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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 9

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 246 vs last sale 259▲ 151 vs year ago 354 · +42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 57▲ 25 vs year ago 73 · +34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%

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 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with strong demand for a strong quality offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher, with good demand. Slaughter classes sold strong 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 $249.27/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −140.90 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$249.27

43 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.99

vs KY average

−31.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	251.76	1,329	40
Medium and Large 2-3	567	216.00	1,225	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $104 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 sale43 hd

249.27

—

KY average25 barns · 2,459 hd

256.25

−6.99

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−31.03

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−140.90

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	1,683	120.50	2,027	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	908	125.25	1,138	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	113.29	1,392	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	109.93	1,741	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,151	$1,758	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,234	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,388	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,461	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,574	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,523	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	271.89/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,550	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	262.97/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,657	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	250.23/cwt	245.00–251.50	1,794	57
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,936	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,962	10
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,013	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	705	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	326	252.07/cwt	250.00–255.00	822	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	284.48/cwt	266.00–289.00	933	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	935	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	273.78/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,166	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	238.71/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,026	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,188	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	255.42/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,326	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	237.12/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,335	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,225	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	238.07/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,474	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	237.87/cwt	230.00–238.25	1,691	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,399	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,238	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1-2	760	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,474	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	203.21/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,644	12
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,992	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2-3	190	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	553	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	274	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,028	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	942	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	908	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	274.18/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,146	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,297	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,434	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	257.89/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,364	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	219.88/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,249	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	259.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,476	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,470	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	225.47/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,497	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	8
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	116.60/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,869	5
Bulls	—	—	2,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	111.64/cwt	108.00–120.00	957	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	146.18/cwt	122.00–161.00	1,278	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	85.26/cwt	81.00–91.00	848	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	139.45/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,438	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	72.97/cwt	69.00–75.00	753	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	972	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	100.97/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,283	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	116.29/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,487	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	99.27/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,474	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,882	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	1,757.82/head	1,325.00–2,050.00	1,758	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 259Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 57Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	455	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	301.00	301.00
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	548	278.00	278.00
7	550–600	570	261.00–275.00	271.89
15	600–650	630	259.00–265.00	262.97
57	700–750	717	245.00–251.50	250.23
2	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
16	800–850	824	235.00	235.00
10	850–900	892	220.00	220.00
2	1100–1150	1,100	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	266.00	266.00
9	300–350	328	266.00–289.00	284.48
4	350–400	361	259.00	259.00
31	400–450	426	255.00–279.00	273.78
5	450–500	479	248.00	248.00
32	500–550	519	240.00–258.00	255.42
8	550–600	563	230.00–249.00	237.12
28	600–650	619	234.00–240.00	238.07
7	650–700	683	215.00	215.00
12	800–850	809	191.00–212.00	203.21
1	1050–1100	1,065	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	250.00–255.00	252.07
9	400–450	430	236.00–240.00	238.71
3	450–500	483	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	567	216.00	216.00
5	600–650	643	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	740	189.00	189.00
1	750–800	755	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	700–750	711	230.00–238.25	237.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	314.00	314.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
11	400–450	418	270.00–278.00	274.18
9	450–500	499	260.00	260.00
21	500–550	529	255.00–260.00	257.89
16	550–600	569	255.00–260.00	259.35
5	600–650	639	230.00	230.00
12	650–700	664	220.00–231.00	225.47
8	700–750	738	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	935	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	291.00	291.00
2	300–350	340	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	568	200.00–230.00	219.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	274	375.00	375.00
12	350–400	373	350.00	350.00
14	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
22	500–550	503	285.00	285.00

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	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,151	1,325.00–2,050.00	1,757.82

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	105.00–126.00	116.60
1	—	2,080	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,279	110.00–126.00	116.29
9	—	1,031	137.00–150.00	139.45
2	—	1,200	81.00	81.00
19	—	1,271	90.00–108.00	100.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	69.00–75.00	72.97
3	—	857	108.00–120.00	111.64
5	—	995	81.00–91.00	85.26
19	—	874	122.00–161.00	146.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	94.00–103.00	99.27
6	—	1,633	110.00–120.00	115.26

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.