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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes with active market.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $241.28/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −178.55 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$241.28

53 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$43.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	243.76	1,308	50
Medium and Large 2-3	500	200.00	1,000	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.76/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $347.73, median $419.83 across 24 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 sale53 hd

241.28

—

KY average23 barns · 623 hd

245.74

−4.46

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−178.55

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	1,519	120.00	1,822	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	111.82	1,760	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	107.27	1,324	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	89.64	836	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	972	129.01	1,254	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	98.73/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,185	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	90.14/cwt	81.00–98.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	128.79/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	250.70/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,016	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,514	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,289	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	246.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,270	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	237.55/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,209	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,173	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	221.44/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,280	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	124.13/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,884	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	60.53/cwt	60.00–61.00	566	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	972	129.01/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	112.90/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,453	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,251	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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 273Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 77Year ago 96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,348	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,200	90.00–107.00	98.73
3	—	1,167	126.00–134.00	128.79
1	—	1,360	83.00	83.00
8	—	1,287	110.00–121.00	112.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
3	—	887	81.00–98.00	90.14
2	—	935	60.00–61.00	60.53
1	—	985	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	121.00–127.00	124.13
1	—	1,505	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,755	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	119.00–140.00	129.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	530	261.00	261.00
5	600–650	628	248.00–255.00	250.70
2	700–750	742	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	443	291.00	291.00
31	500–550	516	230.00–250.00	246.06
19	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
10	650–700	673	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
10	750–800	757	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
15	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	418	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	372	273.00	273.00
13	400–450	441	266.00	266.00
21	500–550	509	220.00–243.00	237.55
17	550–600	578	210.00–223.00	221.44
5	650–700	658	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	237.00	237.00

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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