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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 171 vs last sale 241▲ 85 vs year ago 327 · +26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 37▼ 8 vs year ago 32 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 30▼ 15 vs year ago 22 · −68.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher over 500 lbs steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $129.94/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$129.94

137 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

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	529	131.50	696	115
Medium and Large 2-3	485	121.79	591	22

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $104 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 sale137 hd

129.94

—

KY average24 barns · 4,508 hd

125.05

+4.89

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	1,785	71.87	1,283	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	52.51	726	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	48.34	609	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	41.20	435	5thin

Every lot

49 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 1-2	420	148.27/cwt	147.00–151.00	623	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.40/cwt	144.00–147.50	695	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	132.90/cwt	132.00–134.00	764	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	126.55/cwt	123.00–132.00	800	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	121.20/cwt	119.00–123.00	932	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,038	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	120	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	222	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	167.50/cwt	164.00–169.00	382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	324	143.22/cwt	139.00–152.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	136.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	600	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	121.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	598	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	654	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	695	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.00	833	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	816	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	298	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	390	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	423	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	348	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	456	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	595	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	616	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	124.45/cwt	124.00–125.00	546	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	664	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	634	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	554	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	717	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	773	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,443	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	66.81/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,201	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	40.00/cwt	38.50–41.00	409	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	43.01/cwt	42.50–43.50	474	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	638	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	44.17/cwt	41.50–46.50	576	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	52.34/cwt	51.00–54.00	690	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	50.26/cwt	50.00–50.50	764	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,136	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 Sep 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 241Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 37Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	127.00	127.00
3	—	324	139.00–152.00	143.22
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
11	—	492	121.00–124.00	121.52
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	565	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	120.00	120.00
30	—	439	134.00–138.00	136.66
19	—	507	129.00	129.00
6	—	643	112.00	112.00
1	—	120	185.00	185.00
8	—	379	145.00	145.00
3	—	228	164.00–169.00	167.50
6	—	719	112.00–115.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	636	130.00–132.00	131.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	575	132.00–134.00	132.90
3	—	420	147.00–151.00	148.27
13	—	525	138.00	138.00
37	—	475	144.00–147.50	146.40
15	—	632	123.00–132.00	126.55
5	—	844	123.00	123.00
11	—	769	119.00–123.00	121.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	666	116.00	116.00
17	—	364	163.50	163.50
2	—	255	162.00	162.00
2	—	245	159.00	159.00
2	—	175	170.00	170.00
13	—	428	144.00	144.00
6	—	507	125.00	125.00
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
22	—	499	133.00	133.00
14	—	583	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	348	131.00	131.00
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
1	—	195	160.00	160.00
4	—	554	123.00	123.00
11	—	439	124.00–125.00	124.45
5	—	278	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	51.00–54.00	52.34
2	—	1,520	50.00–50.50	50.26
1	—	1,500	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	52.00–53.00	52.51
2	—	1,303	41.50–46.50	44.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	42.50–43.50	43.01
3	—	1,023	38.50–41.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	62.00–70.00	66.81
1	—	1,760	82.00	82.00

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)	1	—	865	825.00	825.00

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.