Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.46/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$242.46

104 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.29

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	471	244.84	1,152	97
Medium 1-2	355	229.00	813	1thin
Large 1-2	468	210.00	983	2thin
Medium and Large 2	470	204.25	960	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about $192 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 sale104 hd

242.46

—

KY average26 barns · 10,192 hd

225.17

+17.29

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	1,795	99.94	1,794	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	110.00	1,694	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	90.60	1,089	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	831	77.95	648	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,009	130.14	1,313	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,315	168.00	2,209	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,025	$1,138	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	355	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	216.96/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,261	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	228.17/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	253.10/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	244.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	231.21/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,658	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	236.75/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,364	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	322.94/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,098	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,331	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,009	130.14/cwt	122.00–142.00	1,313	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	99.57/cwt	98.00–102.00	802	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	53.99/cwt	52.00–56.00	431	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	86.99/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,099	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	110.57/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,298	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	58.49/cwt	54.00–66.00	660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	94.86/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,821	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,730	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	157.48/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	210.48/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,387	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	283.26/cwt	278.00–298.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	240.34/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,123	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	980	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	254.93/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,331	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	277.82/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,072	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	599	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,264	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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 682Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 100Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 51Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	281.00	281.00
22	—	427	263.00	263.00
12	—	363	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	581	210.00–224.00	216.96
5	—	258	267.00	267.00
6	—	481	228.00–229.00	228.17
4	—	404	234.00	234.00
5	—	725	210.00	210.00
3	—	650	214.00	214.00
6	—	347	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	216.00	216.00
1	—	210	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	533	240.00–241.00	240.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	260.00	260.00
3	—	463	280.00	280.00
16	—	579	252.00–255.00	253.10
10	—	697	232.00	232.00
5	—	618	240.00–245.00	244.03
1	—	425	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	717	230.00–232.00	231.21
3	—	535	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
14	—	576	220.00–246.00	236.75
2	—	833	150.00–165.00	157.48
16	—	659	202.00–212.00	210.48
2	—	413	250.00–260.00	255.09
4	—	328	278.00–298.00	283.26
4	—	624	228.00	228.00
12	—	522	232.50–257.00	254.93
10	—	386	259.00–285.00	277.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	227.00	227.00
4	—	599	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	325.00	325.00
15	—	340	300.00–328.00	322.94
8	—	448	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	122.00–142.00	130.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	98.00–102.00	99.57
2	—	798	52.00–56.00	53.99
1	—	975	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	81.00–92.00	86.99
1	—	1,135	76.00	76.00
7	—	1,174	100.00–122.00	110.57
3	—	1,128	54.00–66.00	58.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,920	90.00–100.00	94.86
2	—	1,608	105.00–110.00	107.57

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)	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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