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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 23

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 425▼ 155 vs year ago 351 · −44.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 51▼ 14 vs year ago 36 · −38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%

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 mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test. Light 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 $155.45/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$155.45

95 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$7.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	516	157.29	812	73
Medium and Large 2-3	513	149.37	767	22

One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $45 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 sale95 hd

155.45

—

KY average24 barns · 5,808 hd

155.88

−0.43

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	1,710	93.26	1,595	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	63.04	858	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,060	53.50	567	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	51.64	563	10

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)	1,100	$1,026	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

45 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	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	161.24/cwt	152.00–170.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,190	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,263	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	162.08/cwt	160.00–163.00	759	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	759	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	880	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	857	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	992	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	943	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	695	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	798	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	841	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	145.06/cwt	140.00–153.00	751	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	940	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	93.26/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	567	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	50.08/cwt	46.00–53.50	531	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	57.86/cwt	56.00–59.50	696	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	67.33/cwt	66.00–69.00	904	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	60.18/cwt	59.00–62.00	826	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,026.36/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,026	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 Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 425Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	130.00	130.00
7	—	358	194.00	194.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
7	—	441	181.00	181.00
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
5	—	516	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	169.00	169.00
1	—	580	143.00	143.00
8	—	518	140.00–153.00	145.06
1	—	350	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	163.00	163.00
4	—	505	157.00	157.00
3	—	327	166.00	166.00
2	—	275	170.00	170.00
4	—	440	161.00	161.00
3	—	637	148.00	148.00
27	—	468	160.00–163.00	162.08
6	—	655	136.00	136.00
10	—	579	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	155.00–156.00	155.52
5	—	591	145.00	145.00
3	—	480	157.00	157.00
8	—	506	150.00	150.00
1	—	760	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	150.00	150.00
5	—	658	150.00	150.00
5	—	842	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	170.00	170.00
4	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	162.00	162.00
2	—	473	152.00–170.00	161.24
1	—	600	150.00	150.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	975.00–1,075.00	1,026.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	90.00–96.00	93.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	59.00–62.00	60.18
2	—	1,343	66.00–69.00	67.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	56.00–59.50	57.86
8	—	1,061	46.00–53.50	50.08

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.