Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Strong demand on feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.11/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −154.33 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$247.11

53 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs KY average

−37.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	248.73	1,351	50
Medium and Large 2-3	585	220.00	1,287	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd

247.11

—

KY average29 barns · 2,021 hd

257.04

−9.94

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−37.84

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−154.33

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	1,614	124.59	2,011	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	111.51	1,349	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	108.36	1,723	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	82.79	848	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,095	177.23	1,941	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,074	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,448	$1,984	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	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	—	—	1,340	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	177.23/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,941	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	133.36/cwt	121.00–147.00	1,414	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	70.17/cwt	65.00–76.00	739	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	95.47/cwt	91.00–101.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,508	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	300.63/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	250.34/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,444	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,074.12/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	290.61/cwt	268.00–294.00	1,064	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	280.53/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,658	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	272.81/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,312	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,984.20/head	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	291.37/cwt	278.00–294.50	938	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	110.34/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,390	12
Bulls	—	—	1,888	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,169	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	108.36/cwt	100.50–116.00	1,723	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	98.67/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,256	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,328	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	250.40/cwt	234.00–256.00	1,287	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	297.53/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	236.22/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,455	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,257	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	267.28/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,235	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	2

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 505Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 98Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	118.00–120.00	119.17
2	—	1,888	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	174.00–180.00	177.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	121.00–147.00	133.36
12	—	1,260	106.00–114.00	110.34
12	—	1,273	91.00–105.00	98.67
1	—	1,205	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	80.00–83.00	81.53
6	—	1,053	65.00–76.00	70.17
3	—	992	91.00–101.00	95.47
1	—	950	123.00	123.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,590	100.50–116.00	108.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.00	312.00
1	300–350	315	304.00	304.00
2	350–400	353	322.00	322.00
4	400–450	410	290.00–300.00	297.53
17	550–600	577	238.00–256.00	250.34
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
12	650–700	651	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	231.00	231.00
3	500–550	532	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	356.00	356.00
16	350–400	358	351.00	351.00
14	400–450	427	311.00	311.00
24	500–550	514	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	447	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	458	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
33	550–600	591	266.00–285.00	280.53
11	600–650	641	255.00–270.00	267.28
3	650–700	653	259.00	259.00
7	750–800	753	246.00	246.00
3	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
3	1050–1100	1,085	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	915	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	300.00–301.00	300.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	563	260.00	260.00
9	600–650	603	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	153.00	153.00
1	650–700	660	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	278.00–294.50	291.37
15	350–400	366	268.00–294.00	290.61
10	400–450	438	282.00	282.00
17	450–500	481	255.00–279.00	272.81
24	500–550	514	234.00–256.00	250.40
14	550–600	576	231.00–240.00	236.22
5	650–700	653	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	314.00	314.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,285	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,074.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,448	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,984.20

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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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