Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.78/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$231.78

282 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

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

$51.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	205	232.00	476	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	231.96	1,244	280
Medium and Large 2-3	345	181.00	624	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale282 hd

231.78

—

KY average24 barns · 8,084 hd

223.98

+7.80

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	—	High	1,543	108.81	1,679	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	107.55	1,694	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,183	93.84	1,110	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	911	66.52	606	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	899	127.66	1,147	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,137	$1,287	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$863	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$1,805	24
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,782	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,163	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Value Added	—	632	227.19/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,436	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,099	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	211.22/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,381	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	165.05/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	230.05/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,001	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	202.46/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,452	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	284	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	216.52/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,323	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	220.30/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,027	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,323	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	259.70/cwt	249.00–266.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	494	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	218.72/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,255	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	233.10/cwt	233.10–233.10	1,786	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	213.11/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,415	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	208.56/cwt	205.00–212.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	230.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,538	36
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	970	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	282.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,445	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	238.58/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,465	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,293	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	351	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,127	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	302.34/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,007	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	61.64/cwt	55.00–65.00	675	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	833	119.35/cwt	110.00–128.00	994	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	2,128	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	79.38/cwt	77.00–81.00	675	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	92.92/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	152.60/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	63.22/cwt	61.00–69.00	604	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	113.03/cwt	101.00–130.00	1,761	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	107.61/cwt	96.00–130.00	1,311	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	90.76/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,068	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	80.54/cwt	75.00–83.00	922	5
Bulls	—	—	1,396	109.48/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,528	6
Bulls	—	—	1,447	99.69/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,443	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,782.42/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,782	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,805.30/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,805	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,512.30/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	239.03/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,255	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	235.16/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,366	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,439	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	266.31/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,161	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	237.24/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,234	42

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 320Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 23Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	632	225.00–230.00	227.19
18	—	564	234.00–235.00	234.50
42	—	520	235.00–243.00	237.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	443	248.00	248.00
7	—	284	285.00	285.00
23	—	392	262.00	262.00
5	—	318	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	229.00	229.00
19	—	435	229.00–233.00	230.05
15	—	717	200.00–206.00	202.46
12	—	611	215.00–218.00	216.52
10	—	518	220.00–223.00	220.30
2	—	375	253.00	253.00
8	—	324	249.00–266.00	259.70
36	—	574	215.00–220.00	218.72
42	—	664	211.00–220.00	213.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	654	210.00–212.00	211.22
3	—	882	160.00–175.00	165.05
9	—	750	190.00	190.00
1	—	615	225.00	225.00
17	—	525	233.00–250.00	239.03
1	—	225	262.00	262.00
30	—	581	235.00–240.00	235.16
1	—	920	169.00	169.00
11	—	734	196.00	196.00
1	—	280	273.00	273.00
13	—	436	262.00–270.00	266.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	303.00	303.00
33	—	510	265.00	265.00
16	—	431	300.00	300.00
8	—	351	321.00	321.00
7	—	333	295.00–304.00	302.34
4	—	283	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	240.00	240.00
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	310.00	310.00
12	—	494	303.00	303.00
2	—	335	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	766	233.10	233.10
7	—	744	227.00	227.00
13	—	512	280.00–285.00	282.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	280.00	280.00
4	—	515	260.00	260.00
2	—	560	235.00	235.00
36	—	667	220.00–240.00	230.61
1	—	390	289.00	289.00
29	—	614	236.00–240.00	238.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	205.00–212.00	208.56
1	—	525	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
1	—	720	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	55.00–65.00	61.64
17	—	1,218	96.00–130.00	107.61
23	—	1,177	85.00–95.00	90.76
5	—	1,145	75.00–83.00	80.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	54.00	54.00
2	—	850	77.00–81.00	79.38
4	—	955	61.00–69.00	63.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	90.00–96.00	92.92
8	—	1,558	101.00–130.00	113.03
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	833	110.00–128.00	119.35
2	—	1,095	145.00–163.00	152.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,128	120.00–121.00	120.49
6	—	1,396	105.00–117.00	109.48
3	—	1,447	99.00–100.00	99.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	992	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,782.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,011	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,805.30
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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