Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower, with the exception of high yielding slaughter cows selling 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.90/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −159.53 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$241.90

28 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.92

vs KY average

−16.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	241.90	1,348	28

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 sale28 hd

241.90

—

KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd

235.98

+5.92

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−16.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−159.53

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	1,600	121.93	1,951	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	125.57	1,991	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	104.62	1,304	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	100.66	978	14

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	670	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	450–500	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,084	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,352	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,467	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	234.34/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,369	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	226.87/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,534	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	240.32/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	283.42/cwt	266.00–289.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	249.55/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	237.16/cwt	225.00–250.00	866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	948	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	96.58/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,003	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	123.98/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,990	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	101.11/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,229	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	115.00/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,504	14
Bulls	—	—	1,795	136.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,442	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	670	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	81.95/cwt	73.00–89.00	971	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	114.88/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,725	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	109.34/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,720	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	135.53/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	228	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,127	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	285.46/cwt	284.00–287.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	269.03/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,176	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	251.99/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,315	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,261	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,362	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,829	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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 343Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 62Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	458	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	591	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	680	239.00	239.00
9	700–750	704	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	802	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	500	246.00	246.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	288.00	288.00
6	400–450	427	264.00	264.00
2	450–500	450	266.00	266.00
16	500–550	512	264.00	264.00
11	550–600	565	241.00	241.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
13	650–700	667	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	744	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	295	255.00	255.00
8	500–550	516	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	341.00	341.00
9	350–400	365	327.00	327.00
9	400–450	426	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	257	284.00–287.00	285.46
4	300–350	309	266.00–289.00	283.42
8	350–400	379	286.00	286.00
25	400–450	437	266.00–270.00	269.03
5	450–500	489	249.00–252.00	249.55
12	500–550	522	246.00–255.00	251.99
16	550–600	584	220.00–241.00	234.34
7	600–650	644	225.00	225.00
14	650–700	676	219.00–230.00	226.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	632	239.00–242.00	240.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	225.00–250.00	237.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	100.00–106.00	103.02
7	—	1,039	94.00–98.00	96.58
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	121.00–129.00	123.98
4	—	1,573	100.00–117.00	109.34
7	—	1,584	131.00–144.00	135.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,216	90.00–109.00	101.11
14	—	1,308	110.00–122.00	115.00
3	—	1,185	73.00–89.00	81.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	130.00–145.00	136.04
6	—	1,502	100.00–125.00	114.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,825.00	1,825.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle