Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2024-08-05

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 5
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
90 vs last sale 248 222 vs year ago 380 · 58.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
3 vs last sale 34 35 vs year ago 66 · 53.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. No comparison on steers due to light receipt's this week. CME futures sharply lower to open the week pressuring the market lower. Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.61/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 147.82 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.
Average price
$253.61
37 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,320
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$76.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.56
vs KY average
+8.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519256.391,33135
Medium and Large 2515230.001,1851thin
Medium and Large 2-3565180.001,0171thin
One grade step is worth $76.39/cwt here — about $314 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 sale37 hd
253.61
KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd
261.18
−7.56
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
+8.54
This barn, trailing median26 sales
401.43
−147.82
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
BullsLow1,835132.502,4312thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,560129.002,0121thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,237126.151,56020
CowsLean 85-90%Average934108.811,0167thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120129.001,4451thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls1,820125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2751
SteersSelect and Choice1,120129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283114.09/cwt102.00–119.001,4646
CowsLean 85-90%1,015115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1671
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230123.84/cwt121.00–129.001,5237
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204138.80/cwt132.00–145.001,6717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583241.84/cwt241.00–242.001,4106
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400376298.96/cwt290.00–300.001,12410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,12610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400363272.24/cwt265.00–277.009885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350308293.00/cwt293.00–293.009024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550532243.43/cwt240.00–245.001,2953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550506259.40/cwt242.00–262.001,31329
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663217.99/cwt217.00–219.001,4452
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450448277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,24111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550504283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,42618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450441285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,25712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335289.00/cwt289.00–289.009681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280261.00/cwt261.00–261.007311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435252.33/cwt249.00–259.001,0983
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600563210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3456
CowsLean 85-90%94083.00/cwt83.00–83.007801
CowsLean 85-90%840134.50/cwt124.00–145.001,1302
Bulls1,850140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,5901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,0121
CowsLean 85-90%96898.23/cwt93.00–103.009513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1274

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.