Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.07/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −178.16 against this barn's trailing median of $455.23.

Average price

$277.07

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$56.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.25

vs KY average

−33.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	287.09	1,553	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	564	230.33	1,298	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.76/cwt here — about $254 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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.43, low $380.33, median $455.23 across 17 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 sale17 hd

277.07

—

KY average26 barns · 1,071 hd

298.32

−21.25

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−33.70

This barn, trailing median17 sales

455.23

−178.16

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	1,641	138.91	2,280	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	122.33	1,912	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	116.23	1,435	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	106.76	1,071	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	132.00	1,683	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,735	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	550–600	593	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	222.27/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,428	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	291.34/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	255.30/cwt	240.00–260.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,382	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	107.93/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,336	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	95.24/cwt	90.00–101.00	973	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,327	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,079	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,876	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	139.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	111.42/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	133.14/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,656	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	120.66/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,476	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,431	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,218	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	216.55/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,689	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	148.75/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	237.17/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,748	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	291.75/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,535	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	844	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,068	63

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 213Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	240.00–260.00	255.30
1	500–550	505	231.00	231.00
2	550–600	593	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	860	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	526	284.00–296.00	291.75
3	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	698	242.00	242.00
10	700–750	737	233.00–240.00	237.17
3	750–800	777	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	231.00	231.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	800–850	844	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	490	200.00–245.00	222.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	317.50	317.50
3	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
5	350–400	379	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	438	275.00	275.00
13	500–550	508	260.00	260.00
7	550–600	583	245.00	245.00
7	650–700	679	216.00–220.00	216.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	980	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	291.00	291.00
8	400–450	419	274.00–294.00	291.34
5	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	513	283.00	283.00
2	550–600	560	250.00–260.00	254.91
2	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	369	330.00	330.00
16	450–500	453	316.00	316.00

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	—	1,355	1,735.00	1,735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	140.00–160.00	148.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,238	102.00–114.00	107.93
5	—	1,244	128.00–141.00	133.14
9	—	1,223	115.00–126.00	120.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	90.00–101.00	95.24
1	—	1,005	132.00	132.00
2	—	975	110.00–113.00	111.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,550	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,565	114.00	114.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
1	—	2,005	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,703	130.00–145.00	139.62

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

Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle