Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-01-06

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 6

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

363 head

▼ 226 vs last sale 589▲ 363 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 64▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 39▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison from last week due to holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand.

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 $127.29/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$127.29

177 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

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	498	128.13	638	169
Medium and Large 2-3	484	111.00	537	7thin
Large 1	525	98.00	515	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $124 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 sale177 hd

127.29

—

KY average11 barns · 3,392 hd

125.72

+1.56

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	—	Average	1,575	58.84	926	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	47.23	694	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	43.24	520	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	34.60	363	12

Every lot

49 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	344	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	492	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	146.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	559	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.82/cwt	135.00–143.50	739	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	127.47/cwt	122.00–132.00	873	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,004	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	416	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	511	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	128.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	589	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	135.47/cwt	135.00–136.00	687	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	122.03/cwt	121.00–123.00	715	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	789	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	119.94/cwt	110.00–123.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	130.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	672	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	119.99/cwt	116.00–121.00	692	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	789	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	54.36/cwt	52.00–56.00	840	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	63.32/cwt	60.00–66.00	1,016	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	32.38/cwt	30.00–35.50	332	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	39.05/cwt	36.50–41.50	429	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	37.93/cwt	36.50–40.00	420	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	49.24/cwt	48.00–51.00	598	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	43.54/cwt	41.50–46.00	537	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	535	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	46.74/cwt	44.00–49.00	688	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	757	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	712.39/cwt	685.00–750.00	8,570	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,348	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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 589Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: No comparison from last week due to holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
10	—	577	116.00–121.00	119.99
22	—	513	124.00–132.00	130.94
26	—	669	118.00	118.00
3	—	275	163.00	163.00
6	—	435	138.00	138.00
8	—	464	142.00	142.00
15	—	370	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	112.00	112.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
4	—	483	110.00–123.00	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	140.00–147.00	146.00
9	—	685	122.00–132.00	127.47
22	—	525	135.00–143.50	140.82
2	—	433	142.00	142.00
4	—	344	143.00	143.00
5	—	630	129.00	129.00
8	—	478	142.00	142.00
21	—	754	130.00–135.00	133.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	586	121.00–123.00	122.03
20	—	669	118.00	118.00
30	—	458	125.00–130.00	128.60
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
3	—	637	111.00	111.00
17	—	313	133.00	133.00
17	—	373	137.00	137.00
23	—	518	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	106.00	106.00
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
2	—	440	117.00–118.00	117.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	139.00	139.00
8	—	498	135.00	135.00
19	—	507	135.00–136.00	135.47

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	685.00–750.00	712.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	60.00–66.00	63.32
4	—	1,545	52.00–56.00	54.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	36.50–41.50	39.05
8	—	1,026	30.00–35.50	32.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	41.50	41.50
4	—	1,499	50.00–51.00	50.52
15	—	1,472	44.00–49.00	46.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	41.50–46.00	43.54
3	—	1,215	48.00–51.00	49.24
4	—	1,108	36.50–40.00	37.93

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.