Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.39/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −155.04 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$246.39

31 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.38

vs KY average

−6.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	247.27	1,326	30
Medium and Large 2-3	570	220.00	1,254	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

246.39

—

KY average25 barns · 1,158 hd

236.02

+10.38

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−6.29

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−155.04

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	1,608	128.83	2,071	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	151.00	2,408	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	112.24	1,365	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	101.97	977	6thin

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)	695	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,574	135.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,132	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,427	94.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	115.16/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,374	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	106.60/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	121.61/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	235.32/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	245.32/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,371	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	253.31/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,299	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	261.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	251.51/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,061	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	270.72/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	251.65/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	273.08/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	227.11/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	230.89/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	566	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,421	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,287	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	695	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	105.94/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,319	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	993	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	664	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 176Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 39Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,574	130.00–140.00	135.46
3	—	1,845	150.00–155.00	151.96
3	—	1,427	90.00–100.00	94.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,193	111.00–118.00	115.16
3	—	1,258	120.00–123.00	121.61
4	—	1,245	103.00–108.00	105.94
1	—	1,155	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	100.00–111.00	106.60
1	—	1,060	121.00	121.00
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
1	—	885	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	470	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	440	264.00–275.00	270.72
4	450–500	484	266.00	266.00
6	550–600	571	232.00–237.00	235.32
6	600–650	628	221.00–230.00	227.11
5	700–750	726	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	319.00	319.00
4	350–400	353	311.00	311.00
9	550–600	566	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	237.00	237.00
2	450–500	490	220.00–242.00	230.89
2	500–550	502	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	560	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	395	283.00	283.00
2	400–450	428	271.00–275.00	273.08
3	500–550	512	260.00	260.00
7	550–600	577	240.00–260.00	251.65
2	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	260.00–275.00	261.76
26	400–450	422	240.00–255.00	251.51
4	500–550	503	240.00	240.00
16	550–600	559	237.00–248.00	245.32
1	650–700	690	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	513	253.00–256.00	253.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	700.00	700.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle