Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th of July Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.80/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −146.63 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$254.80

46 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$76.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.32

vs KY average

−14.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	256.46	1,407	45
Medium and Large 2-3	510	180.00	918	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.46/cwt here — about $489 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 sale46 hd

254.80

—

KY average9 barns · 437 hd

264.12

−9.32

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−14.06

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−146.63

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	1,993	159.23	3,173	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	130.00	1,872	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	124.03	1,518	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	122.00	1,113	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,435	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	—	—	1,963	163.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	284.22/cwt	280.00–289.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	242.86/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	248.81/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	245.10/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,424	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	311.63/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	239.77/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,406	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	246.98/cwt	221.00–260.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	256.50/cwt	251.00–262.00	936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,076	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	137.44/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,733	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	125.12/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,464	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	111.02/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,332	5
Bulls	—	—	2,053	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,080	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	241.18/cwt	220.00–263.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	222.91/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,395	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	657	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	223.51/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	237.41/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,565	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,266	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	504	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	254.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	285.17/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,221	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	289.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,093	12

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 212Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 19

No comparison due to 4th of July Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,963	160.00–170.00	163.84
2	—	2,053	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	117.00	117.00
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,460	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,261	130.00–150.00	137.44
2	—	1,170	122.00–128.00	125.12
1	—	1,190	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,200	108.00–116.00	111.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	303.00	303.00
2	300–350	320	280.00–289.00	284.22
12	350–400	378	280.00–290.00	289.22
32	400–450	428	273.00–289.00	285.17
5	450–500	494	252.00	252.00
4	500–550	524	240.00–246.00	242.86
23	550–600	581	235.00–250.00	245.10
7	600–650	635	234.00–240.00	237.41
7	650–700	686	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
12	800–850	814	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	220.00–263.00	241.18
1	350–400	380	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	513	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	418	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	302.00–320.00	311.63
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	419	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	473	290.00	290.00
8	500–550	519	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	585	245.00–260.00	248.81
5	600–650	616	230.00	230.00
6	650–700	663	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	192.00	192.00
2	850–900	880	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	920	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	292.00	292.00
2	350–400	365	251.00–262.00	256.50
6	400–450	416	221.00–260.00	246.98
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	521	205.00–240.00	222.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	366	346.00	346.00
16	400–450	436	320.00	320.00
11	500–550	504	300.00	300.00
18	550–600	569	275.00	275.00
7	650–700	657	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	292.00	292.00
13	600–650	622	250.00–260.00	254.65
4	650–700	694	236.00–241.00	239.77
14	750–800	790	220.00–230.00	223.51
11	900–950	935	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	250.00	250.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,435.00	1,435.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle