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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 30

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 196▼ 189 vs year ago 426 · −44.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%

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 steady to 2.00 higher on a light test and limited comparison from last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were were 2.00 to 3.00 higher on light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.79/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$192.79

122 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$39.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.56

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	520	195.04	1,014	115
Medium and Large 2-3	569	155.71	886	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $127 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 sale122 hd

192.79

—

KY average23 barns · 4,501 hd

177.23

+15.56

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	1,656	97.18	1,610	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	69.86	973	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	66.44	803	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	52.15	591	3thin

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)	1,267	$1,076	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$979	2thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	196.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	734	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	802	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,045	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	851	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,071	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,086	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,076	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	639	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	159.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	800	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	925	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,016	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	950	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,125	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	198.40/cwt	185.00–203.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	176.33/cwt	175.00–177.00	767	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	909	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,017	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	93.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,456	4
Bulls	—	—	2,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	68.41/cwt	66.00–71.00	768	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	50.73/cwt	50.50–51.00	577	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	960	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	863	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,005	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	64.47/cwt	59.00–69.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	978.58/head	925.00–1,025.00	979	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,075.53/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076	3

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 196Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	172.00	172.00
11	—	679	160.00	160.00
36	—	585	183.00	183.00
2	—	320	210.00	210.00
6	—	373	190.00–200.00	196.67
2	—	448	180.00	180.00
2	—	763	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	211.00	211.00
40	—	485	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	150.00	150.00
6	—	435	175.00–177.00	176.33
4	—	776	131.00	131.00
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
3	—	657	140.00	140.00
2	—	258	216.00	216.00
4	—	333	185.00–203.00	198.40
2	—	500	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	147.00	147.00
5	—	582	159.00	159.00
7	—	431	171.00	171.00
17	—	502	156.00–160.00	159.28
2	—	285	170.00	170.00
6	—	363	176.00	176.00
1	—	815	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	323	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	735	153.00	153.00
9	—	639	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,138	50.50–51.00	50.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	62.50	62.50
2	—	1,123	66.00–71.00	68.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	59.00–69.00	64.47
1	—	1,200	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,425	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	90.00–100.00	93.98
1	—	2,085	110.00	110.00

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	—	1,267	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	925.00–1,025.00	978.58

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.