Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, with no comparison on feeder steers. Moderate demand on feeders classes. Note unweand feeder classes discounted with hot weather. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.15/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −143.28 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$258.15

13 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$34.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs KY average

+0.35 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	260.83	1,410	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	226.00	1,209	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.83/cwt here — about $201 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

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 sale13 hd

258.15

—

KY average25 barns · 1,305 hd

260.40

−2.25

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+0.35

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−143.28

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	1,828	148.24	2,710	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,727	127.48	2,202	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,235	125.18	1,546	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	124.08	1,163	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	735	92.00	676	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	185.00	2,322	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	500–550	521	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	223.82/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.50/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,647	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	295.09/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,240	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,825.11/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	143.36/cwt	133.00–156.00	1,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	120.58/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,142	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	114.62/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	151.54/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	220.35/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	245.49/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,283	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	249.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,310	11
Bulls	—	—	1,965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,358	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	860	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	124.57/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,522	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	136.17/cwt	133.00–151.00	1,703	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,022	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	132.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,325	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 347Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
10	450–500	460	279.00	279.00
8	500–550	521	268.50	268.50
4	550–600	580	245.00–246.00	245.49
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
19	650–700	685	227.00–243.00	240.50
6	700–750	711	219.00–223.00	220.35
1	850–900	870	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	745	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	985	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	835	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	290.00–302.00	295.09
6	400–450	443	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	453	270.00	270.00
11	500–550	525	240.00–255.00	249.53
7	550–600	576	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	636	220.00–225.00	223.82
3	700–750	717	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	267.00	267.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	870	150.00–160.00	154.91
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	133.00–156.00	143.36
2	—	945	119.00–122.00	120.58
1	—	930	92.50	92.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,230	113.00–117.00	114.62
5	—	1,222	122.00–126.00	124.57
6	—	1,251	133.00–151.00	136.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,755	130.00–136.00	132.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,792	144.00–155.00	151.54
1	—	1,965	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	185.00	185.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	92.00	92.00

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