Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with strong demand for a strong quality offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, with good demand. Slaughter classes sold strong with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.27/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −152.17 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$249.27

43 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs KY average

−31.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	251.76	1,329	40
Medium and Large 2-3	567	216.00	1,225	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale43 hd

249.27

—

KY average25 barns · 2,459 hd

256.25

−6.99

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−31.03

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−152.17

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	—	Low	1,683	120.50	2,027	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	908	125.25	1,138	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	113.29	1,392	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	109.93	1,741	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,151	$1,758	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,461	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	203.21/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	250.23/cwt	245.00–251.50	1,794	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	284.48/cwt	266.00–289.00	933	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	271.89/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	255.42/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,326	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	262.97/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,657	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	257.89/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,364	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	252.07/cwt	250.00–255.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	237.87/cwt	230.00–238.25	1,691	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,297	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,574	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,757.82/head	1,325.00–2,050.00	1,758	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	116.60/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,869	5
Bulls	—	—	2,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	116.29/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,487	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	72.97/cwt	69.00–75.00	753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	111.64/cwt	108.00–120.00	957	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	99.27/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	85.26/cwt	81.00–91.00	848	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	146.18/cwt	122.00–161.00	1,278	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	139.45/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,438	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	100.97/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,283	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	219.88/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	238.71/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,026	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	750–800	760	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	237.12/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	190	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	274	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,028	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,434	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,962	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	273.78/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,166	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	238.07/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,474	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	259.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,476	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	274.18/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	225.47/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,497	12

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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 259Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 57Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	455	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	301.00	301.00
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	548	278.00	278.00
7	550–600	570	261.00–275.00	271.89
15	600–650	630	259.00–265.00	262.97
57	700–750	717	245.00–251.50	250.23
2	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
16	800–850	824	235.00	235.00
10	850–900	892	220.00	220.00
2	1100–1150	1,100	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	266.00	266.00
9	300–350	328	266.00–289.00	284.48
4	350–400	361	259.00	259.00
31	400–450	426	255.00–279.00	273.78
5	450–500	479	248.00	248.00
32	500–550	519	240.00–258.00	255.42
8	550–600	563	230.00–249.00	237.12
28	600–650	619	234.00–240.00	238.07
7	650–700	683	215.00	215.00
12	800–850	809	191.00–212.00	203.21
1	1050–1100	1,065	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	250.00–255.00	252.07
9	400–450	430	236.00–240.00	238.71
3	450–500	483	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	567	216.00	216.00
5	600–650	643	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	740	189.00	189.00
1	750–800	755	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	700–750	711	230.00–238.25	237.87
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	314.00	314.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
11	400–450	418	270.00–278.00	274.18
9	450–500	499	260.00	260.00
21	500–550	529	255.00–260.00	257.89
16	550–600	569	255.00–260.00	259.35
5	600–650	639	230.00	230.00
12	650–700	664	220.00–231.00	225.47
8	700–750	738	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	291.00	291.00
2	300–350	340	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	568	200.00–230.00	219.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	274	375.00	375.00
12	350–400	373	350.00	350.00
14	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
22	500–550	503	285.00	285.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,151	1,325.00–2,050.00	1,757.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	105.00–126.00	116.60
1	—	2,080	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,279	110.00–126.00	116.29
9	—	1,031	137.00–150.00	139.45
2	—	1,200	81.00	81.00
19	—	1,271	90.00–108.00	100.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	69.00–75.00	72.97
3	—	857	108.00–120.00	111.64
5	—	995	81.00–91.00	85.26
19	—	874	122.00–161.00	146.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	94.00–103.00	99.27
6	—	1,633	110.00–120.00	115.26

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

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Replacement Cattle

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