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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 9

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

423 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 388▲ 423 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 56▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good 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 $123.69/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$123.69

160 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$5.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.66

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	513	125.45	644	112
Medium and Large 2-3	443	119.62	530	38
Large 1	512	119.50	612	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.95/cwt here — about $33 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 sale160 hd

123.69

—

KY average26 barns · 4,494 hd

121.04

+2.66

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	1,802	78.34	1,412	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	57.10	815	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	53.15	621	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	47.50	523	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	555	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	638	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	—	Large 1	621	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	129.00/cwt	122.00–135.00	819	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	998	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	247	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	341	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	139.54/cwt	138.00–141.00	387	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	423	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	404	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	118.42/cwt	109.00–123.00	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	502	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	129.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	573	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	120.66/cwt	113.00–123.00	559	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	648	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	124.91/cwt	123.00–126.00	768	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	637	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	707	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	750	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	792	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	185.00/cwt	183.00–187.00	342	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	165.02/cwt	160.00–173.00	375	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	357	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	291	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	439	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	157.98/cwt	155.00–166.00	513	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	136.80/cwt	134.00–141.00	499	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	634	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	126.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	651	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	647	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	782	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,758	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,072	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	83.59/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	523	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	57.03/cwt	56.50–57.50	633	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	52.18/cwt	48.50–55.50	617	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	55.91/cwt	52.00–59.00	754	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	47.61/cwt	46.00–49.50	673	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	62.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	971	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	81.76/cwt	80.50–83.00	788	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,084	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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	349	159.00	159.00
12	—	720	123.50	123.50
6	—	365	150.00	150.00
3	—	760	121.00	121.00
5	—	815	122.50	122.50
9	—	434	147.00	147.00
5	—	462	150.00	150.00
34	—	635	122.00–135.00	129.00
5	—	561	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	140.00	140.00
9	—	508	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	498	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	437	145.00	145.00
2	—	185	183.00–187.00	185.00
4	—	227	160.00–173.00	165.02
11	—	516	124.00–128.00	126.20
9	—	759	103.00	103.00
7	—	325	155.00–166.00	157.98
13	—	675	110.00	110.00
14	—	573	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
3	—	433	125.00	125.00
7	—	563	115.00	115.00
10	—	365	134.00–141.00	136.80
4	—	291	151.00	151.00
2	—	458	134.00–137.00	135.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	138.00–141.00	139.54
6	—	773	102.50	102.50
5	—	313	135.00	135.00
39	—	509	125.00–130.00	127.34
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
19	—	442	126.00–130.00	129.58
17	—	615	123.00–126.00	124.91
7	—	704	106.50	106.50
5	—	576	119.00	119.00
9	—	386	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	113.00–123.00	120.66
4	—	588	115.00	115.00
6	—	323	125.00	125.00
6	—	385	109.00–123.00	118.42
7	—	431	121.00	121.00
6	—	510	115.00–116.00	115.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	247	138.00	138.00
6	—	637	111.00	111.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	964	80.50–83.00	81.76

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	—	940	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	61.00	61.00
1	—	2,015	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,771	79.00–87.50	83.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	46.00–49.50	47.61
6	—	1,560	59.00–64.00	62.26
10	—	1,349	52.00–59.00	55.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	56.50–57.50	57.03
8	—	1,182	48.50–55.50	52.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	47.50	47.50

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.