.00–114.50	739	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	60.73/cwt	60.00–63.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	113.40/cwt	108.00–119.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	703	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	996	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 301Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 47Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	583	110.00–123.00	115.98
18	—	712	110.50–113.50	112.84
9	—	613	110.00	110.00
7	—	426	125.00	125.00
6	—	320	130.00	130.00
6	—	271	125.00	125.00
25	—	525	120.00–123.00	120.86
7	—	858	106.50	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	831	120.00	120.00
3	—	757	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	104.00	104.00
5	—	385	126.00	126.00
3	—	438	115.00	115.00
2	—	483	114.00	114.00
2	—	565	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	135.00	135.00
2	—	415	125.00	125.00
2	—	535	108.00–119.00	113.40
4	—	495	123.00	123.00
3	—	587	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	505	120.00–131.00	129.27
6	—	731	105.50	105.50
5	—	428	148.00	148.00
5	—	344	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	151.00	151.00
18	—	654	106.00–114.50	113.07
26	—	596	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	110.50	110.50
20	—	680	121.00–129.00	126.82
15	—	928	111.50	111.50
11	—	832	117.50	117.50
1	—	350	151.00	151.00
4	—	404	146.00	146.00
6	—	721	118.50–120.50	119.81
6	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	135.00	135.00
4	—	513	140.00	140.00
8	—	604	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	772	129.00	129.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	34.00–40.50	36.91
1	—	975	49.50	49.50
4	—	1,025	43.00–47.00	44.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	46.00–51.50	49.15
10	—	1,411	53.50–59.50	57.18
7	—	1,480	60.00–63.00	60.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	57.50	57.50
3	—	1,160	43.00–45.50	44.53
3	—	1,150	49.50–52.00	50.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,890	79.00–83.50	81.24
2	—	2,008	61.00–73.00	65.81

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