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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 3

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 183▼ 110 vs year ago 345 · −31.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 31▲ 4 vs year ago 32 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $131.25/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$131.25

102 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	502	132.20	664	90
Large 1	490	128.00	627	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	118.60	664	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale102 hd

131.25

—

KY average27 barns · 4,486 hd

129.19

+2.05

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	—	Average	1,755	80.04	1,405	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	60.90	930	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	54.14	585	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	51.47	529	2thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	134.20/cwt	134.00–135.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	124.38/cwt	120.50–125.00	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,038	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	360	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	134.12/cwt	133.00–135.00	578	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	133.57/cwt	129.00–137.50	644	31
Heifers	—	Large 1	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	131.85/cwt	130.00–133.00	770	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	848	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	940	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	471	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	158.27/cwt	156.00–160.00	527	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	632	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	128.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	634	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	706	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	81.30/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,386	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,466	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	52.03/cwt	50.50–53.50	509	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	51.47/cwt	50.50–52.50	529	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	54.99/cwt	53.50–56.00	616	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	53.55/cwt	48.50–55.50	748	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	72.95/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,071	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	62.71/cwt	58.50–65.00	1,027	7

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 183Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	71.00–75.00	72.95
7	—	1,637	58.50–65.00	62.71
5	—	1,396	48.50–55.50	53.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	53.50–56.00	54.99
2	—	978	50.50–53.50	52.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	50.50–52.50	51.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	76.00–84.00	81.30
1	—	1,955	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
7	—	944	110.00	110.00
7	—	726	120.50–125.00	124.38
5	—	570	134.00–135.00	134.20
4	—	836	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
1	—	505	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	636	115.00–120.00	117.29
10	—	433	146.00	146.00
7	—	333	156.00–160.00	158.27
5	—	269	175.00	175.00
3	—	562	127.00	127.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
13	—	501	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	122.00–130.00	128.93
6	—	555	120.00	120.00
6	—	445	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
5	—	666	122.00	122.00
5	—	360	144.00	144.00
4	—	248	145.00	145.00
3	—	862	109.00	109.00
31	—	482	129.00–137.50	133.57
3	—	767	110.50	110.50
21	—	431	133.00–135.00	134.12
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
16	—	584	130.00–133.00	131.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	118.00	118.00
1	—	455	121.00	121.00

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.