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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 16

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

330 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 512▲ 30 vs year ago 300 · +10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 73▲ 12 vs year ago 38 · +31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heavy discounts for unweaned feeders. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $229.91/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −160.25 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$229.91

53 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.16

vs KY average

−7.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	232.71	1,262	48
Medium and Large 2-3	538	203.00	1,092	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $170 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 sale53 hd

229.91

—

KY average25 barns · 2,300 hd

239.07

−9.16

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−7.10

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−160.25

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

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	1,714	135.88	2,329	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	123.78	1,831	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	118.37	1,501	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	105.59	1,039	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	121.00	1,948	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,675	112.00	1,876	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	165.00	1,931	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,810	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	282.08/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,221	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	254.04/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,344	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,485	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	10
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	705	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	864	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	244.54/cwt	239.00–250.00	839	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,008	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	217.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	949	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,068	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	248.95/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,160	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,189	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,072	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	228.42/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,297	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	214.92/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,326	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,409	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,810	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	351	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,102	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	251.50/cwt	241.00–262.00	893	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,134	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	436	230.81/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,006	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	216.89/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,058	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,265	33
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	231.62/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,323	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	216.44/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,422	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,492	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	141.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,476	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	72.93/cwt	65.00–82.00	677	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	94.38/cwt	92.00–96.00	903	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	127.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,277	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	110.28/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,205	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	121.38/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,527	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	111.70/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,422	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,853	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,810	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,948	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,876	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,810.08/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 512Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 73Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heavy discounts for unweaned feeders. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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	250	282.00	282.00
11	300–350	314	275.00	275.00
6	350–400	389	259.00	259.00
27	400–450	443	241.00	241.00
10	450–500	466	245.00–250.00	248.95
19	500–550	506	235.00	235.00
22	550–600	568	217.00–235.00	228.42
14	600–650	617	205.00–222.00	214.92
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	183.00	183.00
3	1100–1150	1,117	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	560	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	239.00–250.00	244.54
9	400–450	437	215.00–235.00	217.26
3	500–550	523	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	560	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	433	280.00–287.00	282.08
19	500–550	529	240.00–259.00	254.04
9	550–600	587	253.00	253.00
10	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	515	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	423	268.00	268.00
33	500–550	508	249.00	249.00
20	550–600	571	219.00–233.00	231.62
17	650–700	657	205.00–218.00	216.44
3	700–750	707	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	241.00–262.00	251.50
6	400–450	436	222.00–240.00	230.81
7	450–500	488	209.00–220.00	216.89
1	800–850	820	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	351	314.00	314.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,810.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,700.00	1,700.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	111.00–113.00	111.70
2	—	1,325	130.00	130.00
13	—	1,258	115.00–128.00	121.38
1	—	1,255	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,420	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	1,478	120.00–125.00	122.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	92.00–96.00	94.38
2	—	928	65.00–82.00	72.93
4	—	998	125.00–135.00	127.98
2	—	1,053	106.00–115.00	110.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	100.00	100.00
7	—	1,756	130.00–150.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	112.00	112.00

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.