Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2024-11-04

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 343▼ 202 vs year ago 475 · −42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 62▼ 11 vs year ago 88 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower, with the exception of high yielding slaughter cows selling 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.90/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −148.26 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.
Average price
$241.90
28 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,348
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.92
vs KY average
−16.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557241.901,34828
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 sale28 hd
241.90
—
KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd
235.98
+5.92
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−16.49
This barn, trailing median27 sales
390.16
−148.26
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—Average1,600121.931,9519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,585125.571,99114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247104.621,30439
CowsLean 85-90%Average972100.6697814

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)670$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,8251thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3286
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2304
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5485
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6909
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8293
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257285.46/cwt284.00–287.007344
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2309283.42/cwt266.00–289.008764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365237.16/cwt225.00–250.008662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,0848
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437269.03/cwt266.00–270.001,17625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489249.55/cwt249.00–252.001,2205
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522251.99/cwt246.00–255.001,31512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584234.34/cwt220.00–241.001,36916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632240.32/cwt239.00–242.001,51911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4497
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676226.87/cwt219.00–230.001,53414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3228280.00/cwt280.00–280.006384
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273341.00/cwt341.00–341.009314
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313288.00/cwt288.00–288.009012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1949
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2619
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1276
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,35216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3516230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1878
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,36211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,46713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2744205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5255
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,502114.88/cwt100.00–125.001,7256
Bulls——1,795136.04/cwt130.00–145.002,4423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Cows—Lean 85-90%920103.02/cwt100.00–106.009486
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03996.58/cwt94.00–98.001,0037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18581.95/cwt73.00–89.009713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216101.11/cwt90.00–109.001,22922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308115.00/cwt110.00–122.001,50414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573109.34/cwt100.00–117.001,7204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,584135.53/cwt131.00–144.002,1477
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605123.98/cwt121.00–129.001,9903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

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.