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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 15

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 175▼ 224 vs year ago 577 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 40▼ 5 vs year ago 65 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 45▼ 19 vs year ago 20 · −95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold mostly steady, with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $245.58/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −144.59 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$245.58

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.40

vs KY average

−18.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	245.58	1,349	64

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 sale64 hd

245.58

—

KY average26 barns · 1,509 hd

254.98

−9.40

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−18.94

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−144.59

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	1,724	134.19	2,314	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	121.32	1,880	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	113.64	1,395	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	106.70	1,019	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,060	131.00	1,389	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,281	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,420	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,517	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	239.43/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,590	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,714	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,899	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	188.95/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,653	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	226	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	802	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	873	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	897	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	310.86/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,010	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	958	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	939	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,130	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,248	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	252.74/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,317	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	240.35/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,370	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	216.10/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,394	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,532	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	783	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,241	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	783	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	964	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,001	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	359	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,185	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,317	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	239.58/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,061	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	496	241.79/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,199	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,454	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,485	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	253.31/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,459	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	226.62/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,455	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	203.03/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,537	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	879	157.94/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,388	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,060	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,389	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,484	115.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,721	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	151.13/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,958	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,570	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	132.85/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,197	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	69.66/cwt	68.00–71.00	637	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	89.30/cwt	83.00–93.00	910	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	105.95/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,097	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,264	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	118.47/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,451	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	136.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,898	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	121.32/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,880	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 175Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 45Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold mostly steady, with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	304.00	304.00
11	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
8	400–450	428	264.00	264.00
27	450–500	452	276.00	276.00
27	500–550	521	240.00–256.00	252.74
37	550–600	570	225.00–244.00	240.35
9	600–650	645	215.00–220.00	216.10
2	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	226	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	278	314.00	314.00
10	300–350	325	308.00–312.00	310.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	649	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	259.00	259.00
1	400–450	410	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	783	157.00–160.00	158.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	458	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	562	270.00	270.00
7	650–700	664	238.00–243.00	239.43
3	700–750	742	231.00	231.00
2	850–900	863	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	875	186.00–192.00	188.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	225.00–254.00	239.58
6	450–500	496	240.00–251.00	241.79
2	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
3	850–900	879	155.00–164.00	157.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	292.00	292.00
1	350–400	355	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
21	550–600	576	240.00–259.00	253.31
5	600–650	642	221.00–228.00	226.62
5	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	757	200.00–209.00	203.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	356.00	356.00
9	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
15	350–400	359	330.00	330.00
18	400–450	436	302.00	302.00
20	500–550	512	284.00	284.00
13	550–600	555	267.50	267.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	83.00–93.00	89.30
7	—	901	126.00–150.00	132.85
3	—	1,035	100.00–115.00	105.95
3	—	915	68.00–71.00	69.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,225	111.00–126.00	118.47
12	—	1,203	100.00–110.00	105.08
2	—	1,395	132.00–140.00	136.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	118.00–125.00	121.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	110.00–120.00	115.96
5	—	1,730	142.00–160.00	151.13
4	—	1,958	130.00–135.00	131.26

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.