Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm on light comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter classes sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.18/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −166.25 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$235.18

17 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.98

vs KY average

−11.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	235.18	1,247	17thin

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 sale17 hd

235.18

—

KY average25 barns · 1,122 hd

232.20

+2.98

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−11.60

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−166.25

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	—	Low	1,438	117.37	1,688	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	111.79	1,748	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,219	102.33	1,247	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	91.29	886	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	795	189.00	1,503	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,725	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	236.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	240.13/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,057	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	211.70/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	218.95/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,384	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	203.84/cwt	180.00–230.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	208.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	143.73/cwt	131.00–156.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	251.80/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,335	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	801	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	82.90/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,084	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	114.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	117.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,688	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,349	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	95.78/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,130	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	103.45/cwt	101.00–106.00	981	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	82.15/cwt	75.00–87.00	826	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	92.32/cwt	91.00–95.00	877	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	242.94/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	348	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	275.06/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	708	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,416	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	237.39/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,374	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	248.90/cwt	246.00–250.00	916	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	272.22/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	232.38/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	642	1

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 187Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm on light comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter classes sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	297.00	297.00
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	530	247.00–255.00	251.80
13	550–600	579	232.00–240.00	237.39
3	650–700	652	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	231.00	231.00
3	450–500	473	235.00–249.00	242.94
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	262.00	262.00
1	300–350	325	279.00	279.00
7	350–400	368	246.00–250.00	248.90
9	400–450	440	237.00–241.00	240.13
2	450–500	480	239.00	239.00
12	500–550	515	230.00–240.00	236.35
5	550–600	567	230.00–234.00	232.38
11	600–650	632	214.00–220.00	218.95
4	650–700	674	202.00–215.00	211.70
8	700–750	744	200.00	200.00
5	850–900	869	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	239.00	239.00
2	350–400	378	180.00–230.00	203.84
2	600–650	613	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	379	260.00–281.00	275.06
7	400–450	427	255.00–275.00	272.22
7	500–550	506	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	566	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	643	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	418	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
6	550–600	568	205.00–210.00	208.32
2	800–850	820	131.00–156.00	143.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	708	200.00	200.00

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	1	—	1,250	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,500	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,485	110.00–120.00	114.14
1	—	1,730	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	81.00–85.00	82.90
10	—	1,211	110.00–113.00	111.43
5	—	1,180	91.00–105.00	95.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	101.00–106.00	103.45
3	—	1,005	75.00–87.00	82.15
3	—	950	91.00–95.00	92.32
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	189.00	189.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	110.00–120.00	117.37

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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Owensboro Livestock Auction

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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