Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to firm. Slaughter classes sold sharply higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.00/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −170.44 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$231.00

25 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.86

vs KY average

−39.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	234.24	1,252	20
Medium and Large 2	534	218.00	1,165	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale25 hd

231.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,408 hd

255.85

−24.86

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−39.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−170.44

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	1,568	143.39	2,249	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	136.10	2,259	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	136.09	1,628	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	106.96	942	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	165.00	1,823	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)	1,070	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	288.38/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,551	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,362	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,255	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,142	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	136.10/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,259	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	136.09/cwt	122.00–150.00	1,628	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	118.27/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,082	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	150.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	228.45/cwt	202.00–235.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,142	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	665	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,271	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	292.34/cwt	284.00–295.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	270.00/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,172	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,619	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	265.68/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	284.39/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,285	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,431	5

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 341Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 37Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to firm. Slaughter classes sold sharply higher with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	533	279.00–290.00	284.39
14	550–600	568	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
10	650–700	686	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	732	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	165.00	165.00
1	1250–1300	1,285	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	338.00	338.00
9	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	284.00–295.00	292.34
3	350–400	357	283.00–291.00	288.38
18	400–450	434	265.00–271.00	270.00
10	500–550	510	244.00	244.00
10	550–600	559	224.00–225.00	224.49
5	700–750	734	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	519	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	656	236.50	236.50
10	800–850	802	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	202.00–235.00	228.45
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	284.00	284.00
12	500–550	518	263.00	263.00
9	550–600	572	265.00–266.00	265.68
3	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	194.00	194.00
9	750–800	777	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	288.00	288.00
1	400–450	415	246.00	246.00
1	450–500	455	251.00	251.00
1	550–600	555	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	322.00	322.00
5	400–450	418	304.00	304.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	133.00–140.00	136.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	122.00–150.00	136.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	87.00	87.00
3	—	915	105.00–132.00	118.27
1	—	835	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	145.00–155.00	150.09
1	—	1,545	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	165.00	165.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle