Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold firm with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −167.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$234.00

14 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.86

vs KY average

−34.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	244.50	1,403	8thin
Medium and Large 2	564	220.00	1,241	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale14 hd

234.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd

263.86

−29.86

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−34.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−167.43

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	—	Low	1,600	144.03	2,304	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	124.62	1,948	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	120.47	1,435	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	929	97.32	904	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,043	148.84	1,552	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,510	157.00	2,371	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,300	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 1-2	350–400	358	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,418	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	261.96/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,496	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	259.61/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	289.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,480	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,216	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,302	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,649	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	844	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	84.35/cwt	81.00–87.00	809	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	95.06/cwt	94.00–96.00	803	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,085	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	148.83/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,338	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	119.67/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,101	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	123.44/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,454	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	101.62/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,235	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	137.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,083	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,581	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	468	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,156	3
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,581	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,510	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,371	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,043	148.84/cwt	132.00–161.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	246.06/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	241.95/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	648	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	823	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,297	13

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 311Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 51Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold firm with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	358	300.00	300.00
13	400–450	439	277.00	277.00
13	450–500	499	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	248.00	248.00
7	550–600	581	244.00	244.00
3	600–650	620	234.00	234.00
4	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	632	246.00	246.00
11	700–750	749	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	564	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	244.00	244.00
6	800–850	844	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	823	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	315.00–320.00	317.47
11	500–550	512	285.00–300.00	289.10
5	550–600	583	259.00–260.00	259.61
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	733	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
6	750–800	752	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	571	261.00–264.00	261.96
1	950–1000	950	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	240.00–270.00	246.06
3	450–500	488	240.00–246.00	241.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	339.00	339.00
1	300–350	310	363.00	363.00
6	450–500	452	319.00	319.00
9	500–550	508	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	648	251.00	251.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,350.00	1,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	81.00–87.00	84.35
2	—	845	94.00–96.00	95.06
2	—	920	116.00–124.00	119.67
1	—	995	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,540	111.00–115.00	113.00
2	—	1,520	134.00–140.00	137.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	117.00–129.00	123.44
3	—	1,215	101.00–103.00	101.62
3	—	1,203	130.00–132.00	131.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,571	145.00–150.00	148.83
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	132.00–161.00	148.84

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