Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-02-03

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 692▲ 520 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 32▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 20 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 lower. Moderate supply of calves with Moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good 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 $131.31/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$131.31

206 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$18.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

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	496	135.34	671	146
Medium and Large 2-3	502	122.66	616	49
Large 1	633	116.36	736	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.97/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale206 hd

131.31

—

KY average25 barns · 5,782 hd

127.46

+3.85

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	1,921	70.77	1,360	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	56.25	801	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	50.41	617	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	43.01	498	8thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.22/cwt	154.00–165.00	679	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	729	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	142.89/cwt	134.00–145.00	827	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,082	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	336	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	127.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	137.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	593	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	123.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	131.43/cwt	122.00–134.00	666	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	738	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	826	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	671	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	894	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	412	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	496	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	585	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	648	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	137.30/cwt	132.00–139.00	674	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	140.57/cwt	131.00–142.00	708	43
Bulls	—	Large 1	517	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	564	120.34/cwt	112.00–126.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	133.23/cwt	131.00–137.00	769	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	122.05/cwt	119.00–123.00	781	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,783	63.72/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	71.21/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,456	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	38.95/cwt	35.50–40.50	449	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	45.45/cwt	43.50–47.50	528	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	44.30/cwt	43.50–45.50	524	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	58.80/cwt	58.00–59.50	704	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	49.05/cwt	48.50–51.50	620	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	59.04/cwt	56.00–60.50	823	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	46.77/cwt	42.50–50.50	670	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	63.48/cwt	62.00–65.00	945	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	748.55/cwt	710.00–785.00	8,578	4

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 692Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	107.00	107.00
2	—	383	136.00	136.00
23	—	476	122.00–125.00	123.22
13	—	545	120.00	120.00
8	—	430	126.00–130.00	127.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	120.00	120.00
4	—	238	141.00	141.00
31	—	432	134.00–138.00	137.26
14	—	355	146.00	146.00
13	—	739	121.00	121.00
10	—	310	148.00	148.00
8	—	581	127.00	127.00
35	—	507	122.00–134.00	131.43
2	—	195	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	603	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	114.00	114.00
3	—	587	123.00	123.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	159.00	159.00
2	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	124.50	124.50
12	—	579	134.00–145.00	142.89
9	—	894	121.00	121.00
7	—	424	154.00–165.00	160.22
3	—	517	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	297	167.00	167.00
4	—	756	111.00	111.00
4	—	218	189.00	189.00
43	—	504	131.00–142.00	140.57
34	—	640	119.00–123.00	122.05
33	—	577	131.00–137.00	133.23
16	—	361	162.00	162.00
9	—	426	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	112.00–126.00	120.34
3	—	517	133.00	133.00
2	—	335	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	572	125.00	125.00
17	—	491	132.00–139.00	137.30
5	—	421	145.00	145.00
2	—	355	144.00	144.00

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)	4	—	1,146	710.00–785.00	748.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,045	69.00–74.00	71.21
2	—	1,783	62.00–66.00	63.72
1	—	1,950	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,394	56.00–60.50	59.04
6	—	1,432	42.50–50.50	46.77
4	—	1,489	62.00–65.00	63.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	48.50–51.50	49.05
3	—	1,198	58.00–59.50	58.80
3	—	1,183	43.50–45.50	44.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	43.50–47.50	45.45
3	—	1,153	35.50–40.50	38.95

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.