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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 18

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 11May 18Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 322▲ 405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 24▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 12 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

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady as well.

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 $134.94/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$134.94

160 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$19.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.42

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	503	136.09	685	150
Large 1	445	128.00	570	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	116.45	600	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.64/cwt here — about $85 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 sale160 hd

134.94

—

KY average28 barns · 6,703 hd

124.52

+10.42

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	1,683	81.22	1,367	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	61.27	849	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	56.32	627	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	47.38	486	8thin

Every lot

50 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 1-2	328	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	161.62/cwt	155.00–164.00	735	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	138.44/cwt	136.00–141.00	790	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	844	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	117.23/cwt	117.00–118.00	903	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	157.73/cwt	154.00–159.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	144.25/cwt	138.00–145.50	591	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	119.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	135.29/cwt	134.00–136.00	687	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	130.93/cwt	130.00–133.00	765	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	776	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	109.46/cwt	109.00–110.00	739	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	815	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	188	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	344	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	609	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	673	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	130.25/cwt	124.00–131.00	689	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	119.10/cwt	115.00–119.50	792	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	67.98/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	82.32/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,396	7
Bulls	—	—	2,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	41.24/cwt	38.00–43.00	399	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	51.07/cwt	48.50–53.00	541	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	51.14/cwt	50.50–51.50	562	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	61.87/cwt	61.00–62.50	689	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	58.24/cwt	53.00–60.50	656	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	60.72/cwt	59.00–62.50	830	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	944	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,793	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,280	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 322Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were fully steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	118.00	118.00
35	—	770	117.00–118.00	117.23
15	—	455	155.00–164.00	161.62
2	—	328	181.00	181.00
24	—	571	136.00–141.00	138.44
15	—	623	135.50	135.50
6	—	514	142.50	142.50
6	—	387	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	304	154.00–159.00	157.73
4	—	765	106.50	106.50
3	—	227	163.00	163.00
28	—	584	130.00–133.00	130.93
18	—	631	123.00	123.00
11	—	675	109.00–110.00	109.46
3	—	288	157.00	157.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
34	—	508	134.00–136.00	135.29
32	—	410	138.00–145.50	144.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	117.00–125.00	119.01
2	—	543	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
2	—	588	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	315	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	109.00	109.00
6	—	587	123.00	123.00
4	—	346	176.00	176.00
2	—	188	183.00	183.00
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
1	—	290	179.00	179.00
33	—	665	115.00–119.50	119.10
18	—	529	124.00–131.00	130.25
8	—	456	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	368	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	275	159.00	159.00

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	—	910	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,645	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	66.00–70.00	67.98
1	—	2,000	100.00	100.00
7	—	1,696	77.00–88.00	82.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	59.00–62.50	60.72
1	—	1,475	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	48.50–53.00	51.07
3	—	967	38.00–43.00	41.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	53.00–60.50	58.24
4	—	1,098	50.50–51.50	51.14
2	—	1,113	61.00–62.50	61.87

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.