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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

496 head

▲ 265 vs last sale 231▲ 496 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 49▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 8▲ 17 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

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 $122.63/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$122.63

171 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$8.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	506	123.05	623	161
Large 1	498	118.00	588	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	583	115.00	670	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.05/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale171 hd

122.63

—

KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd

121.92

+0.71

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	1,718	68.51	1,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	46.27	634	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	43.97	532	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	37.29	370	2thin

Every lot

44 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	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	529	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.17/cwt	140.00–143.00	727	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	210	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	130.52/cwt	127.50–131.00	409	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	462	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	555	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	628	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	498	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	119.32/cwt	118.00–126.00	692	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	115.69/cwt	110.00–122.00	775	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	859	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	165.88/cwt	161.00–170.00	468	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	342	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	579	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	589	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	700	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	109.21/cwt	106.00–114.00	622	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	741	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	70.01/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,283	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	37.29/cwt	37.00–37.50	370	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	44.02/cwt	42.00–46.00	514	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	668	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,254	46.81/cwt	45.00–51.00	587	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	38.33/cwt	37.00–39.50	505	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	41.96/cwt	40.00–43.50	580	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,023	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,112	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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
5	—	745	106.00	106.00
6	—	282	161.00–170.00	165.88
11	—	435	140.00	140.00
11	—	656	113.00	113.00
15	—	587	123.00	123.00
17	—	369	157.00	157.00
21	—	511	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	140.00	140.00
6	—	503	117.00	117.00
10	—	570	106.00–114.00	109.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	140.00	140.00
4	—	643	115.00	115.00
6	—	747	115.00	115.00
7	—	313	127.50–131.00	130.52
11	—	496	125.00–128.00	126.64
13	—	670	110.00–122.00	115.69
22	—	361	128.00	128.00
25	—	437	127.00	127.00
35	—	502	123.00	123.00
37	—	580	118.00–126.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
4	—	339	156.00	156.00
4	—	646	135.00	135.00
4	—	825	124.00	124.00
5	—	654	126.00	126.00
15	—	440	145.00	145.00
35	—	580	131.00	131.00
41	—	515	140.00–143.00	141.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,280	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,832	68.00–73.00	70.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,318	37.00–39.50	38.33
5	—	1,167	42.00–46.00	44.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,382	40.00–43.50	41.96
4	—	1,254	45.00–51.00	46.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	37.00–37.50	37.29

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.