Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

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 were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.60/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$125.60

152 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$12.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

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	531	127.05	674	134
Medium and Large 2-3	563	114.84	646	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.20/cwt here — about $28 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 sale152 hd

125.60

—

KY average30 barns · 10,229 hd

120.85

+4.76

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	1,684	63.30	1,066	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	45.80	656	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	43.65	576	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	35.89	395	7thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	1,692	66.97/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,133	8
Bulls	—	—	1,673	58.40/cwt	53.00–62.00	977	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	40.91/cwt	38.50–42.50	534	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	45.85/cwt	43.50–49.00	609	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	46.66/cwt	44.50–50.00	632	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	510	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	139.44/cwt	138.00–140.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	816	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.42/cwt	118.00–126.00	812	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	132.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	773	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	122.70/cwt	121.00–123.00	828	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	134.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	123.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	116.91/cwt	116.00–118.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	131.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	895.07/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	379	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	35.12/cwt	30.00–38.50	396	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	41.67/cwt	40.00–43.50	661	3
Steers	Large 1	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	Large 1	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	775	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 505Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 51Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,692	63.00–71.00	66.97
6	—	1,673	53.00–62.00	58.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	38.50–42.50	40.91
5	—	1,329	43.50–49.00	45.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,354	44.50–50.00	46.66
1	—	1,675	50.50	50.50
3	—	1,587	40.00–43.50	41.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	40.50	40.50
6	—	1,128	30.00–38.50	35.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	372	137.00	137.00
7	—	308	141.00	141.00
8	—	659	115.00	115.00
15	—	582	120.00–125.00	121.32
3	—	815	98.00	98.00
5	—	462	130.00	130.00
19	—	436	130.00	130.00
6	—	266	144.00	144.00
20	—	515	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	123.00	123.00
32	—	675	121.00–123.00	122.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	112.00	112.00
2	—	403	120.00	120.00
9	—	573	116.00–118.00	116.91
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
2	—	503	115.00	115.00
2	—	770	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	138.00–140.00	139.44
4	—	775	124.00	124.00
5	—	487	142.00	142.00
5	—	889	108.00	108.00
17	—	618	132.00	132.00
18	—	663	118.00–126.00	122.42
27	—	584	130.00–136.00	132.28
3	—	435	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
3	—	345	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	286	169.00	169.00
15	—	349	164.00	164.00
13	—	527	138.00	138.00
5	—	759	103.00	103.00
7	—	587	126.00	126.00
8	—	449	145.00	145.00
10	—	646	120.00	120.00
3	—	662	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	123.00	123.00
11	—	490	128.00–136.00	134.03
3	—	535	123.00–126.00	123.99
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
2	—	425	133.00	133.00
3	—	364	128.00–134.00	131.99

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	850.00–925.00	895.07

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle