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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 27

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 334▲ 82 vs year ago 214 · +38.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▲ 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

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 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $178.11/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$178.11

104 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$25.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

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	518	180.08	933	96
Medium and Large 2-3	649	154.40	1,002	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale104 hd

178.11

—

KY average24 barns · 5,816 hd

174.92

+3.19

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	1,620	87.33	1,415	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	88.18	1,111	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	82.62	1,151	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	70.52	785	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,260	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	418	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	903	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	972	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	204.45/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,037	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,091	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,034	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	195.54/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,160	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	179.40/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,143	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	174.20/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,268	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,207	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	192.09/cwt	186.00–196.00	692	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	826	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	932	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	174.87/cwt	168.00–177.00	908	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	178.04/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,009	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	153.06/cwt	143.00–158.00	876	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,074	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,061	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	164.65/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,103	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,133	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	759	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,176	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	160	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	806	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	224.53/cwt	221.00–226.00	983	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	928	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,016	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	920	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,105	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,023	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,132	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,472	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	74.71/cwt	71.50–77.00	784	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	59.91/cwt	56.00–62.00	689	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	88.19/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,078	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	856	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,182	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	97.73/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,334	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	82.62/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,151	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 334Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
3	—	572	143.00–158.00	153.06
4	—	759	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	162.00–166.00	164.65
3	—	343	190.00	190.00
17	—	567	177.00–180.00	178.04
10	—	519	168.00–177.00	174.87
8	—	628	169.00	169.00
8	—	360	186.00–196.00	192.09
2	—	290	193.00	193.00
9	—	483	193.00	193.00
3	—	708	160.00	160.00
21	—	444	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	637	174.00–180.00	179.40
1	—	180	232.00	232.00
8	—	507	194.00–206.00	204.45
5	—	373	242.00	242.00
22	—	593	191.00–200.00	195.54
1	—	470	219.00	219.00
10	—	728	174.00–175.00	174.20
8	—	428	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	188.00	188.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
1	—	350	188.00	188.00
2	—	745	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	699	162.00	162.00
10	—	438	221.00–226.00	224.53
5	—	588	188.00	188.00
1	—	370	231.00	231.00
1	—	160	228.00	228.00
4	—	289	247.00	247.00
14	—	513	198.00	198.00
4	—	343	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	172.00	172.00
2	—	393	199.00	199.00
3	—	520	177.00	177.00
9	—	491	189.00	189.00
3	—	665	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	56.00–62.00	59.91
1	—	1,285	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,049	71.50–77.00	74.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	80.00–84.00	82.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	95.00–100.00	97.73
1	—	1,240	69.00	69.00
5	—	1,222	85.00–90.00	88.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,260.00	1,260.00

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.