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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 20

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 198▼ 94 vs year ago 428 · −22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 21 · −19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 high. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good 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 $172.40/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$172.40

145 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$0.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

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	580	172.47	1,001	128
Medium and Large 2-3	515	171.82	885	17thin

One grade step is worth $0.65/cwt here — about $116 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 sale145 hd

172.40

—

KY average24 barns · 6,269 hd

167.97

+4.42

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	1,549	91.00	1,409	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	83.09	1,122	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	80.25	1,007	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	62.38	688	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,037	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

49 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	432	216.86/cwt	216.00–219.00	937	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,143	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,120	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,030	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,077	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,152	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,251	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,303	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	756	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	809	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	877	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	179.15/cwt	178.00–180.00	930	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,023	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	164.60/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,042	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	164.17/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,105	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,180	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	227.59/cwt	226.00–230.00	849	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	204.82/cwt	192.00–210.00	864	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	195.18/cwt	194.00–199.00	954	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,047	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	999	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,085	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,058	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	158.81/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,045	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	57.17/cwt	50.00–61.00	629	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	866	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	882	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,137	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	83.09/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,122	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,037.13/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 198Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 30Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	226.00	226.00
11	—	529	198.00	198.00
8	—	489	194.00–199.00	195.18
7	—	574	189.00	189.00
7	—	422	192.00–210.00	204.82
7	—	645	164.00	164.00
10	—	373	226.00–230.00	227.59
1	—	205	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	142.00	142.00
1	—	360	203.00	203.00
5	—	658	158.00–160.00	158.81
3	—	543	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	174.00	174.00
16	—	765	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	191.00	191.00
13	—	660	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	178.00	178.00
1	—	465	200.00	200.00
1	—	905	144.00	144.00
8	—	711	162.00	162.00
3	—	758	165.00	165.00
7	—	536	209.00	209.00
10	—	432	216.00–219.00	216.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	182.00	182.00
15	—	426	190.00	190.00
18	—	766	154.00	154.00
21	—	633	163.00–168.00	164.60
6	—	398	190.00	190.00
22	—	519	178.00–180.00	179.15
6	—	327	195.00	195.00
7	—	595	172.00	172.00
26	—	673	162.00–166.00	164.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	158.00	158.00
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
2	—	550	175.00	175.00
6	—	425	181.00	181.00
2	—	333	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	50.00–61.00	57.17
1	—	1,110	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	80.00–86.00	83.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	88.50	88.50
1	—	1,225	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	98.00–100.00	99.00
1	—	1,630	75.00	75.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	940	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.