Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady, with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.28/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −152.55 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$267.28

42 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$68.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	268.92	1,431	41
Medium and Large 2-3	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.92/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $347.73, median $419.83 across 24 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 sale42 hd

267.28

—

KY average25 barns · 600 hd

265.10

+2.18

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−152.55

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	1,803	147.01	2,651	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	133.20	1,549	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	121.28	1,885	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	882	106.46	939	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	265.04/cwt	233.00–270.00	1,031	7
Bulls	—	—	1,050	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,986	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	288.50/cwt	285.00–295.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	250.02/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,275	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	234.08/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	232.17/cwt	205.00–246.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	128.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,087	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	139.06/cwt	133.00–146.00	2,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,280	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	85.86/cwt	80.00–89.00	792	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	134.02/cwt	120.00–138.00	2,345	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,867	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	143.12/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	258.23/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	107.09/cwt	99.00–113.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,501	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,319	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,165	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	271.04/cwt	262.00–273.00	1,542	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	229.32/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	252.35/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,290	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,264	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	250.57/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	246.19/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,423	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,129	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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 223Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady, with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	236.00	236.00
7	350–400	389	233.00–270.00	265.04
4	400–450	441	205.00–246.00	232.17
1	450–500	455	219.00	219.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	327	285.00–295.00	288.50
2	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
10	500–550	511	250.00–256.00	252.35
12	550–600	578	240.00–255.00	246.19
7	600–650	639	225.00–235.00	229.32
4	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	364	320.00	320.00
15	400–450	434	304.00	304.00
19	500–550	514	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	259.00	259.00
1	400–450	430	279.00	279.00
1	450–500	490	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	750	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	291.00	291.00
2	550–600	578	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	412	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
11	550–600	569	262.00–273.00	271.04
4	600–650	636	262.00	262.00
7	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	514	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	558	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	298.00	298.00
13	400–450	445	284.00	284.00
13	500–550	510	246.00–260.00	250.02
7	550–600	585	250.00–251.00	250.57
7	600–650	648	238.00	238.00
5	650–700	657	223.00–237.00	234.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	231.00	231.00
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
5	400–450	416	255.00–259.00	258.23
5	500–550	529	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	171.00	171.00
5	—	1,986	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,750	120.00–138.00	134.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	126.00–131.00	128.66
3	—	922	80.00–89.00	85.86
1	—	960	122.00	122.00
3	—	840	99.00–113.00	107.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	133.00–146.00	139.06
1	—	1,520	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,530	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	113.00–115.00	114.02
1	—	1,105	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,190	134.00–150.00	143.12

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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