Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2019-06-24

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 24

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 391▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 82▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday Steer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Heavy rains over the past few days has slowed cattle movement.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.00/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$124.00

70 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	406	126.83	515	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	123.35	702	57

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale70 hd

124.00

—

KY average24 barns · 3,761 hd

126.35

−2.35

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	1,875	75.69	1,420	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	54.10	749	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	51.14	574	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	41.61	461	7thin

Every lot

46 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	144.71/cwt	139.50–145.00	831	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	139.15/cwt	130.00–140.50	839	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	644	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	855	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	133.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	429	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	507	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	130.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	572	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	124.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	766	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	789	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	111.20/cwt	105.00–113.00	818	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	393	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	154.49/cwt	152.00–163.00	521	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	143.16/cwt	141.00–146.00	627	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	723	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	796	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	567	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	403	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	63.44/cwt	63.00–64.00	877	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	—	2,103	82.49/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,735	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	324	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	58.74/cwt	56.50–61.00	646	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	50.53/cwt	48.00–53.50	556	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	43.54/cwt	42.00–45.00	484	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	45.99/cwt	45.50–46.50	566	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	601	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	60.16/cwt	58.00–61.50	835	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	53.42/cwt	50.50–56.50	741	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	546	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 391Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	119.00	119.00
3	—	737	108.00	108.00
4	—	337	152.00–163.00	154.49
7	—	578	130.00	130.00
8	—	509	142.00	142.00
21	—	438	141.00–146.00	143.16
2	—	393	148.00	148.00
2	—	230	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
2	—	508	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	128.00	128.00
4	—	504	128.00	128.00
4	—	596	123.00	123.00
4	—	686	115.00	115.00
8	—	378	134.00	134.00
9	—	440	128.00–131.00	130.01
11	—	616	120.00–126.00	124.32
13	—	736	105.00–113.00	111.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
4	—	535	119.00	119.00
6	—	320	131.00–137.00	133.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	156.00	156.00
3	—	428	150.00	150.00
5	—	754	120.00	120.00
7	—	684	125.00	125.00
8	—	603	130.00–140.50	139.15
18	—	574	139.50–145.00	144.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
4	—	644	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	73.00	73.00
4	—	2,103	80.00–86.00	82.49
2	—	1,383	63.00–64.00	63.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,101	48.00–53.50	50.53
2	—	1,100	56.50–61.00	58.74
2	—	1,230	45.50–46.50	45.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,388	50.50–56.50	53.42
3	—	1,388	58.00–61.50	60.16
1	—	1,320	45.50	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	42.00–45.00	43.54
1	—	1,080	30.00	30.00

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.