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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 23

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 330▼ 176 vs year ago 363 · −48.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 50▼ 3 vs year ago 50 · −6.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm on a light comparison. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold mostly steady with a lower quality offering.

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 $223.36/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −166.81 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$223.36

36 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$24.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.01

vs KY average

−16.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	225.42	1,273	33
Medium and Large 2-3	550	200.67	1,104	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.75/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale36 hd

223.36

—

KY average26 barns · 1,252 hd

232.37

−9.01

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−16.73

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−166.81

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	1,275	119.92	1,529	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	118.50	1,801	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,174	106.88	1,254	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	92.10	876	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	863	156.50	1,350	2thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,560	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	275.35/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,173	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,383	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,481	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,312	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	765	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	793	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	254.15/cwt	250.00–257.00	961	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	231.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,002	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,027	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	235.02/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,137	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,145	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	226.03/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,291	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,463	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,134	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	196.69/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,400	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,051	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	261.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,139	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	237.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,094	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,297	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	176.35/cwt	169.00–180.00	921	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	563	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,396	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	220.67/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,505	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,030	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,529	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	824	125.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,036	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	68.23/cwt	45.00–78.00	648	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	93.05/cwt	80.00–103.00	938	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	122.33/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,270	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,497	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	82.12/cwt	60.00–91.00	989	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	109.04/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,320	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,682	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,924	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 330Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm on a light comparison. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold mostly steady with a lower quality offering.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	168.00	168.00
1	—	695	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	60.00–91.00	82.12
3	—	1,038	121.00–124.00	122.33
10	—	1,211	100.00–114.00	109.04
1	—	1,085	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	824	120.00–135.00	125.76
9	—	1,008	80.00–103.00	93.05
6	—	949	45.00–78.00	68.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,450	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	115.00–125.00	119.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	435	236.00	236.00
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	555	201.00	201.00
1	700–750	700	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	317	250.00	250.00
10	350–400	378	250.00–257.00	254.15
5	400–450	432	230.00–240.00	231.99
13	450–500	484	228.00–240.00	235.02
4	500–550	518	221.00	221.00
29	550–600	571	224.00–230.00	226.03
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	212.00	212.00
3	700–750	712	195.00–200.00	196.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
5	450–500	460	230.00–240.00	237.87
3	500–550	522	169.00–180.00	176.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	284.00	284.00
16	400–450	436	250.00–265.00	261.34
10	450–500	493	263.00	263.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	682	210.00–224.00	220.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	563	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	426	260.00–280.00	275.35
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
13	500–550	503	275.00	275.00
10	550–600	559	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	161.00	161.00

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	—	1,165	1,560.00	1,560.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.