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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 9

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▲ 278 vs last sale 182▲ 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 36▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 6▲ 47 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 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate supply with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

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 $124.97/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$124.97

219 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$0.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

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	579	124.98	724	178
Medium and Large 2-3	424	124.95	530	41

One grade step is worth $0.03/cwt here — about $194 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 sale219 hd

124.97

—

KY average27 barns · 5,005 hd

130.63

−5.66

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	—	Low	1,800	72.49	1,305	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	54.71	780	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	45.45	530	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	40.16	458	6thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	675	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	749	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	136.86/cwt	134.00–137.50	849	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	128.78/cwt	126.00–134.00	860	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	143.01/cwt	141.00–144.00	476	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	522	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	128.63/cwt	127.00–131.00	560	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	631	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	126.72/cwt	124.00–131.00	791	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	768	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	113.04/cwt	112.00–115.00	796	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	361	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	498	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	155.63/cwt	153.00–159.00	570	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	134.27/cwt	133.00–135.00	592	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	126.50/cwt	122.00–128.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	117.82/cwt	117.00–118.00	763	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	688	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	74.74/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,452	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	43.30/cwt	42.50–44.00	473	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	48.36/cwt	46.50–52.00	533	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	38.59/cwt	35.50–41.50	449	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	41.49/cwt	39.50–44.00	486	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	46.60/cwt	43.50–47.50	587	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	793	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	56.20/cwt	52.00–58.00	803	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	60.20/cwt	59.00–61.00	957	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,815	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate supply with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	668	126.00–134.00	128.78
28	—	620	134.00–137.50	136.86
7	—	518	130.00–131.00	130.28
6	—	563	133.00	133.00
13	—	754	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	617	122.00	122.00
1	—	365	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	562	120.00	120.00
16	—	674	114.00	114.00
12	—	497	127.00	127.00
3	—	270	142.00	142.00
23	—	704	112.00–115.00	113.04
14	—	333	141.00–144.00	143.01
4	—	501	119.00	119.00
15	—	435	127.00–131.00	128.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	101.00	101.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
16	—	375	133.00	133.00
20	—	424	123.00	123.00
2	—	513	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	624	124.00–131.00	126.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	138.00	138.00
4	—	529	122.00–128.00	126.50
2	—	490	118.00	118.00
11	—	441	133.00–135.00	134.27
2	—	588	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	142.00	142.00
9	—	366	153.00–159.00	155.63
9	—	564	133.00	133.00
4	—	525	137.00	137.00
11	—	648	117.00–118.00	117.82
5	—	724	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	42.50–44.00	43.30
4	—	1,164	35.50–41.50	38.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	43.50–47.50	46.60
4	—	1,589	59.00–61.00	60.20
7	—	1,428	52.00–58.00	56.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	60.50	60.50
3	—	1,103	46.50–52.00	48.36
6	—	1,172	39.50–44.00	41.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,943	71.00–78.00	74.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	985.00	985.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	885.00	885.00

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.