Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2024-10-14

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 162▼ 231 vs year ago 422 · −54.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 36▼ 59 vs year ago 74 · −79.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 2▲ 42 vs year ago 13 · +323.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.36/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −153.80 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.
Average price
$236.36
18 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.11
vs KY average
−21.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572236.361,35218thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
236.36
—
KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd
235.25
+1.11
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−21.45
This barn, trailing median27 sales
390.16
−153.80
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
456407358309median 390.1603/0204/2006/1509/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,686132.402,2327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,713113.391,9422thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,223111.201,36020
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94782.9278514
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh954173.971,6594thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,177184.052,1665thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,397$1,9395
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,318$1,6583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$1,5762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$1,8501thin

Every lot

62 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,1291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2353
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,1841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476288.57/cwt285.00–290.001,37411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534221.48/cwt210.00–245.001,1833
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4814
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2944198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8694
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272277.00/cwt277.00–277.007533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300239.00/cwt239.00–239.007171
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2354286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,0128
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392250.00/cwt250.00–250.009803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426262.06/cwt248.00–263.001,11615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491255.32/cwt246.00–259.001,25414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587234.96/cwt232.00–241.001,37913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3276
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667240.77/cwt232.00–243.001,60615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4002
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2341
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245247.00/cwt247.00–247.006051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy289331.00/cwt331.00–331.009577
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2343270.00/cwt270.00–270.009263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424269.14/cwt265.00–280.001,1417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2704
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487242.54/cwt240.00–245.001,1818
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3737
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575222.54/cwt220.00–230.001,2804
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3586200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2653216.33/cwt215.00–217.001,4133
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4202
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,177184.05/cwt180.00–190.002,1665
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Heifers—Select and Choice1,033173.63/cwt166.00–177.001,7943
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513121.41/cwt120.00–125.001,8374
Bulls——1,788150.57/cwt150.00–151.002,6922
Bulls——2,175140.00/cwt140.00–140.003,0451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93567.97/cwt65.00–76.006367
Cows—Lean 85-90%945104.25/cwt100.00–109.009853
Cows—Lean 85-90%96086.46/cwt81.00–95.008303
Cows—Lean 85-90%995113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169105.17/cwt102.00–108.001,2294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216115.81/cwt110.00–123.001,40814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37891.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,713113.39/cwt111.00–116.001,9422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,658.44/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3971,939.48/head1,825.00–2,025.001,9395
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,575.66/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5762
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5661

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.