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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 8

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 187▼ 92 vs year ago 267 · −34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 19▲ 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 4▲ 35 vs year ago 10 · +350.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light test on feeder steers, bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $245.59/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −160.08 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$245.59

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$24.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.56

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	252.53	1,393	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	227.73	1,237	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale25 hd

245.59

—

KY average24 barns · 601 hd

267.15

−21.56

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−160.08

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $405.67 across 25 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	—	High	1,626	145.83	2,371	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,694	126.60	2,145	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	124.24	1,573	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	110.64	1,161	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	154.40	2,054	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)	1,230	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,894	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$1,772	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,710	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$2,354	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$2,260	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,825	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	935	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	289	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	867	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	339	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,017	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	291.62/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,067	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,016	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	271.64/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,173	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,133	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,171	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,349	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,297	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	206.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,374	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,406	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,487	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	907	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,138	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,289	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,321	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,209	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	250.77/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,216	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	260.64/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,334	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	227.73/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,237	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	244.42/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,445	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	221.82/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,506	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,399	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	154.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,054	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	148.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,461	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	119.85/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,178	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	105.85/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,137	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	123.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,481	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,130	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	132.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,698	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	113.51/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,487	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	143.01/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,257	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,028	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,894.06/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,894	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,772.38/head	1,760.00–1,785.00	1,772	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,180.43/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,063.60/head	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,064	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 187Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 4Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Light test on feeder steers, bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with strong demand.

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)	10	—	1,313	1,760.00–1,785.00	1,772.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,228	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,894.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,225	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,710.00	1,710.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,063.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,180.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	305.00	305.00
9	500–550	512	258.00–266.00	260.64
9	550–600	591	231.00–246.00	244.42
5	650–700	679	217.00–223.00	221.82
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	273.00	273.00
5	450–500	485	250.00–252.00	250.77
3	800–850	848	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	259.00	259.00
7	500–550	543	226.00–232.00	227.73
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
10	350–400	379	340.00	340.00
11	400–450	436	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	285.00	285.00
10	350–400	366	290.00–292.00	291.62
14	400–450	432	262.00–277.00	271.64
8	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	665	200.00–210.00	206.69
3	700–750	703	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	935	159.00	159.00
1	950–1000	985	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	271.00	271.00
1	450–500	455	249.00	249.00
1	550–600	595	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	339	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	513	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	267.00	267.00
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	140.00–155.00	148.44
1	—	1,530	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,281	130.00–136.00	132.56
5	—	1,201	120.00–128.00	123.31
5	—	1,310	108.00–116.50	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	93.00	93.00
4	—	983	115.00–123.00	119.85
4	—	1,074	101.00–110.00	105.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,795	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,578	135.00–150.00	143.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	150.00–159.00	154.40

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.