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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 423▼ 92 vs year ago 599 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 38▼ 13 vs year ago 68 · −19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 23▲ 19 vs year ago 23 · +82.6%

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 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with light 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 $121.68/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$121.68

214 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$4.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	567	122.40	695	181
Medium and Large 2-3	471	117.68	555	33

One grade step is worth $4.72/cwt here — about $140 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 sale214 hd

121.68

—

KY average25 barns · 6,617 hd

124.56

−2.89

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	1,768	69.05	1,221	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	49.59	728	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	46.19	553	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	40.12	459	8thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	155.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	583	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	144.79/cwt	137.00–148.00	701	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	726	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	117.51/cwt	116.00–124.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	774	114.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	883	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,045	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	498	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	119.34/cwt	109.00–123.00	516	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	566	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	622	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	634	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	114.28/cwt	109.00–120.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	122.58/cwt	121.00–125.00	716	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	119.20/cwt	113.00–124.00	759	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	769	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	921	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	471	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	544	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	626	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	607	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	502	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	602	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	671	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	732	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	63.79/cwt	58.00–66.00	1,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	74.32/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,397	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	34.28/cwt	33.50–35.50	349	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	43.56/cwt	37.50–45.50	502	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	43.63/cwt	41.50–46.00	533	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	48.82/cwt	46.50–53.00	605	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	43.78/cwt	42.50–46.00	618	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	57.11/cwt	55.00–61.00	841	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	50.18/cwt	47.50–54.50	748	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,120.88/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	11,635	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,981	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,601	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 423Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 38Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	886	104.00	104.00
6	—	695	110.00	110.00
18	—	442	128.00	128.00
2	—	245	139.00	139.00
2	—	345	136.00	136.00
8	—	754	102.00	102.00
46	—	584	121.00–125.00	122.58
23	—	637	113.00–124.00	119.20
25	—	507	125.00	125.00
7	—	471	132.00	132.00
21	—	369	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	119.00	119.00
2	—	653	103.00	103.00
5	—	523	109.00–120.00	114.28
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
4	—	566	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
4	—	363	127.00	127.00
15	—	432	109.00–123.00	119.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	713	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	351	155.00	155.00
2	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
26	—	441	142.00	142.00
29	—	600	122.00	122.00
28	—	516	130.00	130.00
7	—	651	112.50	112.50
4	—	284	166.00	166.00
5	—	458	132.50	132.50
1	—	185	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	139.00	139.00
6	—	502	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
5	—	593	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	150.00–157.00	155.96
4	—	695	121.00	121.00
13	—	909	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
25	—	574	126.50	126.50
17	—	484	137.00–148.00	144.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	705	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	116.00–124.00	117.51
4	—	528	120.00	120.00
11	—	774	110.00–115.00	114.12

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,271	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,038	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,120.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	1,085.00	1,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	41.50–46.00	43.63
3	—	1,018	33.50–35.50	34.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	42.50–46.00	43.78
3	—	1,472	55.00–61.00	57.11
11	—	1,491	47.50–54.50	50.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	37.50–45.50	43.56
8	—	1,240	46.50–53.00	48.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,655	58.00–66.00	63.79
5	—	1,880	71.00–80.00	74.32

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.