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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 4

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

764 head

▲ 331 vs last sale 433▲ 489 vs year ago 275 · +177.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 48▲ 21 vs year ago 35 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.76/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −136.40 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$253.76

125 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.53

vs KY average

−18.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	253.76	1,387	125

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale125 hd

253.76

—

KY average9 barns · 608 hd

250.23

+3.53

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−18.15

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−136.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $322.89, median $390.16 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,893	121.68	2,304	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	117.37	1,787	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	95.37	1,157	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	76.04	735	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	729	125.30	913	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	150.00	1,980	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,350	3thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	248	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	861	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,141	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	296.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,258	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,379	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,274	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,494	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	265.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,400	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,536	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,664	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	242.65/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,497	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,687	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,762	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	232.13/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,755	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	224.11/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,826	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	212	239.59/cwt	232.00–255.00	508	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	264	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	818	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	784	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	315.63/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,064	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	289.92/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,081	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	264.82/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,163	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,367	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	241.82/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,156	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,300	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,407	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	256.53/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,449	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	235.69/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,358	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	227.26/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,382	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,532	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	215.67/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,439	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	209.25/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,578	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,581	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	323.25/cwt	323.00–325.00	931	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	349	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,138	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	940	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,222	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	444	297.68/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,322	36
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	261.89/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,234	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,397	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	563	264.69/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,490	33
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,512	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	216.48/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,606	15
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,344	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,258	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	729	125.30/cwt	106.00–139.00	913	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	129.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,331	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	115.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,273	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	63.68/cwt	62.00–65.00	597	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	96.07/cwt	92.00–100.00	920	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	68.37/cwt	66.00–71.00	686	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	83.71/cwt	80.00–87.00	974	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	76.62/cwt	74.50–79.00	895	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	114.20/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,409	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	96.23/cwt	90.50–102.00	1,214	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	121.24/cwt	106.00–131.00	1,814	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,622	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,350.07/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 433Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	541	260.00	260.00
50	550–600	565	256.00–259.00	256.53
18	600–650	641	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	310.00	310.00
29	300–350	337	312.00–321.00	315.63
40	450–500	458	298.50	298.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	282.00	282.00
27	350–400	373	278.00–292.00	289.92
37	400–450	439	258.00–265.00	264.82
8	450–500	478	240.00–247.00	241.82
36	500–550	508	256.00	256.00
19	550–600	576	230.00–236.00	235.69
18	600–650	608	220.00–233.00	227.26
16	650–700	667	210.00–219.00	215.67
19	750–800	754	203.00–210.00	209.25
6	800–850	811	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	232.00–255.00	239.59
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	151.00	151.00
1	750–800	765	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	915	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	317.00	317.00
6	400–450	424	290.00–300.00	296.70
14	450–500	452	305.00	305.00
16	500–550	527	260.00–270.00	265.63
11	550–600	572	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	617	240.00–253.00	242.65
12	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
24	700–750	734	240.00	240.00
23	750–800	756	224.00–235.00	232.13
19	800–850	815	221.00–226.00	224.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	541	284.00	284.00
38	550–600	589	280.00–285.00	282.48
5	650–700	654	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	347.00	347.00
9	450–500	482	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	438	279.00	279.00
11	450–500	471	260.00–265.00	261.89
8	600–650	646	234.00	234.00
15	700–750	742	209.00–217.00	216.48
1	800–850	835	161.00	161.00
1	950–1000	960	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	405	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	288	323.00–325.00	323.25
15	300–350	349	326.00	326.00
5	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
36	400–450	444	294.00–300.00	297.68
26	500–550	508	275.00	275.00
33	550–600	563	254.00–269.00	264.69
6	700–750	708	220.00	220.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,350.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	90.50–102.00	96.23
7	—	1,163	80.00–87.00	83.71
7	—	1,234	105.00–121.00	114.20
3	—	1,168	74.50–79.00	76.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	92.00–100.00	96.07
2	—	938	62.00–65.00	63.68
2	—	1,003	66.00–71.00	68.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	106.00–131.00	121.24
1	—	1,655	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	106.00–139.00	125.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,963	110.00–121.00	115.81
3	—	1,800	125.00–135.00	129.50

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.