Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2019-08-05

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 5

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 384▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light 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 $133.83/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$133.83

168 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

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	542	134.61	730	156
Medium and Large 2-3	492	123.71	609	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $121 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 sale168 hd

133.83

—

KY average26 barns · 5,380 hd

133.15

+0.68

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	—	Low	1,609	72.30	1,163	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	54.06	776	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	46.88	560	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	42.96	420	9thin

Every lot

48 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	348	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	543	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	624	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	142.98/cwt	141.00–144.50	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	142.26/cwt	137.00–143.00	768	8
Steers	—	Large 1	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	134.15/cwt	131.00–139.00	791	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	818	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	130.58/cwt	128.00–131.00	875	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	136.72/cwt	134.00–137.00	610	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	143.13/cwt	140.00–144.50	701	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	135.09/cwt	134.50–135.50	689	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	136.45/cwt	136.00–137.00	782	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	821	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	122.35/cwt	118.00–124.00	839	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	154.39/cwt	150.00–161.00	500	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	622	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	682	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	625	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	818	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	862	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	77.45/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,331	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	40.18/cwt	38.50–41.00	370	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	43.74/cwt	42.00–46.00	444	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	530	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	51.53/cwt	49.50–53.00	612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	43.40/cwt	41.50–44.50	521	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	610	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	52.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	769	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	878	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,518	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,389	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 384Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,718	73.00–81.00	77.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	47.50	47.50
2	—	1,463	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,458	50.00–56.00	52.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	41.50–44.50	43.40
3	—	1,187	49.50–53.00	51.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	38.50–41.00	40.18
1	—	1,040	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,016	42.00–46.00	43.74

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)	1	—	970	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	118.00	118.00
5	—	512	130.50	130.50
2	—	555	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	523	140.00	140.00
13	—	604	136.00	136.00
13	—	573	136.00–137.00	136.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	130.00	130.00
15	—	510	134.50–135.50	135.09
11	—	686	118.00–124.00	122.35
10	—	490	140.00–144.50	143.13
10	—	446	134.00–137.00	136.72
8	—	358	135.00	135.00
5	—	724	110.00	110.00
4	—	645	124.00	124.00
2	—	328	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	135.00	135.00
10	—	590	131.00–139.00	134.15
8	—	540	137.00–143.00	142.26
7	—	670	128.00–131.00	130.58
7	—	490	141.00–144.50	142.98
5	—	348	156.00	156.00
3	—	413	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
3	—	572	125.00	125.00
3	—	643	118.00	118.00
4	—	675	118.00	118.00
4	—	744	110.00	110.00
7	—	324	150.00–161.00	154.39
9	—	426	146.00	146.00
10	—	509	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	131.00	131.00
6	—	521	115.00–125.00	119.91
10	—	563	123.00	123.00

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.