Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes with active bidding. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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 $256.24/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −145.20 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$256.24

59 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$29.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs KY average

−13.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	256.74	1,415	58
Medium and Large 2-3	545	227.00	1,237	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.74/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale59 hd

256.24

—

KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd

257.23

−1.00

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−13.95

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−145.20

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	1,782	137.93	2,458	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	126.61	1,948	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	119.40	1,432	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	114.96	1,078	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	843	154.08	1,299	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)	1,375	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,859	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,033	$1,293	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	500–550	530	238.48/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	226.25/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,371	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,355	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	255.88/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,487	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	226.05/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,336	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	264.63/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,270	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,858.66/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	253.64/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	121.88/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,901	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	110.34/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,308	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	119.36/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,445	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	843	154.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	—	2,250	148.55/cwt	140.00–165.00	3,342	4
Bulls	—	—	1,408	129.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,822	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,853	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	137.64/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,586	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	91.45/cwt	90.00–93.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	138.15/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,579	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,239	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	504	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	277.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,601	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	251.94/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	273.92/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,170	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	662	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	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 Apr 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 353Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 60Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	304.00	304.00
18	400–450	427	268.00–276.00	273.92
14	450–500	480	264.00–265.00	264.63
6	500–550	530	238.00–241.00	238.48
9	600–650	606	215.00–232.00	226.25
7	650–700	653	224.00	224.00
2	700–750	723	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	506	264.00	264.00
33	550–600	581	254.00–258.00	255.88
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	393	254.00	254.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	243.00	243.00
1	500–550	545	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	635	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	326.00	326.00
6	350–400	364	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	323.00	323.00
17	400–450	437	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	294.00	294.00
3	550–600	592	235.00–240.00	236.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	426	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	492	250.00–256.00	253.64
1	700–750	710	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	360.00	360.00
10	300–350	345	359.00	359.00
6	500–550	504	282.00	282.00
15	600–650	606	260.50	260.50
16	650–700	662	246.00	246.00
4	700–750	705	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	304.88
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
16	550–600	577	260.00–280.00	277.44
19	650–700	681	243.00–257.00	251.94
4	750–800	782	221.00–231.00	226.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	301.00	301.00
6	600–650	611	271.00	271.00
7	700–750	706	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	980	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	341.00	341.00
6	400–450	431	320.00	320.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,858.66
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	120.00–124.00	121.88
1	—	1,625	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,475	134.00–141.00	137.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	106.00–114.00	110.34
11	—	1,211	115.00–126.00	119.36
3	—	1,178	130.00–139.00	134.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	110.00–113.00	111.56
2	—	1,000	90.00–93.00	91.45
1	—	765	76.00	76.00
4	—	919	126.00–149.00	138.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	151.00–157.00	154.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,250	140.00–165.00	148.55
5	—	1,408	120.00–135.00	129.43

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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