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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 9

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 471▲ 614 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 95▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 8▲ 33 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 mostly steady.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 $122.85/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$122.85

210 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$8.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

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	487	124.34	605	171
Medium and Large 2-3	493	116.33	573	39

One grade step is worth $8.01/cwt here — about $32 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 sale210 hd

122.85

—

KY average28 barns · 9,981 hd

120.54

+2.31

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	1,695	57.67	978	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	42.26	604	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	40.19	490	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	35.33	403	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	104.50	1,474	5thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	148.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	141.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	760	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	730	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	129.19/cwt	121.00–132.00	820	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	346	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	485	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	117.50/cwt	116.00–118.00	516	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	123.65/cwt	123.00–131.00	549	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	563	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	644	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	639	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	603	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	662	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	110.88/cwt	110.00–112.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	119.41/cwt	111.00–123.00	762	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	427	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	428	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	517	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	574	17
Bulls	—	Large 1	444	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	533	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	497	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	635	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	675	16
Bulls	—	Large 1	581	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	645	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	768	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	423	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	326	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	532	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	423	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,411	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,474	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	51.27/cwt	50.00–53.00	866	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	61.77/cwt	61.00–64.00	1,112	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	38.96/cwt	37.00–42.50	425	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	33.52/cwt	31.50–36.00	391	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	42.11/cwt	39.50–45.00	507	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	37.44/cwt	35.50–38.50	462	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	581	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	50.08/cwt	49.00–51.00	659	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	38.19/cwt	33.00–40.50	546	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	43.33/cwt	41.50–46.00	627	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	9,041	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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 471Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 8Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
4	—	413	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	536	140.00–144.00	141.70
4	—	663	130.00	130.00
12	—	635	121.00–132.00	129.19
12	—	584	125.00	125.00
12	—	458	140.00–150.00	148.28
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	738	104.00	104.00
11	—	650	111.00	111.00
2	—	283	151.00	151.00
49	—	512	124.00	124.00
22	—	364	142.00	142.00
17	—	427	134.50	134.50
16	—	567	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	581	111.00	111.00
7	—	444	120.00	120.00
6	—	497	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	357	120.00	120.00
3	—	650	103.00	103.00
3	—	542	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	119.00	119.00
12	—	439	116.00–118.00	117.50
9	—	586	110.00–112.00	110.88
9	—	511	118.00	118.00
2	—	385	115.00–119.00	117.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	509	125.50	125.50
15	—	493	130.00–131.00	130.60
14	—	576	115.00	115.00
25	—	376	129.00	129.00
24	—	444	123.00–131.00	123.65
12	—	653	111.00	111.00
10	—	330	133.00	133.00
9	—	266	130.00	130.00
2	—	760	100.00	100.00
16	—	638	111.00–123.00	119.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	77.00	77.00
5	—	532	79.50	79.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,411	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	50.00–53.00	51.27
3	—	1,800	61.00–64.00	61.77
1	—	1,400	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	49.00–51.00	50.08
12	—	1,448	41.50–46.00	43.33
7	—	1,429	33.00–40.50	38.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,233	35.50–38.50	37.44
1	—	1,250	46.50	46.50
11	—	1,205	39.50–45.00	42.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,165	31.50–36.00	33.52
4	—	1,090	37.00–42.50	38.96

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)	1	—	1,435	630.00	630.00

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.