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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 3

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 220▲ 40 vs year ago 284 · +14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 41▲ 1 vs year ago 56 · +1.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 9 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

No comparison due to no sale last Monday Memorial day.

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 $259.84/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −130.32 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$259.84

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$58.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.28

vs KY average

−13.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	261.42	1,401	36
Medium and Large 2-3	595	203.00	1,208	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.42/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

259.84

—

KY average26 barns · 1,368 hd

268.12

−8.28

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−13.19

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−130.32

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	1,600	155.00	2,480	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	126.79	1,922	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	125.82	1,547	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	110.03	1,022	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,068	159.37	1,702	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,365	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	308.58/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,466	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,603	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,590	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,612	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	261.84/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,610	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	259.45/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,720	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,744	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	241.57/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,831	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	772	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,637	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,668	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,960	7
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,936	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	869	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	325.47/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,068	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	894	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,198	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,118	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,050	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,263	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,313	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,159	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	252.84/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,434	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,208	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,424	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,550	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	645	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,574	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,489	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	173.54/cwt	151.00–185.00	1,236	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	713	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,390	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,673	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,645	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,299	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	902	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,867	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	543	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	267	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	964	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,071	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	357	356.20/cwt	339.00–359.00	1,272	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,298	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,424	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	496	250.54/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,243	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	13
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	251.01/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,473	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,511	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,068	159.37/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,702	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	590	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	101.14/cwt	96.00–105.00	905	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	127.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,224	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,119	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	111.24/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,294	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,514	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	134.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,674	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,679	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	125.14/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,902	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	135.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,074	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	150.49/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,574	5

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 220Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 41Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

No comparison due to no sale last Monday Memorial day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	316.00	316.00
4	300–350	328	322.00–330.00	325.47
5	350–400	362	331.00	331.00
14	400–450	440	287.00	287.00
5	450–500	469	280.00	280.00
18	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
18	550–600	567	227.00–260.00	252.84
3	600–650	622	229.00	229.00
8	650–700	677	220.00	220.00
11	750–800	776	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	241.00	241.00
6	700–750	747	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	645	244.00	244.00
5	900–950	902	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	271.00	271.00
4	350–400	398	281.00	281.00
1	400–450	415	253.00	253.00
1	450–500	485	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	595	203.00	203.00
3	700–750	712	151.00–185.00	173.54
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	713	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	306.00	306.00
6	400–450	420	309.00	309.00
2	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
8	550–600	587	245.00–253.00	251.01
6	600–650	643	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	231.00	231.00
4	450–500	496	240.00–254.00	250.54
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	361.00	361.00
7	350–400	357	339.00–359.00	356.20
15	400–450	434	328.00	328.00
13	500–550	505	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	333.00	333.00
3	450–500	475	300.00–313.00	308.58
7	500–550	518	307.00	307.00
5	550–600	597	270.00	270.00
11	600–650	615	260.00–265.00	261.84
14	650–700	663	250.00–262.00	259.45
4	700–750	736	237.00	237.00
21	750–800	758	241.00–242.00	241.57
7	850–900	891	220.00	220.00
8	1200–1250	1,210	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
5	500–550	517	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	772	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	860	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,046	144.00–155.00	150.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	113.00–115.00	114.00
4	—	1,533	130.00–141.00	135.26
5	—	1,520	123.00–128.00	125.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	106.00–116.00	111.24
8	—	1,225	120.00–126.00	123.56
1	—	1,220	81.00	81.00
13	—	1,249	130.00–140.00	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	96.00–105.00	101.14
1	—	720	82.00	82.00
4	—	990	110.00–115.00	113.05
3	—	962	120.00–132.00	127.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,600	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	157.00–162.00	159.37

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.