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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 5

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 248▼ 222 vs year ago 380 · −58.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 34▼ 35 vs year ago 66 · −53.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. No comparison on steers due to light receipt's this week. CME futures sharply lower to open the week pressuring the market lower. Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 lower.

baby calf 625

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 $253.61/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −136.55 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$253.61

37 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$76.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs KY average

+8.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	256.39	1,331	35
Medium and Large 2	515	230.00	1,185	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	180.00	1,017	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.39/cwt here — about $314 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

253.61

—

KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd

261.18

−7.56

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+8.54

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−136.55

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	1,835	132.50	2,431	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	129.00	2,012	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	126.15	1,560	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	108.81	1,016	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	129.00	1,445	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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,488	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	731	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	902	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	272.24/cwt	265.00–277.00	988	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,126	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	252.33/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,098	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,241	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	259.40/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,313	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	241.84/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,410	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	217.99/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,445	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	968	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	298.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,124	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,127	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,257	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,345	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	504	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,426	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	243.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,295	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,461	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	134.50/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,130	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	780	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	98.23/cwt	93.00–103.00	951	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	138.80/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,671	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	123.84/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,523	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	114.09/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,464	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,012	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 248Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 66

baby calf 625

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,850	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	102.00–119.00	114.09
7	—	1,230	121.00–129.00	123.84
7	—	1,204	132.00–145.00	138.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	115.00	115.00
1	—	940	83.00	83.00
2	—	840	124.00–145.00	134.50
3	—	968	93.00–103.00	98.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	129.00	129.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	293.00	293.00
10	350–400	378	298.00	298.00
11	400–450	448	277.00	277.00
29	500–550	506	242.00–262.00	259.40
6	550–600	583	241.00–242.00	241.84
2	650–700	663	217.00–219.00	217.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	261.00	261.00
5	350–400	363	265.00–277.00	272.24
3	400–450	435	249.00–259.00	252.33
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	289.00	289.00
10	350–400	376	290.00–300.00	298.96
12	400–450	441	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	467	288.00	288.00
3	500–550	532	240.00–245.00	243.43
7	550–600	575	254.00	254.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
5	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	504	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	259.00	259.00
1	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	563	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	695	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

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.