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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 18

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 271▼ 170 vs year ago 511 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 1 vs year ago 40 · −2.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder classes sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Strong 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 $238.44/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −151.72 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$238.44

23 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.85

vs KY average

−38.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	241.15	1,335	21
Medium and Large 2-3	593	210.00	1,245	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

238.44

—

KY average27 barns · 2,318 hd

261.29

−22.85

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−38.78

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−151.72

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	—	Low	1,622	131.13	2,127	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,616	115.52	1,867	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	103.27	1,260	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	775	72.00	558	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	773	139.52	1,078	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,780	139.00	2,474	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,600	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,290	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	443	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,418	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	267.34/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,275	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,600	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,436	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,620	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	203	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	583	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	288.76/cwt	285.00–298.00	892	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,011	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,020	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,226	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	252.80/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,082	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	273.59/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,264	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	254.45/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,214	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	224.02/cwt	191.00–230.00	1,095	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,218	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	242.45/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,372	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,245	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	203.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,334	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,564	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,440	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	901	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,433	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	289	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,003	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	788	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,166	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	448	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,420	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	255.57/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,188	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	482	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,330	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	504	288.59/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,454	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,268	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	573	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,564	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	259.89/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,500	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	608	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,575	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,472	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,596	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,599	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,780	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,474	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	773	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,078	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,555	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	143.40/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,299	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	128.30/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,162	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	476	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	984	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	104.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,278	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	118.27/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,511	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	122.98/cwt	113.00–135.00	1,939	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	104.33/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,746	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 271Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 34Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder classes sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	358	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	409	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	251.00	251.00
23	550–600	577	252.00–265.00	259.89
4	600–650	616	239.00	239.00
3	650–700	697	229.00	229.00
7	750–800	765	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	267.00	267.00
3	450–500	465	251.00–265.00	255.57
2	550–600	555	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	347.00	347.00
15	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
25	400–450	448	317.00	317.00
26	500–550	504	284.00–292.00	288.59
12	550–600	573	273.00	273.00
6	600–650	608	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
9	300–350	321	315.00	315.00
11	350–400	382	321.00	321.00
19	450–500	462	272.00–277.00	273.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	287.00	287.00
7	300–350	309	285.00–298.00	288.76
7	350–400	371	275.00	275.00
13	400–450	428	250.00–262.00	252.80
21	450–500	477	250.00–261.00	254.45
5	500–550	514	237.00	237.00
16	550–600	566	239.00–250.00	242.45
8	650–700	686	228.00	228.00
5	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	750	192.00	192.00
3	900–950	901	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	191.00–230.00	224.02
2	550–600	593	210.00	210.00
8	650–700	655	200.00–210.00	203.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	443	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
12	500–550	548	292.00	292.00
3	550–600	550	261.00	261.00
3	650–700	672	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	264.00–269.00	267.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,290.00	1,290.00

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	—	1,015	2,125.00	2,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	875	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	75.00	75.00
1	—	855	83.00	83.00
1	—	820	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,577	113.00–135.00	122.98
4	—	1,674	101.00–110.00	104.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	100.00–110.00	104.68
3	—	1,278	115.00–121.00	118.27
3	—	1,158	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	138.00–141.00	139.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,603	139.00–149.00	143.40
2	—	1,685	127.00–130.00	128.30

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.