Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2019-07-29

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 29

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

384 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 174▲ 384 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 27▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 and bulls were steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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 $133.11/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$133.11

112 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$20.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	136.08	684	88
Medium and Large 2-3	445	125.66	559	16thin
Large 1	533	115.38	615	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $69 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 sale112 hd

133.11

—

KY average26 barns · 5,519 hd

132.45

+0.67

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	1,544	69.38	1,071	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	54.35	765	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	48.93	523	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	41.92	438	7thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	158.03/cwt	156.00–159.00	613	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	747	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	833	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	129.39/cwt	124.00–131.00	485	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	615	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	648	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	529	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	608	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	141.88/cwt	141.00–142.00	773	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	148.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	640	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	714	19
Bulls	—	Large 1	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	131.15/cwt	129.00–135.00	670	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	559	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	688	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	760	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	797	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	324	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	287	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	421	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	362	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	667	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	500	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	945	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	690	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,317	61.63/cwt	55.00–67.00	812	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,503	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	44.11/cwt	42.50–46.00	431	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	40.30/cwt	38.00–42.00	397	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	629	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	43.14/cwt	42.50–44.50	470	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	48.94/cwt	47.00–53.00	535	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	52.82/cwt	49.50–57.00	740	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	865	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,100.73/cwt	1,025.00–1,160.00	11,888	10

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 Jul 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,670	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,317	55.00–67.00	61.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,094	47.00–53.00	48.94
1	—	1,075	58.50	58.50
2	—	978	42.50–46.00	44.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,401	49.50–57.00	52.82
2	—	1,430	60.00–61.00	60.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	42.50–44.50	43.14
3	—	985	38.00–42.00	40.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	142.00	142.00
2	—	368	154.00	154.00
8	—	738	108.00	108.00
11	—	511	129.00–135.00	131.15
16	—	430	145.00–150.00	148.84
19	—	494	142.00–147.00	144.62
21	—	587	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
6	—	440	120.00	120.00
7	—	559	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
7	—	529	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
2	—	328	135.00	135.00
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
4	—	631	120.00	120.00
8	—	280	141.00	141.00
11	—	593	128.00	128.00
13	—	487	133.00	133.00
14	—	500	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	145.00	145.00
24	—	545	141.00–142.00	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
6	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.33
9	—	375	124.00–131.00	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	155.00	155.00
3	—	523	146.00	146.00
4	—	561	140.00	140.00
6	—	388	156.00–159.00	158.03
6	—	640	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	156.00	156.00
13	—	559	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	75.00	75.00
7	—	324	88.50	88.50
7	—	421	86.00	86.00
17	—	945	73.00	73.00

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	10	—	1,080	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,100.73

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.