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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

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

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

275 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 296▼ 8 vs year ago 283 · −2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 28▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves sharply higher. Most weight ranges 10.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were 5.00 high. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

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 $196.73/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$196.73

108 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$16.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.16

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	445	199.56	889	89
Medium and Large 2-3	461	183.46	846	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $43 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 sale108 hd

196.73

—

KY average22 barns · 5,772 hd

183.57

+13.16

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	1,833	106.00	1,942	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	88.35	1,282	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	87.78	1,078	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	75.33	735	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 (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	922	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	228.42/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,122	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,109	7
Steers	—	Large 1	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	199.41/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,153	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	189.57/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,185	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,143	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	575	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	348	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	693	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	791	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	206.32/cwt	205.00–207.00	891	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	192.71/cwt	192.00–193.00	838	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	879	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,018	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	174.34/cwt	174.00–175.00	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	183.22/cwt	177.00–185.00	953	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	171.96/cwt	169.00–175.00	977	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,190	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	939	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,040	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	197.19/cwt	190.00–204.00	958	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,097	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,030	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,160	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	608	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	667	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	942	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	90.67/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,070	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	98.05/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,198	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	72.69/cwt	66.50–78.00	954	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	90.46/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,260	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	77.79/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,121	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,629	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 296Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	237.00	237.00
7	—	439	237.00	237.00
2	—	655	170.00	170.00
2	—	773	150.00	150.00
9	—	508	216.00	216.00
9	—	364	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	486	190.00–204.00	197.19
2	—	510	180.00	180.00
8	—	410	225.00	225.00
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
7	—	636	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	578	194.00–200.00	199.41
2	—	323	244.00	244.00
1	—	365	247.00	247.00
23	—	491	221.00–230.00	228.42
8	—	401	230.00	230.00
9	—	625	188.00–190.00	189.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	199.00	199.00
4	—	568	169.00–175.00	171.96
7	—	435	192.00–193.00	192.71
3	—	517	174.00–175.00	174.34
1	—	470	174.00	174.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	186.00	186.00
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
15	—	373	212.00	212.00
6	—	453	194.00	194.00
11	—	274	210.00	210.00
19	—	520	177.00–185.00	183.22
20	—	432	205.00–207.00	206.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	198.00	198.00

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)	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	86.00	86.00
1	—	2,080	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	70.00–82.00	77.79
8	—	1,393	86.00–93.00	90.46
3	—	1,623	100.00–101.00	100.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,010	66.00	66.00
1	—	845	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	66.50–78.00	72.69
5	—	1,180	83.00–94.00	90.67
3	—	1,222	97.00–99.00	98.05

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.