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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 259 vs last sale 0▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.33/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −150.34 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$255.33

70 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$36.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	256.37	1,390	68
Medium and Large 2-3	588	220.00	1,294	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale70 hd

255.33

—

KY average12 barns · 254 hd

256.08

−0.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−150.34

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $405.67 across 25 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	127.00	2,032	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	123.87	1,629	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	119.74	1,158	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	860	160.00	1,376	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,200	184.00	2,208	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,283	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	255.37/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,606	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,787	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	269	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	699	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,002	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	264.85/cwt	261.00–267.00	961	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	781	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	266.91/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,134	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	243.75/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,236	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	235.32/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,374	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,501	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	296	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	986	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	771	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,043	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,230	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,302	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,202	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,379	32
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,306	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	582	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,426	29
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,505	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	980	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,646	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,117	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,451	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	134.23/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,816	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,032	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	108.00–111.00	109.48
2	—	915	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	113.00–114.00	113.50
2	—	1,353	126.00–143.00	134.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	184.00	184.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	348	288.00	288.00
3	350–400	363	261.00–267.00	264.85
25	400–450	425	257.00–270.00	266.91
23	500–550	507	230.00–250.00	243.75
6	550–600	584	234.00–236.00	235.32
8	600–650	600	236.00	236.00
3	650–700	670	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	760	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	211.00	211.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	433	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	501	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	563	232.00	232.00
7	650–700	669	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	241.00	241.00
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	980	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	296	333.00	333.00
2	300–350	325	321.00	321.00
8	350–400	374	329.00	329.00
16	400–450	437	298.00	298.00
32	500–550	509	271.00	271.00
29	550–600	582	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,045	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	291.00	291.00
2	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	580	247.00	247.00
8	600–650	629	249.00–265.00	255.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.