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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 6

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 178▲ 39 vs year ago 174 · +22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 42▲ 23 vs year ago 32 · +71.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 11 · −81.8%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm on a light comparison. Good demand for feeder classes. 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 $257.00/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −133.16 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$257.00

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$18.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs KY average

−10.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	258.10	1,412	31
Medium and Large 2	523	240.00	1,255	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.10/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 sale33 hd

257.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,144 hd

259.40

−2.40

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−10.59

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−133.16

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	1,350	150.00	2,025	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	122.80	1,852	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	119.69	1,481	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	951	86.98	827	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	975	143.05	1,395	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,575	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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	908	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,396	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,468	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	270.46/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,631	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,718	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,719	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	228	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	627	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	987	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	866	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,190	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	821	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,224	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	983	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,256	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	251.69/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,196	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,454	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	233.62/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,467	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,454	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,608	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	861	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	344	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,173	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,281	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,198	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	457	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,444	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,321	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,504	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,378	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,511	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	222.05/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,486	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,489	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	134.08/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,461	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,025	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	93.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	878	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	70.05/cwt	64.00–84.00	663	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	104.95/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,015	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	121.74/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,490	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	108.14/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,340	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,662	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	135.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,919	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	109.92/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,696	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	123.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,911	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 178Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 42Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	321.00	321.00
8	600–650	603	260.00–274.00	270.46
1	650–700	690	249.00	249.00
2	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	771	223.00	223.00

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	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	475	278.00	278.00
2	500–550	518	266.00	266.00
13	550–600	581	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	669	218.00–230.00	222.05
1	700–750	730	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	261.00	261.00
6	450–500	495	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	850	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	260	330.00	330.00
6	300–350	344	341.00	341.00
2	400–450	408	314.00	314.00
12	450–500	457	316.00	316.00
8	500–550	508	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	300.00	300.00
12	400–450	439	286.00	286.00
4	500–550	500	248.00	248.00
16	550–600	584	249.00	249.00
7	600–650	628	230.00–238.00	233.62
3	650–700	672	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	727	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	788	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	270.00–280.00	274.84
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	345	251.00	251.00
5	350–400	380	216.00	216.00
2	400–450	420	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	510	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	247.00–254.00	251.69
2	500–550	523	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	314.00	314.00
3	400–450	408	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	475	310.00	310.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	130.00–140.00	135.34
5	—	1,553	120.00–128.00	123.07
4	—	1,543	101.00–117.00	109.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	130.00–132.00	130.94
7	—	1,239	101.00–112.00	108.14
12	—	1,224	115.00–127.00	121.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	64.00–84.00	70.05
2	—	935	90.00–97.00	93.87
3	—	967	101.00–111.00	104.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,090	133.00–135.00	134.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	150.00	150.00

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.