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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 5

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 412▲ 102 vs year ago 231 · +44.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 19 vs year ago 49 · −38.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

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 $127.29/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$127.29

142 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$3.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	407	130.50	531	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	127.12	686	135

One grade step is worth $3.38/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale142 hd

127.29

—

KY average25 barns · 6,257 hd

127.16

+0.13

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	1,654	66.63	1,102	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	53.44	733	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	51.78	641	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	43.71	476	6thin

Every lot

48 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	323	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	811	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	115.19/cwt	115.00–116.00	840	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	135.43/cwt	135.00–136.00	451	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	508	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	137.36/cwt	136.00–137.50	606	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	126.86/cwt	126.50–127.00	652	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	121.28/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	769	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	734	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	99.20/cwt	97.00–105.00	797	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	463	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	123.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	530	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	628	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	122.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	633	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	683	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	731	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	808	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,204	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	384	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	46.56/cwt	45.00–48.50	525	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	594	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	50.93/cwt	48.50–53.00	625	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	722	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	53.08/cwt	49.50–56.50	736	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	798	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,763	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 412Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	120.00–129.00	123.75
3	—	360	138.00	138.00
4	—	584	118.50	118.50
10	—	518	115.00–124.00	122.26
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	117.50	117.50
3	—	777	104.00	104.00
5	—	297	156.00	156.00
4	—	340	157.00	157.00
6	—	636	115.00	115.00
11	—	585	121.00	121.00
16	—	439	143.00	143.00
23	—	521	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	514	126.50–127.00	126.86
7	—	333	135.00–136.00	135.43
7	—	670	112.00	112.00
11	—	803	97.00–105.00	99.20
10	—	358	142.00	142.00
2	—	230	166.00	166.00
5	—	638	115.00	115.00
14	—	579	120.00–123.00	121.28
21	—	441	136.00–137.50	137.36
3	—	733	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	125.00	125.00
21	—	587	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
5	—	423	130.50	130.50
1	—	275	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	601	135.00	135.00
16	—	729	115.00–116.00	115.19
2	—	323	166.00	166.00
3	—	530	135.00	135.00
2	—	438	147.00	147.00
9	—	574	130.00	130.00
6	—	653	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	135.00	135.00
3	—	557	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	48.50–53.00	50.93
1	—	1,290	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	45.00–48.50	46.56
2	—	1,010	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	48.50	48.50
2	—	1,400	57.00	57.00
6	—	1,386	49.50–56.50	53.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	70.00–72.00	71.05
2	—	1,593	60.00	60.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	875.00	875.00

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.