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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 180▲ 47 vs year ago 295 · +15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 37▲ 29 vs year ago 47 · +61.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 8 · +450.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with a few high dressing cows selling sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $261.42/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −144.25 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$261.42

68 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$52.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

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	550	262.98	1,445	66
Medium and Large 2-3	560	210.00	1,176	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.98/cwt here — about $269 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 sale68 hd

261.42

—

KY average24 barns · 595 hd

256.92

+4.50

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−144.25

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	—	Average	1,623	139.04	2,257	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	133.45	2,218	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	126.21	1,555	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	112.21	1,120	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	927	160.81	1,490	8thin

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)	1,136	$2,048	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$2,044	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,722	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,609	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,265	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,238	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	964	$2,757	7

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,204	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,392	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	272.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,485	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,397	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,747	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,778	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,807	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	787	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	970	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	236.25/cwt	230.00–255.00	862	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,018	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	224.65/cwt	214.00–230.00	948	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,152	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,235	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	249.09/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,270	22
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	525	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,150	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,393	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	214.15/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,311	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	207.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,380	8
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	989	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	806	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	819	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,151	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,060	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,279	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	225.00/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,046	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	242.47/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,193	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,405	31
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,319	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	593	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,536	25
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	217.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,398	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,451	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	983	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	926	167.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,550	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	928	149.83/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,390	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	131.79/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,281	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	86.65/cwt	83.00–89.00	853	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	114.69/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,165	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	104.47/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,069	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	113.60/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,354	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	127.05/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,560	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	146.68/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,920	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,169	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,249	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	2,048.46/head	1,550.00–2,525.00	2,048	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,721.79/head	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,722	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	2,043.79/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,044	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,608.64/head	1,750.00–2,925.00	2,609	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,265.10/head	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	2,756.85/head	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,757	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 180Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 37Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	283.00	283.00
5	300–350	338	287.00	287.00
2	350–400	373	273.00	273.00
22	400–450	430	268.00	268.00
8	450–500	494	250.00	250.00
22	500–550	510	230.00–250.00	249.09
10	550–600	578	241.00	241.00
6	600–650	612	210.00–222.00	214.15
8	650–700	665	200.00–210.00	207.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	230.00–255.00	236.25
6	400–450	422	214.00–230.00	224.65
2	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	441	290.00	290.00
13	450–500	492	239.00–244.00	242.47
10	550–600	567	230.00–235.00	232.56
8	600–650	643	210.00–225.00	217.47
8	700–750	708	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	230.00–240.00	235.04
1	350–400	350	234.00	234.00
8	400–450	424	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	210.00–240.00	225.00
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	610	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00
2	950–1000	983	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	321.00	321.00
11	350–400	363	317.00	317.00
31	500–550	509	276.00	276.00
25	550–600	593	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	575	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	400	301.00	301.00
3	450–500	472	295.00	295.00
7	500–550	544	260.00–275.00	272.89
3	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	713	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	825	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	498	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	700–750	714	249.00	249.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,225	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,721.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,262	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,043.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,136	1,550.00–2,525.00	2,048.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,265.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	1,750.00–2,925.00	2,608.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	964	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,756.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	140.00–145.00	142.61
2	—	1,395	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,935	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,309	140.00–165.00	146.68
14	—	1,192	111.00–118.00	113.60
15	—	1,228	120.00–133.00	127.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	103.00–106.00	104.47
5	—	972	120.00–138.00	131.79
8	—	1,016	110.00–121.00	114.69
4	—	984	83.00–89.00	86.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	130.00–133.00	131.37
2	—	1,588	135.00–138.00	136.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	145.00–154.00	149.83
5	—	926	160.00–175.00	167.40

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.