Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.36/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −165.07 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$236.36

18 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.11

vs KY average

−21.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	236.36	1,352	18thin

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 sale18 hd

236.36

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

235.25

+1.11

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−21.45

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−165.07

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	—	High	1,686	132.40	2,232	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	113.39	1,942	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	111.20	1,360	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	947	82.92	785	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	954	173.97	1,659	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,177	184.05	2,166	5thin

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)	1,397	$1,939	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$1,658	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,576	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	450–500	487	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	222.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,280	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	262.06/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,116	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,658.44/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	216.33/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	240.77/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,606	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,575.66/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,327	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,939.48/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,939	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,177	184.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,166	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	150.57/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,692	2
Bulls	—	—	2,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	3,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	121.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,033	173.63/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,794	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	67.97/cwt	65.00–76.00	636	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	86.46/cwt	81.00–95.00	830	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,124	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	113.39/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	115.81/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,408	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	104.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	221.48/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,254	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	105.17/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	255.32/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	234.96/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,379	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	289	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	288.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,374	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	269.14/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,506	3

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 162Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 36Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 2Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	424	265.00–280.00	269.14
8	450–500	487	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	222.54
3	650–700	653	215.00–217.00	216.33
2	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	247.00	247.00
4	550–600	586	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	331.00	331.00
2	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	435	292.00	292.00
7	500–550	518	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	277.00	277.00
8	350–400	354	286.00	286.00
15	400–450	426	248.00–263.00	262.06
14	450–500	491	246.00–259.00	255.32
5	500–550	533	240.00	240.00
13	550–600	587	232.00–241.00	234.96
6	600–650	632	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	697	216.00	216.00
2	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	667	232.00–243.00	240.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	239.00	239.00
3	350–400	392	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	169.00	169.00
1	900–950	915	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	400	296.00	296.00
11	450–500	476	285.00–290.00	288.57
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
4	900–950	944	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	534	210.00–245.00	221.48
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	332.00	332.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,318	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,658.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,397	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,939.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	180.00–190.00	184.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,033	166.00–177.00	173.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	150.00–151.00	150.57
1	—	2,175	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,513	120.00–125.00	121.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	935	65.00–76.00	67.97
3	—	960	81.00–95.00	86.46
1	—	995	113.00	113.00
3	—	945	100.00–109.00	104.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	111.00–116.00	113.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	110.00–123.00	115.81
2	—	1,378	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,169	102.00–108.00	105.17

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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