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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 27

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

692 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 396▲ 692 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 39▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 21 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: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher on a light test

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 $135.92/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$135.92

317 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

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	492	137.07	674	297
Medium and Large 2-3	466	118.93	554	20

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $120 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 sale317 hd

135.92

—

KY average27 barns · 5,533 hd

128.45

+7.47

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	1,975	69.85	1,380	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	50.26	695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	43.60	528	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	37.37	377	5thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	525	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	594	8
Steers	—	Large 1Value Added	414	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	679	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	179.23/cwt	179.00–181.00	746	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	175.07/cwt	172.50–176.50	863	47
Steers	—	Large 1Value Added	508	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	691	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	150.02/cwt	149.00–154.00	798	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	847	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	870	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	858	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	134.14/cwt	134.00–135.00	912	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	943	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	342	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	519	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	120.50/cwt	119.00–123.00	523	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	135.73/cwt	135.50–136.00	590	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	134.64/cwt	133.00–137.00	706	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	116.91/cwt	111.00–119.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	127.44/cwt	126.00–129.00	855	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	800	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	282	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	525	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	474	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	657	12
Bulls	—	Large 1	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	117.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	805	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	845	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,975	69.85/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,380	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	35.79/cwt	31.50–38.50	347	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	39.73/cwt	39.00–40.50	425	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	39.93/cwt	38.50–41.50	467	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	45.35/cwt	43.50–47.50	542	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	680	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	50.39/cwt	46.00–53.00	700	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	723	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	653	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	879.59/cwt	710.00–1,010.00	11,285	2

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher on a light test

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	149.00–154.00	150.02
5	—	604	144.00	144.00
47	—	493	172.50–176.50	175.07
43	—	416	179.00–181.00	179.23
21	—	576	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	322	162.00–164.00	163.00
5	—	737	128.00	128.00
3	—	425	155.00	155.00
14	—	680	134.00–135.00	134.14
6	—	631	136.00	136.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	395	150.00–152.00	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	414	164.00	164.00
20	—	508	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	450	145.00	145.00
35	—	370	152.00	152.00
61	—	671	126.00–129.00	127.44
16	—	517	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	120.00–121.00	120.67
1	—	300	119.00	119.00
8	—	434	119.00–123.00	120.50
4	—	565	111.00–119.00	116.91
2	—	530	111.00	111.00
2	—	373	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	582	130.00	130.00
6	—	748	107.00	107.00
45	—	524	133.00–137.00	134.64
13	—	315	147.00	147.00
12	—	265	129.00	129.00
32	—	435	135.50–136.00	135.73
22	—	369	140.00–142.00	140.68
3	—	647	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	156.00	156.00
11	—	360	152.00	152.00
9	—	579	139.00	139.00
2	—	768	115.00	115.00
18	—	490	150.00	150.00
15	—	671	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	282	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	142.00	142.00
2	—	550	115.00–123.00	119.00
4	—	530	115.00–125.00	117.57
1	—	375	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	39.00–40.50	39.73
3	—	970	31.50–38.50	35.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	55.50	55.50
8	—	1,389	46.00–53.00	50.39
1	—	1,485	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	43.50–47.50	45.35
4	—	1,170	38.50–41.50	39.93
1	—	1,460	49.50	49.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	67.00–72.00	69.85

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	710.00–1,010.00	879.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	800.00	800.00

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.