Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, with high dressing cows selling sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.37/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.06 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$252.37

38 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$51.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.14

vs KY average

−13.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	259.11	1,431	33
Medium and Large 2-3	575	207.89	1,195	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.22/cwt here — about $236 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 sale38 hd

252.37

—

KY average24 barns · 1,264 hd

266.51

−14.14

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−13.00

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−149.06

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	1,807	157.76	2,850	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,626	134.36	2,185	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	125.73	1,517	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	986	97.54	962	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,175	142.00	1,669	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	283.10/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,248	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	306.47/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,465	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	253.53/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,450	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	247.44/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	201.11/cwt	182.00–220.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	264.56/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	843	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,753	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	135.69/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,649	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	104.38/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,036	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	111.45/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,392	4
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,329	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	160.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,970	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	122.57/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,407	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	146.83/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,246	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	126.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,130	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	404	245.82/cwt	241.00–260.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	219.63/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	247.05/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	228.99/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	245.66/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	301.07/cwt	292.00–311.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	256.92/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,382	10

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 324Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 57Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	271	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	330	292.00–311.00	301.07
9	350–400	374	319.00	319.00
15	400–450	441	275.00–287.00	283.10
10	500–550	538	250.00–266.00	256.92
16	550–600	572	247.00–260.00	253.53
7	600–650	624	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	659	227.00–230.00	228.99
3	700–750	722	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	773	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	404	241.00–260.00	245.82
3	450–500	473	240.00–251.00	247.44
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	587	182.00–220.00	201.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	527	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	583	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
5	750–800	751	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	361.00	361.00
1	350–400	355	356.00	356.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	552	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	332.50	332.50
4	300–350	305	322.00	322.00
3	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	424	319.00	319.00
20	450–500	478	301.00–312.00	306.47
4	500–550	504	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	586	268.00	268.00
12	600–650	638	244.00–251.00	245.66
5	750–800	756	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	358	337.00	337.00
2	800–850	843	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	293.00	293.00
2	400–450	428	250.00–280.00	264.56
3	450–500	479	241.00–250.00	247.05
2	500–550	535	200.00–240.00	219.63
2	550–600	578	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	591	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	77.00	77.00
3	—	993	102.00–106.00	104.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	130.00–142.00	135.69
4	—	1,249	106.00–117.00	111.45
4	—	1,148	121.00–125.00	122.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	144.00–150.00	146.83
3	—	1,690	124.00–130.00	126.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,846	155.00–165.00	160.87
2	—	1,708	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	142.00	142.00

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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