Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-02-10

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 10
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
▼ 321 vs last sale 520▲ 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 54▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 20▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of all classes due to wet weather and muddy conditions. Moderate demand for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.62/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −29.52 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.
Average price
$136.62
68 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509137.0269758
Medium and Large 2-3458134.3061610thin
One grade step is worth $2.72/cwt here — about $82 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 sale68 hd
136.62
—
KY average27 barns · 1,578 hd
130.85
+5.76
This barn, trailing median1 sales
166.14
−29.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,70372.291,2315thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38851.217119thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23949.946194thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97336.133514thin

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330154.00/cwt154.00–154.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393152.00/cwt152.00–152.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2497146.00/cwt146.00–146.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590134.99/cwt134.00–137.007966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698123.00/cwt123.00–123.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797125.00/cwt125.00–125.0099616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3941110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0354
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270116.00/cwt116.00–116.003131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308140.00/cwt140.00–140.004316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366139.00/cwt139.00–139.005098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370124.00/cwt124.00–124.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405131.00/cwt131.00–131.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444132.00/cwt132.00–132.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453134.00/cwt134.00–134.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3453123.26/cwt122.00–127.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517121.83/cwt121.00–125.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562130.00/cwt130.00–130.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718111.00/cwt111.00–111.007977
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2253160.00/cwt160.00–160.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3271157.00/cwt157.00–157.004254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350158.00/cwt158.00–158.0055311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436148.00/cwt148.00–148.006458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513139.00/cwt139.00–139.007139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583128.87/cwt125.00–130.0075116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585123.00/cwt123.00–123.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664115.00/cwt115.00–115.007648
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34365.00/cwt65.00–65.008732
Bulls——1,94377.15/cwt74.00–81.001,4993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94534.51/cwt34.00–35.003263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05541.00/cwt41.00–41.004331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13054.50/cwt54.50–54.506161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25043.50/cwt43.50–43.505441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27045.35/cwt44.00–47.005762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28850.87/cwt47.50–53.506552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32056.18/cwt56.00–56.507423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49850.42/cwt48.00–52.007554
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,36384.49/cwt84.00–85.001,1522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2846949.62/cwt925.00–975.008,03410
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2868937.42/cwt925.00–950.008,13714
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28991,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.009,0805
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29041,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.009,1305
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29931,014.38/cwt1,010.00–1,025.0010,07314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0017,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,8951

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.