Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.67/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −148.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$252.67

44 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$59.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

vs KY average

−23.50 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	254.01	1,387	43
Medium and Large 2-3	515	195.00	1,004	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.01/cwt here — about $383 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale44 hd

252.67

—

KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd

259.80

−7.14

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−23.50

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−148.77

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	2,074	114.84	2,382	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	106.44	1,692	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	103.72	1,253	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	93.83	902	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,015	140.61	1,427	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,602	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$800	1thin

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 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	245.84/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,522	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	924	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,602.39/head	1,495.00–1,700.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	228.49/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,535	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	242.21/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,103	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	244.09/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,389	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	93.56/cwt	93.00–94.00	971	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	120.78/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	97.64/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,015	140.61/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,427	2
Bulls	—	—	2,002	111.45/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,231	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	119.69/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,427	7
Bulls	—	—	2,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	98.29/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,205	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	69.58/cwt	68.00–71.00	830	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	454	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,404	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	284.48/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,454	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	342.05/cwt	318.00–353.00	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,241	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	579	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	304	347.78/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	256.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	262.63/cwt	260.00–270.50	1,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 764Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 56Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady.

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
16	500–550	523	260.00–270.50	262.63
12	550–600	582	256.00	256.00
25	600–650	619	240.00–247.00	245.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	318.00	318.00
7	350–400	377	314.00	314.00
24	400–450	437	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	374	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	435	254.00	254.00
2	450–500	458	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	512	236.00–250.00	242.21
8	550–600	569	238.00–245.00	244.09
18	650–700	672	228.00–229.00	228.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	269.00	269.00
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	238.00	238.00
2	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	378	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	583	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	648	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	454	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	397.00	397.00
4	300–350	304	330.00–354.00	347.78
10	350–400	363	318.00–353.00	342.05
22	400–450	440	319.00	319.00
16	500–550	511	279.00–290.00	284.48
6	550–600	579	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	483	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	581	250.00–260.00	256.17
2	600–650	645	254.00	254.00
7	650–700	665	259.00	259.00
2	800–850	800	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	148.00	148.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	1,495.00–1,700.00	1,602.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	93.00–94.00	93.56
1	—	790	78.00	78.00
2	—	970	101.00–103.00	102.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,573	114.00–130.00	120.78
2	—	1,508	91.00–104.00	97.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	110.00–130.00	119.69
8	—	1,226	91.00–103.00	98.29
2	—	1,193	68.00–71.00	69.58
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	136.00–145.00	140.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,002	110.00–114.00	111.45
1	—	2,290	125.00	125.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle