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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

541 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 363▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 65▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 27▲ 8 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 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. Light supply of slaughter cattle due to muddy conditions. Moderate demand for slaughter cattle.

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 $127.60/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$127.60

251 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

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	588	129.14	759	223
Medium and Large 2-3	462	115.39	533	28

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $226 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 sale251 hd

127.60

—

KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd

124.70

+2.90

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	1,305	64.00	835	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	46.87	677	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	37.62	449	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	34.92	410	5thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	550	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	151.36/cwt	150.00–153.50	722	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	149.88/cwt	149.50–150.50	781	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	137.29/cwt	137.00–138.00	806	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	867	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	916	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	131.43/cwt	131.00–136.00	950	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,114	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	362	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	341	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	409	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	509	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	580	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	627	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	664	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	685	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	768	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	817	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	123.42/cwt	121.00–124.00	812	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	53
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	180.27/cwt	178.00–182.00	503	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	294	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	465	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	529	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	599	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	835	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	377	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	36.33/cwt	33.50–38.50	426	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	35.86/cwt	35.50–36.50	433	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	519	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	44.04/cwt	42.50–47.50	623	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	50.84/cwt	50.00–52.00	756	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,320	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,109	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	789.86/cwt	710.00–850.00	9,399	3

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 363Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	135.00	135.00
12	—	428	135.50	135.50
11	—	566	121.00	121.00
8	—	512	125.00	125.00
32	—	658	121.00–124.00	123.42
16	—	479	131.00	131.00
7	—	320	130.00	130.00
3	—	262	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	128.00	128.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
7	—	658	105.00	105.00
5	—	428	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
5	—	341	120.00	120.00
5	—	260	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	750	128.00	128.00
29	—	582	132.00	132.00
24	—	624	131.00	131.00
13	—	511	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	477	150.00–153.50	151.36
2	—	340	152.00	152.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
3	—	362	152.00	152.00
2	—	583	131.00	131.00
7	—	716	128.00	128.00
6	—	844	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
2	—	403	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	521	149.50–150.50	149.88
32	—	628	138.00	138.00
30	—	587	137.00–138.00	137.29
26	—	655	138.00	138.00
24	—	723	131.00–136.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
5	—	383	135.00–140.00	138.03
4	—	294	158.00	158.00
2	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	516	125.00	125.00
8	—	416	144.00	144.00
5	—	590	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	435	154.00	154.00
14	—	279	178.00–182.00	180.27
6	—	360	161.00	161.00
2	—	588	131.00	131.00
2	—	513	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	108.00	108.00
2	—	653	118.00	118.00

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	—	1,190	710.00–850.00	789.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	33.50–38.50	36.33
1	—	1,250	41.50	41.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	42.50–47.50	44.04
5	—	1,488	50.00–52.00	50.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	35.50–36.50	35.86
2	—	1,125	33.50	33.50

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.