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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 254▲ 326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 31▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 8▲ 44 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 steady to 2.00 higher with a limited comparison from last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Moderate 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 $134.55/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$134.55

122 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$13.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.65

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	483	137.36	664	97
Medium and Large 2-3	517	123.66	639	25

One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $25 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 sale122 hd

134.55

—

KY average27 barns · 4,535 hd

131.90

+2.65

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	1,816	82.81	1,504	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	58.78	754	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	54.09	658	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	46.81	502	6thin

Every lot

57 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	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	130.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	822	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	349	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	154.03/cwt	147.00–163.00	502	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	508	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	670	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	703	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	132.40/cwt	131.00–133.00	825	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	828	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	370	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	528	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	127.13/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	743	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	789	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	813	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,809	80.27/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,452	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	87.90/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,609	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	47.87/cwt	45.00–51.50	506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	475	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	54.40/cwt	50.00–57.50	659	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	65.95/cwt	61.50–70.00	800	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	47.86/cwt	42.50–52.00	585	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	58.79/cwt	55.00–62.00	720	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	889	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	756	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	1,467.97/cwt	1,275.00–1,510.00	14,357	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,418.75/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	14,188	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,079.76/cwt	910.00–1,135.00	12,687	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,415	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	11,066	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,244.53/cwt	1,225.00–1,260.00	12,607	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	962.12/cwt	835.00–1,150.00	11,603	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,920	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 Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	87.00–89.00	87.90
4	—	1,809	76.00–83.00	80.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	55.00–62.00	58.79
1	—	1,400	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,400	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	41.50	41.50
5	—	1,058	45.00–51.50	47.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	61.50–70.00	65.95
4	—	1,223	42.50–52.00	47.86
4	—	1,211	50.00–57.50	54.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	978	1,275.00–1,510.00	1,467.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,175	910.00–1,135.00	1,079.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,418.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,206	835.00–1,150.00	962.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,225.00–1,260.00	1,244.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	137.00	137.00
4	—	436	130.00	130.00
4	—	640	110.00–118.00	113.97
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
5	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
5	—	531	122.00	122.00
1	—	775	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	623	131.00–133.00	132.40
2	—	228	153.00	153.00
24	—	420	137.00	137.00
2	—	365	157.00	157.00
5	—	711	116.50	116.50
8	—	562	125.00	125.00
14	—	504	133.00	133.00
19	—	326	147.00–163.00	154.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	133.00	133.00
7	—	424	125.00–130.00	127.13
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	122.00	122.00
2	—	582	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	509	146.00	146.00
25	—	450	146.00	146.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
3	—	220	168.00	168.00
8	—	324	163.00	163.00
8	—	664	122.50	122.50
11	—	552	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
2	—	720	131.00	131.00
4	—	560	140.00	140.00
4	—	629	130.00–133.00	130.72
9	—	512	152.00	152.00

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.