Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm on a light comparison. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $257.00/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −144.43 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$257.00

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$18.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs KY average

−10.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	258.10	1,412	31
Medium and Large 2	523	240.00	1,255	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about $156 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 sale33 hd

257.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,144 hd

259.40

−2.40

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−10.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−144.43

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	—	High	1,350	150.00	2,025	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	122.80	1,852	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	119.69	1,481	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	951	86.98	827	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	975	143.05	1,395	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	750–800	771	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,511	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,256	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	222.05/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	251.69/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,454	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	135.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,919	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,662	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	108.14/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,340	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	121.74/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,490	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	134.08/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,461	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	123.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,911	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,025	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	70.05/cwt	64.00–84.00	663	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	93.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	878	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	104.95/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	109.92/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	228	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	344	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	233.62/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,467	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	270.46/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,631	8

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 178Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 42Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	321.00	321.00
8	600–650	603	260.00–274.00	270.46
1	650–700	690	249.00	249.00
2	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	771	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	475	278.00	278.00
2	500–550	518	266.00	266.00
13	550–600	581	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	669	218.00–230.00	222.05
1	700–750	730	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	261.00	261.00
6	450–500	495	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	344	341.00	341.00
2	400–450	408	314.00	314.00
12	450–500	457	316.00	316.00
8	500–550	508	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	300.00	300.00
12	400–450	439	286.00	286.00
4	500–550	500	248.00	248.00
16	550–600	584	249.00	249.00
7	600–650	628	230.00–238.00	233.62
3	650–700	672	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	727	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	788	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	270.00–280.00	274.84
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	345	251.00	251.00
5	350–400	380	216.00	216.00
2	400–450	420	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	247.00–254.00	251.69
2	500–550	523	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	314.00	314.00
3	400–450	408	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	475	310.00	310.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	130.00–140.00	135.34
5	—	1,553	120.00–128.00	123.07
4	—	1,543	101.00–117.00	109.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	130.00–132.00	130.94
7	—	1,239	101.00–112.00	108.14
12	—	1,224	115.00–127.00	121.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	64.00–84.00	70.05
2	—	935	90.00–97.00	93.87
3	—	967	101.00–111.00	104.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,090	133.00–135.00	134.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	150.00	150.00

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