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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 11

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 493 vs last sale 764▼ 313 vs year ago 584 · −53.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 56▼ 24 vs year ago 58 · −41.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 17 · −52.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady.

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 $252.67/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −137.50 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$252.67

44 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$59.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

vs KY average

−23.50 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	254.01	1,387	43
Medium and Large 2-3	515	195.00	1,004	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.01/cwt here — about $383 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

252.67

—

KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd

259.80

−7.14

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−23.50

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−137.50

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	2,074	114.84	2,382	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	106.44	1,692	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	103.72	1,253	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	93.83	902	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,015	140.61	1,427	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,602	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$800	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,492	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,507	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	256.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,488	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,638	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,722	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,132	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,768	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	811	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	924	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	847	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,103	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,184	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,105	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,241	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,166	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	242.21/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,240	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	262.63/cwt	260.00–270.50	1,374	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	244.09/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,389	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,490	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	245.84/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,522	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	228.49/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,535	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	794	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	304	347.78/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,057	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	342.05/cwt	318.00–353.00	1,242	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,096	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,404	22
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	454	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,226	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	284.48/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,454	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,324	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	579	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,534	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,477	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,015	140.61/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,427	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,002	111.45/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,231	3
Bulls	—	—	2,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,863	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	989	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	93.56/cwt	93.00–94.00	971	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	119.69/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,427	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	69.58/cwt	68.00–71.00	830	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	98.29/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,205	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	97.64/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	120.78/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,900	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,462	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,602.39/head	1,495.00–1,700.00	1,602	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 764Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 56Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady.

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
16	500–550	523	260.00–270.50	262.63
12	550–600	582	256.00	256.00
25	600–650	619	240.00–247.00	245.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	318.00	318.00
7	350–400	377	314.00	314.00
24	400–450	437	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	374	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	435	254.00	254.00
2	450–500	458	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	512	236.00–250.00	242.21
8	550–600	569	238.00–245.00	244.09
18	650–700	672	228.00–229.00	228.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	269.00	269.00
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	795	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	238.00	238.00
2	600–650	630	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	378	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	583	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	648	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	454	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	397.00	397.00
4	300–350	304	330.00–354.00	347.78
10	350–400	363	318.00–353.00	342.05
22	400–450	440	319.00	319.00
16	500–550	511	279.00–290.00	284.48
6	550–600	579	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	483	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	581	250.00–260.00	256.17
2	600–650	645	254.00	254.00
7	650–700	665	259.00	259.00
2	800–850	800	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	148.00	148.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,210.00	1,210.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	1,495.00–1,700.00	1,602.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	93.00–94.00	93.56
1	—	790	78.00	78.00
2	—	970	101.00–103.00	102.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,573	114.00–130.00	120.78
2	—	1,508	91.00–104.00	97.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	110.00–130.00	119.69
8	—	1,226	91.00–103.00	98.29
2	—	1,193	68.00–71.00	69.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	136.00–145.00	140.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,002	110.00–114.00	111.45
1	—	2,290	125.00	125.00

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.