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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 26

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

433 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 351▲ 137 vs year ago 296 · +46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 28 · +71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.89/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$252.89

163 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.71

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	254.24	1,259	151
Medium and Large 2-3	434	235.82	1,024	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale163 hd

252.89

—

KY average26 barns · 8,393 hd

243.18

+9.71

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	—	High	1,940	115.82	2,246	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	114.37	1,748	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,219	102.93	1,254	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	70.94	655	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,008	119.89	1,208	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,711	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	323.81/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,182	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	929	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	307.80/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,373	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	287.28/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,623	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	254.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,464	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	243.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,520	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,700	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	245.08/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,618	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,797	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,845	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	838	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	920	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	279.17/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,027	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	246.61/cwt	225.00–258.00	917	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	232.61/cwt	202.00–240.00	993	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	267.58/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,177	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,119	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	253.94/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,277	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	234.09/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,383	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,454	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	212.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,425	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,632	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	918	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	354	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,200	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,324	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,367	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	255.48/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,318	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	222.13/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,455	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	168.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,387	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,008	119.89/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,208	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,431	2
Bulls	—	—	2,107	112.18/cwt	106.00–120.00	2,364	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	62.85/cwt	60.00–66.00	549	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	70.66/cwt	70.00–71.00	644	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	83.51/cwt	81.00–86.00	848	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	777	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	106.93/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,290	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	95.39/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,245	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	114.37/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,748	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	800	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	1,711.41/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,711	4

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 351Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 27Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	205.00	205.00
8	—	671	210.00–220.00	212.44
38	—	368	268.00–287.00	279.17
10	—	291	288.00	288.00
1	—	230	275.00	275.00
32	—	591	228.00–238.00	234.09
2	—	325	283.00	283.00
25	—	503	242.00–255.00	253.94
18	—	440	260.00–268.00	267.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	200.00	200.00
3	—	747	225.00	225.00
6	—	616	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	202.00–240.00	232.61
3	—	478	234.00	234.00
3	—	372	225.00–258.00	246.61
1	—	525	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	655	210.00–230.00	222.13
7	—	823	160.00–170.00	168.58
3	—	588	230.00	230.00
2	—	418	280.00	280.00
2	—	355	290.00	290.00
12	—	516	254.00–260.00	255.48
1	—	235	300.00	300.00
26	—	497	275.00	275.00
5	—	287	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	430	308.00	308.00
21	—	354	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	345	260.00	260.00
2	—	540	212.00	212.00
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	317.00–325.00	323.81
15	—	575	250.00–255.00	254.66
3	—	625	230.00–250.00	243.18
2	—	528	260.00	260.00
11	—	446	307.00–310.00	307.80
9	—	660	230.00–247.00	245.08
1	—	1,005	182.00	182.00
1	—	720	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	659	258.00	258.00
17	—	565	276.00–288.00	287.28
6	—	755	238.00	238.00
4	—	518	300.00	300.00
17	—	802	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	160.00	160.00
2	—	430	216.00	216.00
4	—	473	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	117.00–123.00	119.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	73.00	73.00
15	—	1,206	100.00–124.00	106.93
4	—	1,305	92.00–98.00	95.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	70.00–71.00	70.66
2	—	1,015	81.00–86.00	83.51
3	—	873	60.00–66.00	62.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	105.00–132.00	114.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	130.00–140.00	135.19
1	—	1,720	88.00	88.00
3	—	2,107	106.00–120.00	112.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,440	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,711.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.