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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 4

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

228 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 155▲ 228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 34▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.40/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −34.74 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$131.40

82 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$195

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	312	139.33	435	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	480	131.10	630	79

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about −$195 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 sale82 hd

131.40

—

KY average27 barns · 2,047 hd

127.77

+3.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−34.74

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	—	High	2,057	86.18	1,772	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	55.76	802	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	50.11	575	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	35.53	306	2thin

Every lot

41 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	338	165.02/cwt	161.00–167.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	156.44/cwt	152.00–157.00	671	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	145.74/cwt	143.00–147.00	682	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	125.98/cwt	121.00–128.00	722	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	735	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	141.70/cwt	141.50–142.00	475	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	118.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	131.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	116.62/cwt	116.00–117.00	592	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	118.55/cwt	113.00–120.00	669	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	696	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	471	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	153.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	140.66/cwt	137.00–142.00	608	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	116.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	575	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	105.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	665	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,398	1
Bulls	—	—	2,137	89.24/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,907	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	35.53/cwt	35.00–36.00	306	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	46.47/cwt	39.50–49.50	516	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	52.16/cwt	50.50–56.00	609	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	59.07/cwt	57.00–63.00	833	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	54.23/cwt	51.50–56.50	787	13

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 34Year ago 0

No comparison due to light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	335	141.50–142.00	141.70
1	—	810	80.00	80.00
5	—	663	105.00	105.00
10	—	564	113.00–120.00	118.55
19	—	425	130.00–137.00	131.41
2	—	275	138.00–140.00	138.98
6	—	362	139.00	139.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
4	—	643	108.00	108.00
8	—	508	116.00–117.00	116.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	107.00	107.00
2	—	422	115.00–121.00	118.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	112.00	112.00
6	—	363	160.00	160.00
8	—	269	175.00	175.00
2	—	785	90.00	90.00
5	—	340	150.00–155.00	153.06
7	—	632	100.00–110.00	105.22
14	—	432	137.00–142.00	140.66
12	—	493	116.00–120.00	116.67
6	—	519	115.00	115.00
3	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	890	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	142.00	142.00
2	—	338	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	152.00–157.00	156.44
7	—	573	121.00–128.00	125.98
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
8	—	639	115.00	115.00
3	—	338	161.00–167.00	165.02
13	—	468	143.00–147.00	145.74
3	—	663	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,410	57.00–63.00	59.07
13	—	1,452	51.50–56.50	54.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	35.00–36.00	35.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,168	50.50–56.00	52.16
9	—	1,110	39.50–49.50	46.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,137	87.00–92.00	89.24
1	—	1,815	77.00	77.00

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.