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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 6

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 237▲ 289 vs year ago 102 · +283.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 24▲ 33 vs year ago 28 · +117.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 59 · −1.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers were up 2-3 and feeder steers were up steady with light weight (300-500lbs) steers up with favorable demand. Slaughter cows were steadily up and slaughter bulls were steady. Good demand for slaughter cattle, with good buyer participation.

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 $164.49/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$164.49

181 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

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	502	166.55	835	159
Medium and Large 2-3	471	149.62	705	22

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $130 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 sale181 hd

164.49

—

KY average21 barns · 4,104 hd

162.60

+1.90

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	1,678	91.65	1,538	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	81.04	1,327	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	72.13	950	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	58.48	622	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,570	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,560	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,028	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,013	$1,573	21
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,544	15
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	986	$1,401	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	689	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	193.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	897	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,100	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,101	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,309	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	555	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	172.88/cwt	167.00–175.00	655	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	167.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	715	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	447	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	814	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	150.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	698	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	169.10/cwt	160.00–173.00	876	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	775	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	160.74/cwt	158.00–165.00	939	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	144.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	972	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,057	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,022	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	281	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	203.92/cwt	201.00–207.00	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	303	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	204.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	737	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	802	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	182.91/cwt	170.00–190.00	788	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	888	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	153.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	756	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	901	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	147.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	824	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	904	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	682	134.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	918	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	741	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	971	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	87.53/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	108.21/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,926	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	51.07/cwt	46.00–59.00	534	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	62.45/cwt	60.00–68.00	672	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	71.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	779	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	53.17/cwt	51.00–56.00	690	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	90.73/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,189	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	78.38/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,029	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	66.19/cwt	61.00–70.50	894	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	70.53/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,129	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	83.78/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,363	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,748	92.45/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,616	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	1,400.54/head	800.00–1,575.00	1,401	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,572.77/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,573	21
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,543.58/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,544	15
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,027.66/head	750.00–1,250.00	1,028	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 237Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 24Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 9Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	361	190.00–205.00	204.07
19	—	431	170.00–190.00	182.91
14	—	512	176.00	176.00
11	—	591	153.00	153.00
2	—	283	201.00–207.00	203.92
13	—	465	191.00	191.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	221.00	221.00
2	—	303	220.00	220.00
12	—	382	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	150.00–160.00	153.72
15	—	560	140.00–150.00	147.23
7	—	682	130.00–138.00	134.61
7	—	741	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	462	150.00–154.00	150.98
1	—	780	131.00	131.00
2	—	433	150.00	150.00
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
2	—	578	134.00	134.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	140.00	140.00
9	—	671	140.00–149.00	144.81
30	—	379	167.00–175.00	172.88
19	—	427	160.00–170.00	167.43
37	—	518	160.00–173.00	169.10
2	—	863	123.00	123.00
31	—	584	158.00–165.00	160.74
5	—	714	148.00	148.00
1	—	465	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	447	182.00	182.00
3	—	280	185.00	185.00
3	—	310	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	336	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	187.00	187.00
20	—	667	165.00	165.00
6	—	464	190.00–200.00	193.41
3	—	503	185.00	185.00
4	—	861	152.00	152.00
2	—	388	201.00	201.00
14	—	647	170.00	170.00
3	—	412	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	60.00–68.00	62.45
3	—	1,087	70.00–75.00	71.63
8	—	1,046	46.00–59.00	51.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	91.00–94.00	92.45
4	—	1,601	65.00–78.00	70.53
7	—	1,627	80.00–89.00	83.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	72.00–84.00	78.38
5	—	1,297	51.00–56.00	53.17
5	—	1,350	61.00–70.50	66.19
4	—	1,310	88.00–92.00	90.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	105.00–112.00	108.21
1	—	1,460	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,681	80.00–95.00	87.53

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	986	800.00–1,575.00	1,400.54
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,013	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,572.77
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	—	1,015	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,543.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	750.00–1,250.00	1,027.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.