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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 17

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

356 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 199▲ 356 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 25▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 59▲ 9 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 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with a limited comparison from last week.

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 $131.21/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$131.21

148 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$25.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

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	507	134.19	680	110
Medium and Large 2-3	460	122.94	566	37
Large 1	595	109.00	649	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.19/cwt here — about $32 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 sale148 hd

131.21

—

KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd

127.18

+4.03

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	1,602	68.17	1,092	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	48.84	668	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	45.28	513	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	38.03	405	12

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	151.02/cwt	149.00–151.50	738	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	738	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	825	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	148.08/cwt	148.00–149.00	875	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	133.28/cwt	131.00–134.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	401	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	521	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	456	124.70/cwt	115.00–131.00	569	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	707	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	130.06/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	116.27/cwt	114.00–119.00	602	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	113.24/cwt	111.00–114.00	830	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	859	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	356	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	522	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	526	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	149.63/cwt	149.00–152.00	533	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	591	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	126.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	636	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	709	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	756	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	635	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	64.17/cwt	63.00–66.00	945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	72.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,249	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	35.94/cwt	35.00–37.50	369	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	41.73/cwt	37.50–44.50	456	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	42.21/cwt	40.50–43.50	482	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	48.83/cwt	45.50–51.00	572	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,232	44.10/cwt	42.50–45.50	543	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	49.10/cwt	47.00–52.00	702	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	946	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,008	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,768	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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 199Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 59Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with a limited comparison from last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	141.00	141.00
15	—	375	139.00	139.00
8	—	441	135.00	135.00
5	—	699	117.00	117.00
4	—	818	105.00	105.00
18	—	516	125.00–132.00	130.06
4	—	733	111.00–114.00	113.24
4	—	344	138.00	138.00
2	—	583	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
11	—	518	114.00–119.00	116.27
11	—	456	115.00–131.00	124.70
8	—	401	130.00	130.00
4	—	318	131.00–134.00	133.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	499	141.75	141.75
5	—	609	130.00	130.00
5	—	501	135.25	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	143.00	143.00
4	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	775	121.00	121.00
2	—	380	164.00	164.00
3	—	625	135.00	135.00
15	—	489	149.00–151.50	151.02
11	—	581	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	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
12	—	591	148.00–149.00	148.08
5	—	532	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	145.00	145.00
5	—	356	149.00–152.00	149.63
3	—	582	122.00	122.00
3	—	285	183.00	183.00
2	—	220	161.00–163.00	162.00
12	—	521	130.00	130.00
7	—	346	152.00	152.00
5	—	627	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	756	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
11	—	503	122.00–128.00	126.37
7	—	435	135.00–137.00	135.82
2	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	340	130.00	130.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	70.00–75.00	72.17
2	—	1,473	63.00–66.00	64.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	45.50–51.00	48.83
6	—	1,092	37.50–44.50	41.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	35.00–37.50	35.94
4	—	1,141	40.50–43.50	42.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	47.00–52.00	49.10
3	—	1,232	42.50–45.50	44.10
1	—	1,525	62.00	62.00

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.