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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

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

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 275▲ 74 vs year ago 510 · +14.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 35▼ 1 vs year ago 59 · −1.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%

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 mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Lightweight heifers under 500 lbs were sharply higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.92/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$198.92

198 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.82

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	606	200.08	1,212	182
Medium and Large 2	585	192.90	1,128	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	614	173.81	1,067	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $145 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 sale198 hd

198.92

—

KY average24 barns · 6,853 hd

202.74

−3.82

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	1,813	107.35	1,946	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,538	85.90	1,321	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	83.24	1,005	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,061	67.81	719	18

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)	1,355	$1,361	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,291	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	802	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	976	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	237.02/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,024	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	983	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,008	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,151	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	213.37/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,137	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	207.79/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,178	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	192.29/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,092	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,098	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,191	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,181	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,257	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	176.18/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,286	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,267	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	723	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	201.02/cwt	200.00–203.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	854	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	931	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	216.71/cwt	215.00–218.00	997	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	502	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	843	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	928	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	188.66/cwt	188.00–190.00	992	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	194.72/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,053	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	178.38/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,002	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	979	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,064	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,158	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	980	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	872	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	215.87/cwt	214.00–219.00	954	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,050	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	227.68/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,036	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,116	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	207.06/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,079	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,113	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,102	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	92.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	112.83/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,033	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	53.78/cwt	53.00–56.00	528	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	816	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	63.51/cwt	60.00–66.00	682	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	75.74/cwt	71.00–80.00	834	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	83.63/cwt	81.00–88.00	983	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	75.60/cwt	67.00–79.00	900	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	92.40/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,213	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	98.96/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,445	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	88.17/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,287	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,788	75.20/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,345	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,147	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,290.71/head	1,165.00–1,400.00	1,291	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,360.89/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,361	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 275Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 35Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	689	168.00	168.00
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
17	—	383	223.00	223.00
6	—	615	173.00	173.00
22	—	526	188.00–190.00	188.66
13	—	562	175.00–186.00	178.38
6	—	324	225.00	225.00
43	—	460	215.00–218.00	216.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	200.00–203.00	201.02
6	—	576	170.00	170.00
8	—	441	211.00	211.00
6	—	631	158.00	158.00
8	—	507	183.00	183.00
5	—	341	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	140.00	140.00
7	—	502	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	541	194.00–196.00	194.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	676	186.00	186.00
17	—	627	190.00	190.00
18	—	533	212.00–216.00	213.37
48	—	730	173.00–180.00	176.18
27	—	567	197.00–215.00	207.79
19	—	432	229.00–240.00	237.02
1	—	330	243.00	243.00
1	—	395	247.00	247.00
5	—	450	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	179.00	179.00
4	—	578	190.00	190.00
2	—	768	165.00	165.00
3	—	447	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	158.00	158.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
3	—	568	185.00–196.00	192.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	760	160.00	160.00
24	—	586	190.00	190.00
12	—	455	226.00–231.00	227.68
5	—	865	150.00	150.00
2	—	275	249.00	249.00
11	—	648	170.00	170.00
10	—	377	260.00	260.00
13	—	505	221.00	221.00
15	—	445	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	442	214.00–219.00	215.87
13	—	521	206.00–208.00	207.06
5	—	379	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,460	98.00–100.00	98.96
8	—	1,460	82.00–91.00	88.17
2	—	1,788	73.00–77.00	75.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	91.00–94.00	92.40
8	—	1,175	81.00–88.00	83.63
4	—	1,191	67.00–79.00	75.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	53.00–56.00	53.78
1	—	995	82.00	82.00
8	—	1,101	71.00–80.00	75.74
5	—	1,074	60.00–66.00	63.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,802	110.00–116.00	112.83
2	—	1,730	90.00–95.00	92.31

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)	2	—	1,253	1,165.00–1,400.00	1,290.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,360.89

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.