Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-02-24

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 356▲ 347 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 44▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 9▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.60/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$134.60
131 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.21
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501137.36688110
Large 1398128.005092thin
Medium and Large 2-3580119.3269219thin
One grade step is worth $18.04/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale131 hd
134.60
—
KY average28 barns · 6,480 hd
132.39
+2.21
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—Average1,50963.149534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47054.2179714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21047.625767thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96538.703736thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3145153.00/cwt153.00–153.002221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361160.00/cwt160.00–160.005787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418155.00/cwt155.00–155.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462151.51/cwt150.00–152.007008
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511150.32/cwt150.00–150.5076817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586142.79/cwt139.00–145.0083726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt138.00–138.0085612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672135.56/cwt134.00–136.0091127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865114.00/cwt114.00–114.009869
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250143.00/cwt143.00–143.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305141.67/cwt141.00–144.004329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359143.00/cwt143.00–143.0051314
Heifers—Large 1398128.00/cwt128.00–128.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3439128.42/cwt126.00–130.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3497123.00/cwt123.00–123.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511134.58/cwt132.00–136.0068831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534144.00/cwt144.00–144.0076918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558124.00/cwt124.00–124.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580138.00/cwt138.00–138.0080010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581129.00/cwt126.00–131.0074910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646132.00/cwt132.00–132.008536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667129.00/cwt129.00–129.008606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3747109.00/cwt109.00–109.008145
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230171.00/cwt171.00–171.003931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278162.00/cwt162.00–162.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328137.56/cwt135.00–140.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395141.00/cwt141.00–141.005571
Bulls—Large 1395141.00/cwt141.00–141.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431149.00/cwt149.00–149.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431135.00/cwt135.00–135.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478142.00/cwt142.00–142.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569125.00/cwt125.00–125.007116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618115.00/cwt115.00–115.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007539
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49560.18/cwt58.00–62.009003
Bulls——1,55072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92736.09/cwt35.50–37.503353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00341.30/cwt39.50–43.504143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20343.70/cwt41.50–45.505263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21550.56/cwt46.50–53.506144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45854.68/cwt51.50–56.5079711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48060.00/cwt60.00–60.008881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53048.75/cwt47.00–50.007462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,3231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,5261

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.