Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.33/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −164.50 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$255.33

70 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$36.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

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	542	256.37	1,390	68
Medium and Large 2-3	588	220.00	1,294	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale70 hd

255.33

—

KY average12 barns · 254 hd

256.08

−0.76

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−164.50

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	127.00	2,032	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	123.87	1,629	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	119.74	1,158	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	860	160.00	1,376	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,200	184.00	2,208	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,250	1thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,451	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	134.23/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	264.85/cwt	261.00–267.00	961	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	235.32/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	255.37/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,306	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	243.75/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,236	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,230	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,302	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,002	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	509	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,379	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	266.91/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,134	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	582	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,426	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	296	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	986	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	269	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	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.

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Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	108.00–111.00	109.48
2	—	915	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	113.00–114.00	113.50
2	—	1,353	126.00–143.00	134.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	160.00	160.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	184.00	184.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	348	288.00	288.00
3	350–400	363	261.00–267.00	264.85
25	400–450	425	257.00–270.00	266.91
23	500–550	507	230.00–250.00	243.75
6	550–600	584	234.00–236.00	235.32
8	600–650	600	236.00	236.00
3	650–700	670	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	760	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	211.00	211.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	433	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	501	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	563	232.00	232.00
7	650–700	669	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	241.00	241.00
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	980	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	296	333.00	333.00
2	300–350	325	321.00	321.00
8	350–400	374	329.00	329.00
16	400–450	437	298.00	298.00
32	500–550	509	271.00	271.00
29	550–600	582	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,045	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	291.00	291.00
2	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	580	247.00	247.00
8	600–650	629	249.00–265.00	255.37

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	—	1,350	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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