Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week for Labor day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.40/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −177.03 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$224.40

42 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$37.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.03

vs KY average

−14.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	229.31	1,268	32
Medium and Large 2	541	215.71	1,166	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	192.26	977	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.05/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale42 hd

224.40

—

KY average23 barns · 1,578 hd

236.42

−12.03

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−14.21

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−177.03

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	1,839	136.63	2,513	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	123.04	1,522	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	121.73	1,892	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	114.08	1,043	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	171.00	1,881	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	144.00	1,761	2thin

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)	1,375	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,936	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,891	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	500–550	517	248.19/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,283	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	202.28/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,440	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,870	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,939.71/head	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,031	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	275.92/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,173	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,063	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	240.64/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	222.15/cwt	208.00–230.00	966	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	221.40/cwt	217.00–239.00	731	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	112.21/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	128.87/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,967	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	124.91/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,539	19
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,223	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,869	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,245	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	117.06/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,144	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	70.48/cwt	65.00–77.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	99.94/cwt	96.00–102.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	113.77/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,422	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	132.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	192.26/cwt	184.00–208.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,126	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	133.19/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	280.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,416	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,933.33/head	1,725.00–2,275.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,890.63/head	1,100.00–2,475.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	221.92/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,456	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,288	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	272.57/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,210	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	265.64/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,482	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,234	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	236.46/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,350	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,106	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	223.29/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,373	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	244.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,667	18

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 359Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 21Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 23

No comparison due to no sale last week for Labor day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	295	281.00	281.00
16	300–350	347	297.00	297.00
2	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
22	400–450	425	267.00–280.00	275.92
30	500–550	517	236.00–250.00	248.19
29	550–600	571	230.00–246.00	236.46
23	650–700	656	218.00–225.00	221.92
6	700–750	722	200.00–214.00	202.28
7	800–850	839	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	445	242.00	242.00
5	550–600	583	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	242.00	242.00
5	400–450	443	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	465	204.00	204.00
4	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	563	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	271.00	271.00
5	300–350	305	272.00	272.00
7	350–400	361	268.00	268.00
19	400–450	432	256.00	256.00
38	450–500	498	243.00	243.00
14	500–550	514	240.00	240.00
18	550–600	583	221.00	221.00
25	600–650	615	220.00–226.00	223.29
9	650–700	656	214.00	214.00
13	700–750	713	202.00	202.00
2	850–900	890	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	568	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	298	227.00	227.00
5	300–350	330	217.00–239.00	221.40
8	400–450	435	208.00–230.00	222.15
3	500–550	508	184.00–208.00	192.26
1	750–800	780	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
8	450–500	479	265.00–275.00	272.57
11	500–550	504	270.00–285.00	280.93
23	550–600	558	265.00–266.00	265.64
18	650–700	682	240.00–245.00	244.47
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	800–850	813	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	240.00–242.00	240.64

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,939.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,725.00–2,275.00	1,933.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,100.00–2,475.00	1,890.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	111.00–113.00	112.21
4	—	1,526	123.00–131.00	128.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,232	121.00–129.00	124.91
10	—	1,250	111.00–119.00	113.77
6	—	1,233	130.00–139.00	132.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	111.00–121.00	117.06
2	—	898	65.00–77.00	70.48
3	—	913	96.00–102.00	99.94
6	—	867	127.00–144.00	133.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,980	140.00–150.00	144.92
5	—	1,727	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	171.00	171.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle