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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 136▲ 40 vs year ago 183 · +21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 34▼ 38 vs year ago 60 · −63.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on feeder steers due to light receipts from last week, note good demand for weaned steers. Feeder heifers sold steady, with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $270.11/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −120.05 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$270.11

38 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$49.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs KY average

+5.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	272.73	1,443	36
Medium and Large 2-3	593	223.00	1,322	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.73/cwt here — about $121 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 sale38 hd

270.11

—

KY average24 barns · 1,578 hd

269.26

+0.85

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

+5.48

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−120.05

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	—	Average	1,657	151.46	2,509	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	132.88	1,722	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	124.62	2,018	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,035	145.00	1,501	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,148	173.03	1,986	4thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,198	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,725	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	189.98/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,187	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,739	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,996	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,539	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	301.74/cwt	298.00–305.00	996	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,104	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,192	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	251.53/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,207	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	275.94/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,424	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	264.86/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,510	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,322	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,582	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	236.97/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,566	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,602	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	364	249.33/cwt	243.00–275.00	908	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	294.63/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,131	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,165	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	996	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	275.40/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,314	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,208	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	266.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,387	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	247.06/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,411	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,515	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,499	13
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	983	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,475	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,148	173.03/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,986	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,035	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,577	144.61/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,259	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	140.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,758	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,479	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	126.65/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,735	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,900	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	126.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,057	3

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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 136Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	167.00–180.00	173.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	121.00–130.00	126.65
1	—	1,275	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,256	137.00–145.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	120.00–130.00	126.82
1	—	1,610	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	139.00–150.00	144.61
1	—	1,895	172.00	172.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	625	189.00–191.00	189.98
1	950–1000	950	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
16	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
14	600–650	614	281.00	281.00
4	650–700	669	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	727	245.00	245.00
13	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
3	850–900	868	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	264.00	264.00
2	450–500	480	250.00–253.00	251.53
2	550–600	593	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	298.00–305.00	301.74
4	400–450	440	271.00	271.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	661	223.00–239.00	236.97
8	700–750	728	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	516	274.00–278.00	275.94
9	550–600	570	264.00–266.00	264.86
6	600–650	623	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	384	289.00–310.00	294.63
3	400–450	425	274.00	274.00
8	450–500	477	270.00–285.00	275.40
11	500–550	520	260.00–275.00	266.65
12	550–600	571	240.00–255.00	247.06
5	650–700	653	232.00	232.00
13	700–750	714	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	243.00–275.00	249.33
2	400–450	435	229.00	229.00
1	450–500	495	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	168.00	168.00
2	950–1000	983	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.