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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 17

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 236▼ 176 vs year ago 251 · −70.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 33▼ 44 vs year ago 64 · −68.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 24 vs year ago 26 · −92.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light comparison this week. Feeder classes sold with strong demand. Slaughter classes sold steady.

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 $270.09/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −135.57 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$270.09

11 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$47.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

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	528	287.29	1,516	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	240.00	1,334	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.29/cwt here — about $182 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 sale11 hd

270.09

—

KY average25 barns · 305 hd

273.20

−3.11

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−135.57

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	1,765	152.54	2,692	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	145.57	2,195	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	122.42	1,503	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	92.77	842	6thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,425	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,398	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,624	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	248	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	821	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	270.06/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,021	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,240	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,324	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,408	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,633	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,676	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,569	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	168	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	625	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,024	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,030	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,182	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	318.90/cwt	304.00–321.00	1,359	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,516	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,549	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	556	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,334	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,490	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	147.93/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,744	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	625	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	444	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	112.34/cwt	109.00–117.00	994	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	86.98/cwt	81.00–92.00	885	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	110.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,313	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,619	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	126.89/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,584	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	145.57/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,195	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 236Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 26

Light comparison this week. Feeder classes sold with strong demand. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	171.00	171.00
4	—	1,855	140.00–151.00	147.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	137.00–155.00	145.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	109.00–117.00	112.34
3	—	1,017	81.00–92.00	86.98
1	—	625	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	126.00–128.00	126.89
2	—	1,245	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,190	105.00–115.00	110.36

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	—	850	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	322.00	322.00
10	400–450	426	304.00–321.00	318.90
3	500–550	538	288.00	288.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	648	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	556	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	905	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	168	372.00	372.00
2	250–300	273	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	507	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	331.00	331.00
4	400–450	443	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	478	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	665	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	573	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	603	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	378	261.00–280.00	270.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	329.00	329.00

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.