Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-06-22

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 348▲ 102 vs year ago 214 · +47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 85▼ 15 vs year ago 50 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 3▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.83/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$120.83
187 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$237
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$10.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3408130.875348thin
Medium and Large 1-2641120.38771179
One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale187 hd
120.83
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KY average27 barns · 5,449 hd
128.81
−7.98
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—Low1,68674.631,2584thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38957.688018thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08257.6562415
CowsLean 85-90%Low94746.154375thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396156.00/cwt156.00–156.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433139.00/cwt139.00–139.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480149.00/cwt149.00–149.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493135.00/cwt135.00–135.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580123.00/cwt123.00–123.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586129.00/cwt129.00–129.007568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330148.00/cwt148.00–148.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368135.65/cwt135.00–136.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440135.24/cwt133.00–137.0059516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486133.54/cwt132.00–138.0064915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512131.07/cwt124.00–133.0067115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528116.52/cwt116.00–117.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582128.15/cwt122.00–133.0074616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630120.93/cwt118.00–124.0076226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729111.50/cwt109.00–112.0081368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876105.50/cwt105.50–105.5092418
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268182.00/cwt182.00–182.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315162.00/cwt162.00–162.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369158.64/cwt148.00–164.005857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418141.00/cwt141.00–141.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442141.00/cwt141.00–141.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.0065713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527120.84/cwt120.00–121.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624123.11/cwt120.00–126.0076817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007922
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357881.00/cwt81.00–81.004686
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66378.17/cwt76.00–80.001,3003
Bulls——1,75564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,1231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92644.69/cwt41.00–47.504144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03052.00/cwt52.00–52.005361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06157.63/cwt53.00–62.506119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07952.63/cwt49.50–55.505684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18067.81/cwt63.50–71.508002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34458.32/cwt55.50–63.007846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47046.50/cwt46.50–46.506841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,3631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,9441

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.