Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.76/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −147.67 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$253.76

125 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.53

vs KY average

−18.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	253.76	1,387	125

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $362.03, median $401.43 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale125 hd

253.76

—

KY average9 barns · 608 hd

250.23

+3.53

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−18.15

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−147.67

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	1,893	121.68	2,304	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	117.37	1,787	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	95.37	1,157	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	76.04	735	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	729	125.30	913	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	150.00	1,980	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,350	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	600–650	641	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,532	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,762	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	315.63/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,064	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,664	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	215.67/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,439	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	227.26/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,382	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	209.25/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,578	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,350.07/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	256.53/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,449	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	216.48/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,606	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	241.82/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	289.92/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,081	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	212	239.59/cwt	232.00–255.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,407	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	264.82/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,163	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,687	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	96.23/cwt	90.50–102.00	1,214	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	83.71/cwt	80.00–87.00	974	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	729	125.30/cwt	106.00–139.00	913	7
Bulls	—	—	1,963	115.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,273	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	129.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,331	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	96.07/cwt	92.00–100.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	63.68/cwt	62.00–65.00	597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	121.24/cwt	106.00–131.00	1,814	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	114.20/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,409	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	76.62/cwt	74.50–79.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	68.37/cwt	66.00–71.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	248	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,397	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	349	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,138	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,367	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	296.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	242.65/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	323.25/cwt	323.00–325.00	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	232.13/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,755	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,300	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	264	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	264.69/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,490	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	224.11/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,826	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	235.69/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,358	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,379	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	444	297.68/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,322	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	265.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,400	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	261.89/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,234	11

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 433Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 3

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	500–550	541	260.00	260.00
50	550–600	565	256.00–259.00	256.53
18	600–650	641	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	310.00	310.00
29	300–350	337	312.00–321.00	315.63
40	450–500	458	298.50	298.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	282.00	282.00
27	350–400	373	278.00–292.00	289.92
37	400–450	439	258.00–265.00	264.82
8	450–500	478	240.00–247.00	241.82
36	500–550	508	256.00	256.00
19	550–600	576	230.00–236.00	235.69
18	600–650	608	220.00–233.00	227.26
16	650–700	667	210.00–219.00	215.67
19	750–800	754	203.00–210.00	209.25
6	800–850	811	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	232.00–255.00	239.59
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	151.00	151.00
1	750–800	765	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	915	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	317.00	317.00
6	400–450	424	290.00–300.00	296.70
14	450–500	452	305.00	305.00
16	500–550	527	260.00–270.00	265.63
11	550–600	572	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	617	240.00–253.00	242.65
12	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
24	700–750	734	240.00	240.00
23	750–800	756	224.00–235.00	232.13
19	800–850	815	221.00–226.00	224.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	541	284.00	284.00
38	550–600	589	280.00–285.00	282.48
5	650–700	654	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	347.00	347.00
9	450–500	482	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	438	279.00	279.00
11	450–500	471	260.00–265.00	261.89
8	600–650	646	234.00	234.00
15	700–750	742	209.00–217.00	216.48
1	800–850	835	161.00	161.00
1	950–1000	960	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	405	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	288	323.00–325.00	323.25
15	300–350	349	326.00	326.00
5	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
36	400–450	444	294.00–300.00	297.68
26	500–550	508	275.00	275.00
33	550–600	563	254.00–269.00	264.69
6	700–750	708	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,350.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	90.50–102.00	96.23
7	—	1,163	80.00–87.00	83.71
7	—	1,234	105.00–121.00	114.20
3	—	1,168	74.50–79.00	76.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	92.00–100.00	96.07
2	—	938	62.00–65.00	63.68
2	—	1,003	66.00–71.00	68.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	106.00–131.00	121.24
1	—	1,655	98.00	98.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	106.00–139.00	125.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,963	110.00–121.00	115.81
3	—	1,800	125.00–135.00	129.50

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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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle