Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2019-09-23

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 23

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 355▲ 427 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 39▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared two last Monday: Steer and bull calves were steady to 3.00 higher heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $123.09/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$123.09

203 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$8.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

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	545	124.28	677	172
Large 1	438	118.00	517	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	501	116.04	582	24

One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $95 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 sale203 hd

123.09

—

KY average27 barns · 6,139 hd

121.21

+1.88

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	1,594	63.17	1,007	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	46.46	553	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,267	45.91	582	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	39.90	444	10

Every lot

51 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 2-3	431	137.97/cwt	132.00–141.00	595	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Steers	—	Large 1	508	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	635	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.77/cwt	134.00–138.00	718	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	785	6
Steers	—	Large 1	573	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	129.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	802	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	859	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	937	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	334	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	436	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	483	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	438	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	517	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	121.48/cwt	120.50–123.00	590	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	563	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	118.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	663	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	113.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	740	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	840	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	780	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	894	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	463	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	359	127.10/cwt	121.00–131.00	456	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	507	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	612	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	494	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	632	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	677	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	712	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	109.19/cwt	106.00–111.00	721	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	59.66/cwt	57.00–61.00	931	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	68.43/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,126	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	42.08/cwt	40.00–43.50	460	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	37.73/cwt	36.00–39.50	427	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	40.51/cwt	38.50–42.50	480	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	47.76/cwt	45.00–50.50	567	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	692	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,252	43.89/cwt	39.50–45.50	550	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	46.49/cwt	45.50–47.50	589	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	738	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	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 Sep 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 355Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	36.00–39.50	37.73
5	—	1,093	40.00–43.50	42.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	45.50–47.50	46.49
6	—	1,252	39.50–45.50	43.89
1	—	1,355	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	45.00–50.50	47.76
3	—	1,185	38.50–42.50	40.51
1	—	1,225	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	57.00–61.00	59.66
4	—	1,645	65.00–71.00	68.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	132.00–141.00	137.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	521	134.00–138.00	137.77
16	—	617	126.00–132.00	129.95
7	—	721	130.00	130.00
6	—	656	131.00	131.00
6	—	573	134.00–140.00	137.00
1	—	435	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	498	113.00	113.00
7	—	511	118.00	118.00
5	—	434	120.00	120.00
4	—	576	110.00–115.00	113.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	651	129.00	129.00
19	—	543	129.00	129.00
18	—	727	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	486	120.50–123.00	121.48
19	—	377	128.00	128.00
17	—	561	117.00–120.00	118.24
12	—	629	115.00–119.00	117.63
11	—	440	123.00	123.00
7	—	328	133.00	133.00
4	—	709	110.00	110.00
3	—	680	111.00	111.00
3	—	237	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	118.00–120.00	119.34
5	—	561	116.00	116.00
5	—	532	120.00	120.00
5	—	452	127.00	127.00
5	—	359	121.00–131.00	127.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	660	106.00–111.00	109.19
17	—	431	142.00	142.00
16	—	513	132.00	132.00
11	—	367	150.00	150.00
9	—	263	176.00	176.00
8	—	574	124.00	124.00
5	—	715	106.00	106.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	128.00	128.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.