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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 21

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

448 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 496▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 34▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 17▲ 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 steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $123.17/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$123.17

188 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$13.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

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	511	124.91	638	162
Large 1	524	114.20	599	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	498	111.81	556	21

One grade step is worth $13.10/cwt here — about $82 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 sale188 hd

123.17

—

KY average29 barns · 7,147 hd

120.37

+2.80

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	1,848	62.77	1,160	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,339	48.99	656	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	45.25	525	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	39.32	410	12

Every lot

54 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	153.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	491	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	136.74/cwt	136.50–137.00	842	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	866	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	121.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	940	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	342	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	124.18/cwt	123.00–125.00	410	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	426	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	125.53/cwt	125.00–126.00	545	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	499	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	665	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	607	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	653	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	130.10/cwt	129.50–130.75	799	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	119.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	734	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	651	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	110.71/cwt	109.00–112.00	800	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	171.71/cwt	167.00–173.00	464	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	159.56/cwt	152.00–161.00	493	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	157.94/cwt	153.00–161.00	578	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.76/cwt	136.00–140.00	601	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	122.22/cwt	120.00–131.00	537	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	109.84/cwt	105.00–111.00	565	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	119.73/cwt	116.00–121.00	680	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	714	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	737	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	538	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	360	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,825	65.81/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,201	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	1,074	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	43.37/cwt	41.50–45.50	430	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	40.50/cwt	40.00–41.00	424	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	36.43/cwt	33.50–39.50	394	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	45.63/cwt	44.00–48.00	542	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	50.50/cwt	50.00–51.00	601	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	49.11/cwt	46.50–51.00	656	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	592	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	730	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	832.22/cwt	800.00–885.00	11,568	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,440	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	17,025	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
10	—	366	153.00–161.00	157.94
5	—	270	167.00–173.00	171.71
15	—	490	127.00	127.00
7	—	309	152.00–161.00	159.56
17	—	430	136.00–140.00	139.76
9	—	643	111.00	111.00
3	—	702	105.00	105.00
28	—	568	116.00–121.00	119.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	105.00–111.00	109.84
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
20	—	439	120.00–131.00	122.22
2	—	660	106.00	106.00
5	—	490	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	390	152.00	152.00
6	—	563	125.00	125.00
4	—	493	135.00	135.00
24	—	616	136.50–137.00	136.74
6	—	651	133.00	133.00
4	—	720	122.00	122.00
6	—	771	118.00–124.00	121.96
5	—	320	150.00–158.00	153.48
1	—	275	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	107.00	107.00
3	—	377	120.00	120.00
5	—	651	104.00	104.00
3	—	507	111.00	111.00
5	—	410	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	434	125.00–126.00	125.53
11	—	563	116.00	116.00
4	—	470	130.00	130.00
14	—	514	118.00	118.00
7	—	723	109.00–112.00	110.71
18	—	330	123.00–125.00	124.18
9	—	615	117.00–120.00	119.32
3	—	263	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	426	116.00	116.00
3	—	590	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	131.00	131.00
42	—	614	129.50–130.75	130.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	67.00	67.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,390	800.00–885.00	832.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,500	1,135.00	1,135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	33.50–39.50	36.43
5	—	991	41.50–45.50	43.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,360	43.50	43.50
16	—	1,335	46.50–51.00	49.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	40.00–41.00	40.50
2	—	1,190	50.00–51.00	50.50
10	—	1,187	44.00–48.00	45.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	55.00–58.00	56.70
4	—	1,825	63.00–70.00	65.81

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.