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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 14

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

407 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 505▼ 182 vs year ago 589 · −30.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 51▼ 14 vs year ago 64 · −21.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 18▼ 25 vs year ago 39 · −64.1%

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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 were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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 $125.60/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$125.60

152 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$12.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

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	531	127.05	674	134
Medium and Large 2-3	563	114.84	646	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.20/cwt here — about $28 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 sale152 hd

125.60

—

KY average30 barns · 10,229 hd

120.85

+4.76

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	1,684	63.30	1,066	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	45.80	656	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	43.65	576	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	35.89	395	7thin

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 2-3	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	3
Steers	—	Large 1	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	692	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	139.44/cwt	138.00–140.00	731	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	132.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	773	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	816	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	122.42/cwt	118.00–126.00	812	18
Steers	—	Large 1	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	960	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	383	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	434	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	510	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	403	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	116.91/cwt	116.00–118.00	670	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	121.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	786	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	122.70/cwt	121.00–123.00	828	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	483	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	572	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	131.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	651	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	134.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	657	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	727	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	123.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	740	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	782	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	58.40/cwt	53.00–62.00	977	6
Bulls	—	—	1,692	66.97/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,133	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	379	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	35.12/cwt	30.00–38.50	396	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	40.91/cwt	38.50–42.50	534	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	45.85/cwt	43.50–49.00	609	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	46.66/cwt	44.50–50.00	632	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	41.67/cwt	40.00–43.50	661	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	846	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	895.07/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,980	2

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 505Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 51Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,692	63.00–71.00	66.97
6	—	1,673	53.00–62.00	58.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	38.50–42.50	40.91
5	—	1,329	43.50–49.00	45.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,354	44.50–50.00	46.66
1	—	1,675	50.50	50.50
3	—	1,587	40.00–43.50	41.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	40.50	40.50
6	—	1,128	30.00–38.50	35.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	372	137.00	137.00
7	—	308	141.00	141.00
8	—	659	115.00	115.00
15	—	582	120.00–125.00	121.32
3	—	815	98.00	98.00
5	—	462	130.00	130.00
19	—	436	130.00	130.00
6	—	266	144.00	144.00
20	—	515	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	123.00	123.00
32	—	675	121.00–123.00	122.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	112.00	112.00
2	—	403	120.00	120.00
9	—	573	116.00–118.00	116.91
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
2	—	503	115.00	115.00
2	—	770	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	138.00–140.00	139.44
4	—	775	124.00	124.00
5	—	487	142.00	142.00
5	—	889	108.00	108.00
17	—	618	132.00	132.00
18	—	663	118.00–126.00	122.42
27	—	584	130.00–136.00	132.28
3	—	435	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
3	—	345	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	286	169.00	169.00
15	—	349	164.00	164.00
13	—	527	138.00	138.00
5	—	759	103.00	103.00
7	—	587	126.00	126.00
8	—	449	145.00	145.00
10	—	646	120.00	120.00
3	—	662	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	123.00	123.00
11	—	490	128.00–136.00	134.03
3	—	535	123.00–126.00	123.99
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
2	—	425	133.00	133.00
3	—	364	128.00–134.00	131.99

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)	2	—	1,115	850.00–925.00	895.07

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.