Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Note instances of sharply higher on few groups of reputation cattle. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $284.67/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$284.67

113 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$840

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

$94.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+53.05

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	286.11	1,493	111
Medium and Large 2	405	217.00	879	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	340	192.00	653	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.11/cwt here — about $840 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 sale113 hd

284.67

—

KY average26 barns · 7,558 hd

231.62

+53.05

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	1,900	108.78	2,067	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	99.97	1,588	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,252	84.60	1,059	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	60.58	594	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	118.00	1,457	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	197.85/cwt	195.00–203.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,454	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,579	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,302	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	251.18/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,279	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	853	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,457	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,704	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	94.45/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,525	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	74.38/cwt	73.00–76.00	876	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	119.03/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	84.96/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	108.78/cwt	105.00–112.00	2,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	250.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,116	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,327	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,204	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,110	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	202.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,402	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 247Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 56Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	221.00	221.00
1	—	835	154.00	154.00
1	—	360	208.00	208.00
3	—	448	204.00	204.00
4	—	569	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	220.00	220.00
2	—	265	239.00	239.00
2	—	305	251.00	251.00
8	—	674	210.00	210.00
3	—	425	218.00	218.00
4	—	495	214.00	214.00
4	—	600	200.00–210.00	202.50
4	—	801	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	316	195.00–203.00	197.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	577	230.00	230.00
13	—	506	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	250.00	250.00
10	—	381	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	488	298.00	298.00
17	—	403	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	554	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	230.00	230.00
4	—	813	201.00	201.00
4	—	481	250.00–255.00	251.18
2	—	785	211.00	211.00
2	—	513	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	201.00	201.00
2	—	548	229.00	229.00
1	—	755	186.00	186.00
1	—	370	270.00	270.00
17	—	445	240.00–255.00	250.68
3	—	845	174.00	174.00
2	—	485	230.00	230.00
7	—	647	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	244.00	244.00
2	—	358	290.00	290.00
16	—	565	235.00	235.00
6	—	293	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	220.00	220.00
1	—	325	249.00	249.00
1	—	390	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	118.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,615	93.00–96.00	94.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	64.00–66.00	64.98
3	—	1,178	73.00–76.00	74.38
2	—	1,365	112.00–126.00	119.03
3	—	1,347	83.00–89.00	84.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	76.00	76.00
2	—	975	50.00–55.00	52.46
2	—	1,008	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	105.00–112.00	108.78

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.

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