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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

389 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 604▲ 143 vs year ago 246 · +58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 22▲ 34 vs year ago 38 · +89.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Moderate supply of all classes 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 $128.49/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$128.49

157 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

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	510	130.20	664	134
Large 1	517	119.00	615	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	473	117.75	557	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $107 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 sale157 hd

128.49

—

KY average28 barns · 5,398 hd

125.08

+3.42

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	—	High	1,644	82.64	1,359	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	58.73	803	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	56.05	644	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	49.24	523	11

Every lot

56 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	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	142.62/cwt	142.00–143.00	689	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	694	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.00	782	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	596	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	763	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	119.01/cwt	116.50–121.50	883	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	357	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	143.10/cwt	138.00–147.00	461	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.91/cwt	132.00–134.00	695	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	538	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	565	111.63/cwt	105.00–118.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	127.53/cwt	127.00–129.00	729	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	730	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	779	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	415	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	344	133.73/cwt	132.00–134.00	460	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	503	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	512	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	654	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	695	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	643	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	730	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	756	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	73.33/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,018	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	84.48/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	92.94/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,840	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	49.71/cwt	46.50–52.50	520	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	55.01/cwt	52.50–58.50	615	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	62.22/cwt	61.00–63.50	754	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	547	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	52.44/cwt	51.50–53.50	684	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	691	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	57.81/cwt	54.50–61.00	787	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	63.97/cwt	62.00–70.00	903	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,460	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,135	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,374	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	710.21/cwt	685.00–750.00	7,471	3

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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 604Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 22Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 21

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Moderate supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	658	111.00	111.00
14	—	467	140.00	140.00
14	—	574	121.00	121.00
2	—	268	155.00	155.00
5	—	734	103.00	103.00
7	—	359	140.00	140.00
9	—	520	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	108.00	108.00
6	—	418	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	344	132.00–134.00	133.73
5	—	416	123.00	123.00
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
3	—	498	117.00	117.00
3	—	508	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
2	—	413	138.00	138.00
5	—	596	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
4	—	742	116.50–121.50	119.01
5	—	358	150.00	150.00
7	—	518	134.00	134.00
16	—	483	142.00–143.00	142.62
29	—	583	132.00–136.00	134.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
17	—	322	138.00–147.00	143.10
2	—	398	136.00	136.00
30	—	572	127.00–129.00	127.53
3	—	243	147.00	147.00
46	—	523	132.00–134.00	132.91
3	—	292	148.00	148.00
6	—	753	103.50	103.50
12	—	676	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	121.00	121.00
5	—	431	130.00	130.00
8	—	565	105.00–118.00	111.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
3	—	437	126.00	126.00
4	—	485	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,980	91.00–95.00	92.94
3	—	1,388	72.00–76.00	73.33
4	—	1,669	82.00–89.00	84.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	44.50	44.50
10	—	1,046	46.50–52.50	49.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	61.00–63.50	62.22
13	—	1,118	52.50–58.50	55.01
1	—	1,355	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,304	51.50–53.50	52.44
9	—	1,411	62.00–70.00	63.97
17	—	1,362	54.50–61.00	57.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	685.00–750.00	710.21

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.