Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. 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 $122.78/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$122.78

185 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$6.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	346	124.00	429	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	123.66	636	155
Medium and Large 2-3	496	117.33	582	26

One grade step is worth $6.67/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale185 hd

122.78

—

KY average17 barns · 2,547 hd

120.46

+2.31

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	1,650	74.60	1,231	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,616	49.77	804	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	46.65	497	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	42.27	435	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	115.05/cwt	114.50–115.50	818	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	144.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	516	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	835	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	103.92/cwt	101.00–106.00	709	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	461	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.16/cwt	118.00–125.00	684	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	555	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	627	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	621	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	50.17/cwt	48.00–53.00	802	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	49.23/cwt	48.00–50.50	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	42.27/cwt	42.00–42.50	435	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	852	3
Steers	Large 1	—	586	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	768	13
Steers	Large 1	—	612	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	753	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	346	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	429	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	74.60/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	852.86/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,479	4
Steers	Large 1	—	481	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	517	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	724	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	111.97/cwt	111.00–114.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	119.60/cwt	118.00–120.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	121.56/cwt	121.00–124.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 507Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 55Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 42Year ago 8

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	711	114.50–115.50	115.05
7	—	434	140.00–145.00	144.30
26	—	474	150.00	150.00
22	—	663	126.00	126.00
6	—	511	134.00	134.00
16	—	378	145.00–150.00	146.91
11	—	612	133.00	133.00
4	—	591	126.00	126.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	586	131.00	131.00
6	—	612	123.00	123.00
5	—	481	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	130.00–140.00	137.66
1	—	245	141.00	141.00
5	—	717	100.00	100.00
17	—	440	127.00	127.00
17	—	682	101.00–106.00	103.92
12	—	605	115.00	115.00
8	—	329	140.00	140.00
38	—	560	118.00–125.00	122.16
23	—	514	122.00	122.00
13	—	458	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	346	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	120.00	120.00
2	—	343	132.00	132.00
10	—	471	118.00–121.00	119.45
4	—	591	113.00	113.00
4	—	639	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	507	127.00	127.00
3	—	280	161.00	161.00
21	—	581	120.00	120.00
7	—	734	100.00	100.00
8	—	370	142.00	142.00
10	—	444	134.00	134.00
15	—	638	113.50	113.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	130.00	130.00
3	—	338	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	108.00	108.00
9	—	583	111.00–114.00	111.97
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
10	—	503	118.00–120.00	119.60
10	—	436	121.00–124.00	121.56
2	—	490	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	54.00	54.00
14	—	1,598	48.00–53.00	50.17
3	—	1,833	46.50	46.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	41.50	41.50
2	—	1,080	48.00–50.50	49.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	42.00–42.50	42.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	73.00–76.00	74.60

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,346	825.00–875.00	852.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	960.00	960.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle