Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Heavy discounts on unweaned feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.42/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −169.01 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$232.42

31 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.90

vs KY average

−9.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	232.42	1,322	31

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale31 hd

232.42

—

KY average26 barns · 1,076 hd

240.32

−7.90

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−9.46

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−169.01

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	—	Average	1,985	150.00	2,978	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	128.00	2,032	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,237	118.52	1,466	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	955	92.67	885	4thin

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 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,185	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	253.32/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	233.64/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,353	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	253.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,210	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	975	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	234.00/cwt	220.00–241.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	217.92/cwt	204.00–232.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,394	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,267	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	509	212.79/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,083	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	109.80/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,376	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	135.35/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	124.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,490	5
Bulls	—	—	1,985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	489	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	230.71/cwt	210.00–242.00	957	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	719	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,366	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	80.23/cwt	75.00–85.00	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	351	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	234.04/cwt	231.00–235.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	226.07/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,072	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	213.82/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,629	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,532	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	228.33/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,448	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	239.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,665	24

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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 342Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 76Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	611	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	325	262.00	262.00
9	350–400	372	262.00	262.00
20	400–450	427	251.00	251.00
17	450–500	478	250.00–255.00	253.11
5	500–550	515	224.00–229.00	226.07
26	550–600	579	220.00–240.00	233.64
36	600–650	634	210.00–232.00	228.33
20	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
22	750–800	762	213.00–215.00	213.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	231.00–235.00	234.04
4	400–450	415	210.00–242.00	230.71
6	450–500	489	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	300.00	300.00
21	400–450	431	275.00	275.00
9	450–500	497	255.00	255.00
4	500–550	503	230.00	230.00
11	550–600	569	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	220.00–241.00	234.00
2	450–500	453	204.00–232.00	217.92
7	500–550	509	200.00–215.00	212.79
6	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	719	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	351	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
18	550–600	578	265.00	265.00
10	600–650	621	247.00–254.00	253.32
24	650–700	695	230.00–240.00	239.60
12	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	465	204.00	204.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	880	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,595	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,253	101.00–116.00	109.80
2	—	1,300	130.00–141.00	135.35
5	—	1,193	120.00–128.00	124.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	75.00–85.00	80.23
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	150.00	150.00

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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