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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 13

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 391▼ 209 vs year ago 407 · −51.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 61▼ 48 vs year ago 78 · −61.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 58▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%

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. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. Light supply of all classes 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 $163.38/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$163.38

60 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$20.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

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	171.19	883	37
Medium and Large 2-3	499	150.85	753	20
Large 1	495	150.67	746	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.52/cwt here — about $137 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 sale60 hd

163.38

—

KY average25 barns · 7,456 hd

166.91

−3.52

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	—	Low	1,783	84.67	1,510	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	73.89	882	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	72.04	1,052	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	60.56	597	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)	965	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,117	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

47 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 2-3	330	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	617	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	974	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,089	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,107	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	158.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,255	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	152.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,254	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	411	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	891	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	161.33/cwt	161.00–162.00	981	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,053	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	209	207.95/cwt	195.00–214.00	435	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	813	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	751	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	884	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	171.96/cwt	170.00–174.00	800	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	897	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	80.85/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,286	4
Bulls	—	—	2,170	92.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	2,003	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	62.47/cwt	62.00–63.00	572	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	54.25/cwt	50.00–60.00	529	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	67.19/cwt	65.00–69.00	746	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	966	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	959	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	82.23/cwt	82.00–82.50	1,137	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	64.16/cwt	62.50–65.00	901	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	75.41/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,120	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,117.28/head	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,117	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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 391Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 61Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 58Year ago 12

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	185.00	185.00
2	—	738	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	160.00	160.00
12	—	970	150.00	150.00
9	—	821	150.00–155.00	152.73
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
11	—	793	155.00–160.00	158.20
1	—	510	191.00	191.00
2	—	633	170.00–174.00	171.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	575	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	140.00	140.00
5	—	368	221.00	221.00
3	—	507	177.00	177.00
5	—	413	214.00	214.00
3	—	209	195.00–214.00	207.95
2	—	708	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	170.00–174.00	171.96
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
3	—	372	202.00	202.00
3	—	575	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	154.00	154.00
6	—	608	161.00–162.00	161.33
1	—	755	139.00	139.00
8	—	302	192.00	192.00
13	—	509	175.00	175.00
2	—	433	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	150.00	150.00
6	—	411	157.00	157.00
1	—	290	163.00	163.00
4	—	343	158.00	158.00
7	—	696	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	156.00	156.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00

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)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,110.00–1,125.00	1,117.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	70.00–85.00	80.85
2	—	2,170	90.00–95.00	92.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	82.00–82.50	82.23
1	—	1,150	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,111	65.00–69.00	67.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	62.50–65.00	64.16
7	—	1,485	72.00–80.50	75.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	82.00	82.00
4	—	976	50.00–60.00	54.25
2	—	915	62.00–63.00	62.47

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.