Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
87 vs last sale 136 40 vs year ago 183 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
12 vs last sale 34 38 vs year ago 60 · 63.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on feeder steers due to light receipts from last week, note good demand for weaned steers. Feeder heifers sold steady, with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.11/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 131.32 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.
Average price
$270.11
38 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,438
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.85
vs KY average
+5.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529272.731,44336
Medium and Large 2-3593223.001,3222thin
One grade step is worth $49.73/cwt here — about $121 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
456420384348median 401.4301/0502/2304/2006/0808/10
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
270.11
KY average24 barns · 1,578 hd
269.26
+0.85
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+5.48
This barn, trailing median26 sales
401.43
−131.32
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,657151.462,5094thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,296132.881,7229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,619124.622,0184thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035145.001,5011thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148173.031,9864thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersSelect and Choice1,035145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5011
SteersSelect and Choice1,148173.03/cwt167.00–180.001,9864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370126.65/cwt121.00–130.001,7353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4791
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,622126.82/cwt120.00–130.002,0573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,610118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450418264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477275.40/cwt270.00–285.001,3148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6028
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435229.00/cwt229.00–229.009962
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000983150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,72514
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500495244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661236.97/cwt223.00–239.001,5668
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520266.65/cwt260.00–275.001,38711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750714210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,49913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516275.94/cwt274.00–278.001,42426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400384294.63/cwt289.00–310.001,1317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571247.06/cwt240.00–255.001,41112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330301.74/cwt298.00–305.009966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,82113
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000950162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5391
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400364249.33/cwt243.00–275.009085
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750700168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700653232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570264.86/cwt264.00–266.001,5109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,45716
Bulls1,577144.61/cwt139.00–150.002,2803
Bulls1,895172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,2591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256140.00/cwt137.00–145.001,7585
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480251.53/cwt250.00–253.001,2072
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625189.98/cwt189.00–191.001,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600593223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3222

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.