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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

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

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 12Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 169 vs last sale 387▼ 57 vs year ago 275 · −20.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 4 vs year ago 30 · +13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 15 vs year ago 26 · −57.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.21/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$153.21

75 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	153.77	780	71
Medium and Large 2-3	487	143.25	698	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale75 hd

153.21

—

KY average3 barns · 538 hd

156.66

−3.45

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,105	92.67	1,951	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	63.95	991	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	57.93	684	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	51.47	546	5thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$842	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,223	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,050	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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	173.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	818	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	158.86/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,090	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,117	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	158.55/cwt	150.00–164.00	663	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	158.19/cwt	153.00–160.00	805	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	138.01/cwt	137.00–143.00	868	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	976	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	742	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	870	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	847	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,591	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,070	1
Bulls	—	—	2,305	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,213	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	50.34/cwt	48.50–52.00	517	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	61.69/cwt	60.50–63.00	717	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	56.05/cwt	54.00–57.00	667	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	669	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	812	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	69.66/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,027	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	60.23/cwt	57.50–63.00	994	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	842.31/head	800.00–875.00	842	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	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 Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 387Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 26

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of cattle with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	48.50–52.00	50.34
1	—	1,195	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	56.00	56.00
4	—	1,651	57.50–63.00	60.23
4	—	1,474	66.00–73.00	69.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	60.50–63.00	61.69
4	—	1,190	54.00–57.00	56.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,305	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,940	82.00	82.00
1	—	2,070	100.00	100.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	800.00–875.00	842.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,220.00	1,220.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	401	185.00	185.00
1	—	265	182.00	182.00
6	—	572	148.00	148.00
2	—	348	184.00	184.00
4	—	685	130.00	130.00
14	—	534	163.00	163.00
2	—	450	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	473	162.00	162.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	150.00	150.00
3	—	692	141.00	141.00
4	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	172.00	172.00
23	—	509	153.00–160.00	158.19
7	—	629	137.00–143.00	138.01
29	—	418	150.00–164.00	158.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	145.00	145.00
1	—	440	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
3	—	500	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	155.00	155.00
7	—	555	170.00	170.00
2	—	420	180.00	180.00
18	—	686	153.00–160.00	158.86
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
13	—	473	170.00–175.00	173.00
6	—	730	153.00	153.00

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.