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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

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

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 608▲ 80 vs year ago 345 · +23.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 53▲ 24 vs year ago 27 · +88.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 22 vs year ago 38 · −57.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter 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 $155.02/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$155.02

190 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	527	156.30	824	163
Medium and Large 2-3	461	147.27	679	27

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $145 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 sale190 hd

155.02

—

KY average23 barns · 7,638 hd

156.49

−1.46

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	—	High	1,842	88.89	1,637	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	72.35	1,100	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	65.84	834	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	47.75	521	7thin

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)	970	$1,075	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$925	2thin

Every lot

54 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	3
Steers	—	Large 1	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,005	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	155.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,019	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,072	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	492	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	714	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	140.16/cwt	130.00–147.00	687	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	804	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	144.87/cwt	134.00–150.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	151.03/cwt	149.00–160.00	852	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	827	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	887	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,030	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	934	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	576	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	735	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	159.01/cwt	151.00–169.00	762	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	160.71/cwt	160.00–161.00	813	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	159.46/cwt	159.00–161.00	938	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	82.84/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,404	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	44.25/cwt	43.00–46.00	475	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	56.50/cwt	53.00–60.00	641	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	60.13/cwt	56.00–62.50	724	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	68.56/cwt	65.00–72.50	908	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	77.44/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,053	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	71.87/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,049	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	63.21/cwt	58.50–66.00	1,001	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	82.82/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,347	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 608Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 53Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	155.00	155.00
6	—	364	150.00	150.00
3	—	535	134.00–150.00	144.87
5	—	490	130.00–147.00	140.16
4	—	608	136.00	136.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	367	165.00	165.00
4	—	800	129.00	129.00
8	—	266	185.00	185.00
31	—	519	155.00	155.00
9	—	638	139.00	139.00
3	—	713	131.00	131.00
33	—	434	164.50	164.50
32	—	564	149.00–160.00	151.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	650	157.00	157.00
10	—	701	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	710	151.00	151.00
5	—	536	175.00	175.00
4	—	464	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
13	—	654	155.00–160.00	155.77
3	—	350	203.00	203.00
24	—	588	171.00	171.00
7	—	412	190.00	190.00
6	—	758	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	170.00	170.00
3	—	427	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	745	134.00	134.00
7	—	506	160.00–161.00	160.71
17	—	377	195.00	195.00
25	—	588	159.00–161.00	159.46
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
6	—	268	215.00	215.00
5	—	662	138.00	138.00
18	—	452	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	150.00	150.00
3	—	505	156.00	156.00
7	—	479	151.00–169.00	159.01
5	—	379	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	53.00–60.00	56.50
5	—	1,073	43.00–46.00	44.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	58.50–66.00	63.21
4	—	1,626	78.00–86.00	82.82
11	—	1,460	70.00–75.00	71.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	56.00–62.50	60.13
3	—	1,360	75.00–81.00	77.44
4	—	1,324	65.00–72.50	68.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,695	81.00–85.00	82.84

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.