Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last Monday Memorial day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.84/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −141.59 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$259.84

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$58.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.28

vs KY average

−13.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	261.42	1,401	36
Medium and Large 2-3	595	203.00	1,208	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.42/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

259.84

—

KY average26 barns · 1,368 hd

268.12

−8.28

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−13.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−141.59

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	155.00	2,480	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	126.79	1,922	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	125.82	1,547	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	110.03	1,022	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,068	159.37	1,702	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	250–300	275	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	241.57/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,831	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,603	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,489	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	251.01/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,550	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	150.49/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,574	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	600–650	645	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	900–950	902	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	173.54/cwt	151.00–185.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	250.54/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	252.84/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,434	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,679	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	135.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,074	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	111.24/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,294	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	101.14/cwt	96.00–105.00	905	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,514	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,119	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	127.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,224	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	125.14/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,902	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	713	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	134.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,674	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,068	159.37/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	261.84/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,424	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	259.45/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,720	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	308.58/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	356.20/cwt	339.00–359.00	1,272	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	267	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	325.47/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,263	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,424	3

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 220Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 41Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

No comparison due to no sale last Monday Memorial day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	316.00	316.00
4	300–350	328	322.00–330.00	325.47
5	350–400	362	331.00	331.00
14	400–450	440	287.00	287.00
5	450–500	469	280.00	280.00
18	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
18	550–600	567	227.00–260.00	252.84
3	600–650	622	229.00	229.00
8	650–700	677	220.00	220.00
11	750–800	776	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	241.00	241.00
6	700–750	747	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	645	244.00	244.00
5	900–950	902	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	271.00	271.00
4	350–400	398	281.00	281.00
1	400–450	415	253.00	253.00
1	450–500	485	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	595	203.00	203.00
3	700–750	712	151.00–185.00	173.54
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	713	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	306.00	306.00
6	400–450	420	309.00	309.00
2	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
8	550–600	587	245.00–253.00	251.01
6	600–650	643	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	231.00	231.00
4	450–500	496	240.00–254.00	250.54
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	361.00	361.00
7	350–400	357	339.00–359.00	356.20
15	400–450	434	328.00	328.00
13	500–550	505	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	333.00	333.00
3	450–500	475	300.00–313.00	308.58
7	500–550	518	307.00	307.00
5	550–600	597	270.00	270.00
11	600–650	615	260.00–265.00	261.84
14	650–700	663	250.00–262.00	259.45
4	700–750	736	237.00	237.00
21	750–800	758	241.00–242.00	241.57
7	850–900	891	220.00	220.00
8	1200–1250	1,210	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	517	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	772	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	860	194.00	194.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	120.00	120.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,046	144.00–155.00	150.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	113.00–115.00	114.00
4	—	1,533	130.00–141.00	135.26
5	—	1,520	123.00–128.00	125.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	106.00–116.00	111.24
8	—	1,225	120.00–126.00	123.56
1	—	1,220	81.00	81.00
13	—	1,249	130.00–140.00	134.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	96.00–105.00	101.14
1	—	720	82.00	82.00
4	—	990	110.00–115.00	113.05
3	—	962	120.00–132.00	127.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,600	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	157.00–162.00	159.37

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