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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 28

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

343 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 221▲ 146 vs year ago 197 · +74.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 53▲ 15 vs year ago 47 · +31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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 firm. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

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 $236.42/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −153.74 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$236.42

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.76

vs KY average

−24.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	236.42	1,280	42

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 sale42 hd

236.42

—

KY average26 barns · 1,668 hd

239.19

−2.76

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−24.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−153.74

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	—	Average	1,729	129.88	2,246	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	117.52	1,863	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,261	112.53	1,419	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	101.00	1,018	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	950	162.00	1,539	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	948	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,141	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,291	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	281.34/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,280	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,291	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,421	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,493	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	2
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,827	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2-3	190	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	469	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	908	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	822	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	274.01/cwt	264.00–279.00	945	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,144	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	248.86/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,127	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	241.32/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,252	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	231.04/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,308	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,485	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,549	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,413	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,552	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	844	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,861	38
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,619	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,027	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,080	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2-3	190	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	498	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	274	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	948	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	852	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,112	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,051	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	287.63/cwt	267.00–298.00	1,208	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,153	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,254	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,168	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	256.98/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,318	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	240.56/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,371	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,085	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,481	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,468	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	950	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,539	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	118.46/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	141.29/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,706	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	107.44/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,026	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	119.30/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,193	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	92.69/cwt	91.00–96.00	945	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	805	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	120.23/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,502	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	108.74/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,366	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	89.88/cwt	73.00–96.00	1,135	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	138.66/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,789	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	118.38/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,805	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	129.95/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,131	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	107.24/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,810	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 221Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 53Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	327.00	327.00
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	388	294.00	294.00
5	450–500	455	276.00–285.00	281.34
4	500–550	511	278.00	278.00
12	550–600	595	251.00	251.00
2	600–650	633	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	299.00	299.00
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	360	292.00	292.00
18	400–450	420	267.00–298.00	287.63
4	450–500	475	264.00	264.00
13	500–550	513	248.00–261.00	256.98
20	550–600	570	230.00–245.00	240.56
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
13	650–700	670	221.00	221.00
4	700–750	734	200.00	200.00
4	850–900	885	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	262.00	262.00
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
5	400–450	445	259.00	259.00
1	450–500	495	236.00	236.00
4	550–600	571	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	346.00	346.00
4	300–350	338	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	632	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	662	234.00	234.00
38	800–850	844	220.50	220.50
6	1000–1050	1,027	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	345	264.00–279.00	274.01
22	400–450	435	263.00	263.00
7	450–500	453	248.00–249.00	248.86
22	500–550	519	231.00–242.00	241.32
20	550–600	566	220.00–233.00	231.04
9	650–700	673	210.00	210.00
6	700–750	732	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	247.00	247.00
2	300–350	330	249.00	249.00
2	450–500	485	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	975	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	293.00	293.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	104.00–111.00	107.44
1	—	1,150	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,020	91.00–96.00	92.69
2	—	1,000	115.00–124.00	119.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	105.00–111.00	107.24
7	—	1,525	115.00–121.00	118.38
2	—	1,640	129.00–131.00	129.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	73.00–96.00	89.88
8	—	1,249	116.00–127.00	120.23
4	—	1,290	132.00–147.00	138.66
8	—	1,256	101.00–113.00	108.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	130.00–155.00	141.29
2	—	1,543	110.00–125.00	118.46

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.