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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 22

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 353▼ 51 vs year ago 362 · −14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 60▼ 6 vs year ago 57 · −10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%

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 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes with active bidding. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $256.24/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −133.93 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$256.24

59 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$29.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs KY average

−13.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	256.74	1,415	58
Medium and Large 2-3	545	227.00	1,237	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.74/cwt here — about $178 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 sale59 hd

256.24

—

KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd

257.23

−1.00

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−13.95

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−133.93

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	—	High	1,782	137.93	2,458	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	126.61	1,948	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	119.40	1,432	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	114.96	1,078	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	843	154.08	1,299	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)	1,375	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,859	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,033	$1,293	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,347	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,280	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,379	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,520	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	277.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,601	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,656	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	251.94/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,716	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,793	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	226.05/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,768	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,686	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,027	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	961	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,132	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	998	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	273.92/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,170	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,130	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	264.63/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,270	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,336	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	238.48/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,264	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,237	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	255.88/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,487	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	226.25/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,371	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,251	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,463	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,019	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,239	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,163	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,073	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,150	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,355	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	253.64/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,248	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	504	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,421	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,401	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	606	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,579	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	662	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,629	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,614	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	843	154.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,299	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	129.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,822	5
Bulls	—	—	2,250	148.55/cwt	140.00–165.00	3,342	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	581	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	138.15/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,270	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,116	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	91.45/cwt	90.00–93.00	915	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,586	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	110.34/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,308	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	119.36/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,445	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	137.64/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,030	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	121.88/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,901	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,853	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	840	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,858.66/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,859	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 353Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 60Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	304.00	304.00
18	400–450	427	268.00–276.00	273.92
14	450–500	480	264.00–265.00	264.63
6	500–550	530	238.00–241.00	238.48
9	600–650	606	215.00–232.00	226.25
7	650–700	653	224.00	224.00
2	700–750	723	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	506	264.00	264.00
33	550–600	581	254.00–258.00	255.88
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	393	254.00	254.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	243.00	243.00
1	500–550	545	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	635	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	326.00	326.00
6	350–400	364	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	323.00	323.00
17	400–450	437	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	294.00	294.00
3	550–600	592	235.00–240.00	236.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	426	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	492	250.00–256.00	253.64
1	700–750	710	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	360.00	360.00
10	300–350	345	359.00	359.00
6	500–550	504	282.00	282.00
15	600–650	606	260.50	260.50
16	650–700	662	246.00	246.00
4	700–750	705	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	304.88
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
16	550–600	577	260.00–280.00	277.44
19	650–700	681	243.00–257.00	251.94
4	750–800	782	221.00–231.00	226.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	301.00	301.00
6	600–650	611	271.00	271.00
7	700–750	706	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	980	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	341.00	341.00
6	400–450	431	320.00	320.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,858.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	120.00–124.00	121.88
1	—	1,625	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,475	134.00–141.00	137.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	106.00–114.00	110.34
11	—	1,211	115.00–126.00	119.36
3	—	1,178	130.00–139.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	110.00–113.00	111.56
2	—	1,000	90.00–93.00	91.45
1	—	765	76.00	76.00
4	—	919	126.00–149.00	138.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	151.00–157.00	154.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,250	140.00–165.00	148.55
5	—	1,408	120.00–135.00	129.43

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.