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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 505▼ 19 vs year ago 354 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 98▼ 4 vs year ago 73 · −5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%

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 steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Strong demand on feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower

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 $247.11/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −143.06 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$247.11

53 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs KY average

−37.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	248.73	1,351	50
Medium and Large 2-3	585	220.00	1,287	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd

247.11

—

KY average29 barns · 2,021 hd

257.04

−9.94

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−37.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−143.06

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	1,614	124.59	2,011	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	111.51	1,349	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	108.36	1,723	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	82.79	848	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,095	177.23	1,941	2thin

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)	1,285	$2,074	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,448	$1,984	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,384	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,386	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	300.63/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,575	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	280.53/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,658	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	267.28/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,713	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,691	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,852	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,975	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	857	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	291.37/cwt	278.00–294.50	938	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	290.61/cwt	268.00–294.00	1,064	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,235	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	272.81/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,312	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	250.40/cwt	234.00–256.00	1,287	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	236.22/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,361	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,508	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	987	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,404	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,082	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,025	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	920	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	958	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,137	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,257	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	297.53/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,220	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	973	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,328	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,455	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	250.34/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,444	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,530	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,095	177.23/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,454	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,169	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	95.47/cwt	91.00–101.00	947	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	832	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	70.17/cwt	65.00–76.00	739	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	133.36/cwt	121.00–147.00	1,414	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,000	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	110.34/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,390	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	98.67/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,256	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	108.36/cwt	100.50–116.00	1,723	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,074.12/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,074	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,448	1,984.20/head	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,984	2

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 505Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 98Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	118.00–120.00	119.17
2	—	1,888	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	174.00–180.00	177.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	121.00–147.00	133.36
12	—	1,260	106.00–114.00	110.34
12	—	1,273	91.00–105.00	98.67
1	—	1,205	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	80.00–83.00	81.53
6	—	1,053	65.00–76.00	70.17
3	—	992	91.00–101.00	95.47
1	—	950	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,590	100.50–116.00	108.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.00	312.00
1	300–350	315	304.00	304.00
2	350–400	353	322.00	322.00
4	400–450	410	290.00–300.00	297.53
17	550–600	577	238.00–256.00	250.34
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
12	650–700	651	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	720	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	231.00	231.00
3	500–550	532	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	356.00	356.00
16	350–400	358	351.00	351.00
14	400–450	427	311.00	311.00
24	500–550	514	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	447	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	458	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
33	550–600	591	266.00–285.00	280.53
11	600–650	641	255.00–270.00	267.28
3	650–700	653	259.00	259.00
7	750–800	753	246.00	246.00
3	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
3	1050–1100	1,085	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	915	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	300.00–301.00	300.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	563	260.00	260.00
9	600–650	603	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	153.00	153.00
1	650–700	660	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	278.00–294.50	291.37
15	350–400	366	268.00–294.00	290.61
10	400–450	438	282.00	282.00
17	450–500	481	255.00–279.00	272.81
24	500–550	514	234.00–256.00	250.40
14	550–600	576	231.00–240.00	236.22
5	650–700	653	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	314.00	314.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3	—	1,285	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,074.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,448	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,984.20

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.