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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 7

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 490▼ 109 vs year ago 614 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 36▼ 40 vs year ago 91 · −44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 29▼ 15 vs year ago 33 · −45.5%

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 to 2.00 lower. 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 $123.39/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$123.39

200 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

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	532	125.10	665	156
Medium and Large 2-3	518	117.63	609	41
Large 1	588	113.00	664	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $1 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 sale200 hd

123.39

—

KY average28 barns · 8,648 hd

123.18

+0.21

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	1,611	67.49	1,087	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	47.80	731	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	47.00	538	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	39.76	420	14

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Steers	—	Large 1	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	917	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	121.72/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,030	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	137.38/cwt	137.00–142.00	512	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	128.96/cwt	122.00–134.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	124.72/cwt	118.00–127.00	538	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	131.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	582	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	126.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	499	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	586	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	122.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	700	26
Heifers	—	Large 1	588	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	731	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	771	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	545	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	559	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	613	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	137.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	577	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	629	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	676	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	808	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	60.86/cwt	55.00–66.00	875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,842	76.33/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,406	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	37.71/cwt	35.00–41.50	392	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	43.46/cwt	42.50–45.00	472	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	43.17/cwt	42.50–43.50	469	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	52.24/cwt	52.00–52.50	594	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	638	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	49.51/cwt	46.50–51.50	743	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	43.54/cwt	41.00–45.50	698	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	811.81/cwt	785.00–835.00	10,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 490Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 36Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	572	120.00–129.00	122.40
27	—	484	125.00–130.00	126.22
3	—	285	145.00	145.00
4	—	641	111.00	111.00
25	—	443	130.00–139.00	131.39
21	—	677	120.00	120.00
14	—	700	113.00	113.00
8	—	775	99.50	99.50
25	—	373	137.00–142.00	137.38
3	—	337	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	122.00–134.00	128.96
8	—	516	111.00–116.00	113.50
11	—	683	107.00	107.00
4	—	499	120.00	120.00
15	—	431	118.00–127.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	119.00	119.00
4	—	339	165.00	165.00
16	—	419	134.00–140.00	137.72
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
4	—	510	126.00	126.00
2	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	585	131.00	131.00
8	—	303	180.00	180.00
6	—	777	104.00	104.00
26	—	449	140.00	140.00
17	—	660	115.00	115.00
18	—	369	166.00	166.00
20	—	508	133.00	133.00
1	—	255	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	126.00	126.00
10	—	940	114.00	114.00
9	—	568	137.00	137.00
5	—	516	145.00	145.00
4	—	655	127.00	127.00
2	—	418	147.00	147.00
31	—	846	121.00–122.50	121.72
10	—	613	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
3	—	582	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
2	—	435	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	41.00–45.50	43.54
10	—	1,500	46.50–51.50	49.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,087	42.50–43.50	43.17
2	—	1,138	52.00–52.50	52.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	42.50–45.00	43.46
9	—	1,039	35.00–41.50	37.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	55.00–66.00	60.86
3	—	1,842	73.00–80.00	76.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	785.00–835.00	811.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	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.