Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2019-08-19

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 375▲ 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 34▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 13 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 were mostly steady. Heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $130.26/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$130.26

173 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$11.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

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	520	130.32	678	172
Medium and Large 2-3	400	119.00	476	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $202 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 sale173 hd

130.26

—

KY average26 barns · 3,259 hd

123.85

+6.40

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	1,438	72.00	1,035	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	56.02	768	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	47.60	549	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	40.50	367	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.61/cwt	135.00–141.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	333	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	134.93/cwt	134.00–135.00	472	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	126.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	607	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	622	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	752	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	693	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	108.24/cwt	107.00–109.00	734	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	574	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	622	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	684	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	121.81/cwt	121.00–122.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	122.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	723	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	832	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	780	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	614	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	461	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,035	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	367	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	44.96/cwt	44.00–46.50	495	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	51.12/cwt	48.00–53.50	626	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	738	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	60.53/cwt	59.50–61.50	863	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,205	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 375Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	40.50	40.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	52.00–57.00	54.52
2	—	1,425	59.50–61.50	60.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	44.00–46.50	44.96
3	—	1,225	48.00–53.50	51.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	72.00	72.00

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	—	1,300	785.00	785.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	123.00	123.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	135.00–141.00	138.61
4	—	439	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	553	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	482	125.00–129.00	126.02
15	—	350	134.00–135.00	134.93
11	—	608	114.00	114.00
9	—	523	119.00	119.00
8	—	678	107.00–109.00	108.24
8	—	432	130.00	130.00
6	—	247	135.00	135.00
2	—	760	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	121.00–122.00	121.81
4	—	380	126.00	126.00
3	—	410	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	591	120.00–124.00	122.39
12	—	657	118.00	118.00
12	—	454	137.00	137.00
11	—	514	133.00	133.00
10	—	736	113.00	113.00
9	—	363	158.00	158.00
7	—	918	85.00	85.00
3	—	625	120.00	120.00
3	—	403	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	285	159.00	159.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00

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.