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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 27

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 245▼ 201 vs year ago 384 · −52.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 27▼ 6 vs year ago 37 · −16.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 20 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs steady over 500 lbs 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with a limited comparison from last Monday. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

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 $129.72/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$129.72

81 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

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	527	131.65	694	65
Medium and Large 2-3	468	121.89	571	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $124 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 sale81 hd

129.72

—

KY average28 barns · 5,592 hd

128.38

+1.34

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	1,708	76.67	1,310	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	64.02	877	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	57.53	691	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	45.08	455	4thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	748	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	136.58/cwt	135.00–137.00	422	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	519	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	603	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	133.12/cwt	127.00–134.00	679	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	797	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	128.07/cwt	128.00–129.00	864	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	151.66/cwt	151.00–153.00	443	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	482	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	623	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	733	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,472	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	45.08/cwt	43.50–47.00	455	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	512	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	781	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,211	55.56/cwt	52.50–59.00	673	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	57.92/cwt	56.50–59.00	715	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	71.46/cwt	69.50–75.00	1,013	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	63.53/cwt	60.50–68.00	908	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	949.35/cwt	910.00–985.00	11,041	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 245Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	125.00–129.00	127.49
9	—	447	135.00	135.00
1	—	205	141.00	141.00
10	—	376	138.00	138.00
14	—	675	128.00–129.00	128.07
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
5	—	309	135.00–137.00	136.58
6	—	598	128.00	128.00
8	—	510	127.00–134.00	133.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	119.00	119.00
3	—	574	110.00–114.00	111.29
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
8	—	429	125.00–130.00	126.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	129.00	129.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	509	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	141.00	141.00
4	—	510	131.00	131.00
3	—	572	125.00	125.00
3	—	292	151.00–153.00	151.66
2	—	378	146.00	146.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
10	—	629	115.00–118.00	116.51
22	—	427	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	132.00	132.00
5	—	572	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
2	—	368	131.00	131.00
2	—	418	122.00	122.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	910.00–985.00	949.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,235	56.50–59.00	57.92
1	—	1,100	46.50	46.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	52.50–59.00	55.56
5	—	1,417	69.50–75.00	71.46
7	—	1,429	60.50–68.00	63.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	43.50–47.00	45.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,840	80.00	80.00

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.