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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

589 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 614▲ 589 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 91▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 33▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $127.51/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$127.51

259 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

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	507	129.83	658	223
Large 1	577	114.00	658	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	461	113.00	521	31

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $137 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 sale259 hd

127.51

—

KY average30 barns · 8,929 hd

121.96

+5.55

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	1,859	58.97	1,096	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	43.05	632	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	38.65	469	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	33.42	363	14

Every lot

58 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 1-2	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	150.19/cwt	148.50–151.00	796	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	122.17/cwt	119.00–123.00	816	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	179	151.80/cwt	150.00–153.00	272	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	321	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	412	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	489	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	396	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	455	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	557	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	128.09/cwt	124.00–132.00	537	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	116.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	507	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	552	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	134.18/cwt	133.00–135.00	659	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	119.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	609	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	689	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	751	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	577	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	132.35/cwt	130.00–133.00	817	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	735	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	204	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	335	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	162.39/cwt	159.00–177.00	458	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	460	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	143.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	720	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	502	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	612	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.24/cwt	130.00–133.50	701	24
Bulls	—	Large 1	577	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	117.34/cwt	114.00–118.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	769	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	806	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,848	62.48/cwt	61.00–64.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.00	1,037	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	32.38/cwt	29.50–33.50	349	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	36.01/cwt	34.50–37.50	399	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	35.65/cwt	34.50–36.50	415	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	39.77/cwt	37.50–43.50	491	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	37.55/cwt	33.50–40.00	503	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	50.50/cwt	50.00–51.00	690	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	43.03/cwt	40.50–46.00	656	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	661.78/cwt	635.00–685.00	6,962	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,912	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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 614Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
3	—	522	122.00	122.00
3	—	577	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	105.00	105.00
4	—	204	164.00	164.00
4	—	318	167.00	167.00
5	—	282	159.00–177.00	162.39
13	—	431	140.00–145.00	143.84
13	—	355	152.00	152.00
8	—	595	120.00	120.00
30	—	671	114.00–115.00	114.67
24	—	530	130.00–133.50	132.24
5	—	627	112.00	112.00
16	—	495	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	122.00	122.00
5	—	441	137.00	137.00
6	—	585	114.00–118.00	117.34
5	—	343	134.00	134.00
2	—	370	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	143.00	143.00
5	—	668	119.00–123.00	122.17
8	—	428	150.00	150.00
5	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
1	—	370	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	530	148.50–151.00	150.19
14	—	668	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	396	115.00	115.00
4	—	553	99.00–100.00	99.75
10	—	437	114.00–119.00	116.01
11	—	484	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	731	100.50	100.50
12	—	419	124.00–132.00	128.09
19	—	382	128.00	128.00
5	—	568	115.00	115.00
9	—	179	150.00–153.00	151.80
13	—	312	132.00	132.00
16	—	510	117.00–120.00	119.45
3	—	653	110.00	110.00
2	—	253	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	617	130.00–133.00	132.35
27	—	491	133.00–135.00	134.18
13	—	416	134.00	134.00
17	—	569	132.00	132.00
15	—	522	132.00	132.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	635.00–685.00	661.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	33.50–40.00	37.55
14	—	1,525	40.50–46.00	43.03
3	—	1,367	50.00–51.00	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,234	37.50–43.50	39.77
3	—	1,163	34.50–36.50	35.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,079	29.50–33.50	32.38
4	—	1,109	34.50–37.50	36.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	54.00–57.00	55.46
2	—	1,848	61.00–64.00	62.48

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.