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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 184▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 58▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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 $128.05/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$128.05

69 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

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	538	128.32	690	61
Medium and Large 2-3	449	126.83	569	7thin
Large 1	380	120.00	456	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $234 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 sale69 hd

128.05

—

KY average27 barns · 5,464 hd

128.61

−0.56

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	2,000	74.26	1,485	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	56.86	767	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	52.00	554	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	51.15	644	3thin

Every lot

39 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	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	140.18/cwt	136.00–145.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	136.75/cwt	135.00–138.00	771	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	908	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	975	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	143.60/cwt	143.00–144.00	511	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	126.14/cwt	124.00–128.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	132.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	687	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	128.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	718	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	124.49/cwt	115.00–129.00	763	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	109.28/cwt	109.00–110.00	781	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	133.93/cwt	132.00–135.00	686	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	119.46/cwt	113.00–122.00	761	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,000	74.26/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,485	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	554	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,133	46.73/cwt	43.00–51.50	529	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	46.47/cwt	45.50–47.50	611	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	60.43/cwt	57.50–64.00	849	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,169	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	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 Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 184Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,405	57.50–64.00	60.43
2	—	1,133	43.00–51.50	46.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	45.50–47.50	46.47
1	—	1,145	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	73.00–75.00	74.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	141.00	141.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
14	—	886	110.00	110.00
7	—	633	134.00	134.00
7	—	564	135.00–138.00	136.75
5	—	776	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
5	—	491	136.00–145.00	140.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	124.00–135.00	132.32
7	—	715	109.00–110.00	109.28
7	—	559	127.00–132.00	128.43
7	—	421	134.00	134.00
5	—	356	143.00–144.00	143.60
16	—	613	115.00–129.00	124.49
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
10	—	490	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	124.00–128.00	126.14
1	—	305	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	129.00	129.00
5	—	386	169.00	169.00
3	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	753	101.00	101.00
17	—	512	132.00–135.00	133.93
1	—	295	173.00	173.00
11	—	447	151.00	151.00
7	—	637	113.00–122.00	119.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	136.00	136.00

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.