Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.80/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −153.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$247.80

50 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$71.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.35

vs KY average

−19.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	251.37	1,356	44
Medium and Large 2	535	230.00	1,231	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	180.00	900	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.37/cwt here — about $456 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 sale50 hd

247.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,536 hd

258.15

−10.35

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−19.07

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−153.63

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	1,835	128.26	2,354	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	122.33	1,927	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	112.99	1,366	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	102.78	988	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	162.00	1,798	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)	1,285	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,503	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,260	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	201.82/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	263.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,364	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	243.37/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,387	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,503.35/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,295	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,057	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	892	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	647	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	257.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	141.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,454	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	87.87/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,072	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	122.33/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	128.15/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,599	6
Bulls	—	—	1,932	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,426	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	900–950	925	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,591	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,190	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,321	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	109.86/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,306	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	91.56/cwt	89.00–94.00	886	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	297	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	327.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,179	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	227	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	444	311.30/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,382	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	357.64/cwt	342.00–361.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	327.45/cwt	326.00–329.00	907	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	271.66/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	654	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	262.74/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	281.81/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,215	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	310.78/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,479	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,303	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	254.01/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,453	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	952	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 341Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	312.00	312.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
7	550–600	564	260.00–276.00	271.66
14	600–650	627	255.00–271.00	262.74
1	800–850	810	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	980	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	365.00	365.00
10	400–450	412	320.00–330.00	327.03
12	450–500	476	306.00–318.00	310.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	447	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
18	500–550	507	257.00	257.00
22	550–600	570	232.00–252.00	243.37
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	663	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	883	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	563	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	277.00	277.00
7	400–450	416	250.00–260.00	257.08
2	450–500	458	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	605	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	310.00	310.00
14	250–300	277	326.00–329.00	327.45
2	350–400	355	311.00	311.00
32	400–450	431	281.00–282.00	281.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	301.00	301.00
15	500–550	517	250.00–270.00	263.76
22	550–600	572	244.00–257.00	254.01
13	700–750	712	195.00–205.00	201.82
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	408	254.00	254.00
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	647	210.00	210.00
3	850–900	892	120.00	120.00
5	1050–1100	1,057	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	276	342.00–361.00	357.64
17	400–450	444	310.00–312.00	311.30
13	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
8	650–700	654	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,190	111.00	111.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,503.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	135.00–145.00	141.46
3	—	1,932	120.00–130.00	125.55
1	—	1,745	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	80.00–96.00	87.87
6	—	1,248	121.00–140.00	128.15
13	—	1,189	103.00–116.00	109.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	115.00–130.00	122.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	89.00–94.00	91.56
2	—	955	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	162.00	162.00

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

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