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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

511 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 584▼ 11 vs year ago 522 · −2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 58▼ 41 vs year ago 81 · −50.6%

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. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.73/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$202.73

210 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$25.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.32

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	470	209.37	983	156
Medium and Large 2	526	183.55	965	54

One grade step is worth $25.82/cwt here — about $18 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 sale210 hd

202.73

—

KY average24 barns · 7,037 hd

188.41

+14.32

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	1,528	103.06	1,574	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	86.15	1,292	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	78.48	955	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	74.00	823	4thin

Every lot

56 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 2	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	215.97/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	233.34/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,141	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,087	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	199.84/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,171	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,119	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,224	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	165	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	246	230.24/cwt	222.00–236.00	566	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	906	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	220.07/cwt	215.00–224.00	942	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	199.99/cwt	194.00–201.00	884	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	978	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	212.54/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,027	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	915	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	194.28/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,020	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,018	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	170.80/cwt	169.00–171.00	987	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,169	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	158.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,068	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	694	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	268.38/cwt	263.00–270.00	985	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	209.51/cwt	209.00–210.00	802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	211.30/cwt	210.00–213.00	909	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,042	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,073	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	209.91/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,060	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,056	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	188.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,074	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,059	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	169.12/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,123	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	162.16/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,171	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,496	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,572	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	875	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	848	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	756	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	82.22/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,010	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	95.68/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,400	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	85.83/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,292	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	74.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,149	4

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 584Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 58Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	225.00	225.00
4	—	549	198.00	198.00
2	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
4	—	589	190.00	190.00
2	—	465	215.00–217.00	215.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	265.00	265.00
1	—	510	225.00	225.00
33	—	586	199.00–205.00	199.84
20	—	489	228.00–235.00	233.34
3	—	405	240.00	240.00
4	—	641	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	384	236.00	236.00
3	—	322	241.00	241.00
18	—	483	211.00–215.00	212.54
14	—	572	178.00	178.00
6	—	632	185.00	185.00
5	—	246	222.00–236.00	230.24
44	—	525	192.00–197.00	194.28
48	—	428	215.00–224.00	220.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	205.00	205.00
13	—	442	194.00–201.00	199.99
2	—	333	213.00	213.00
9	—	673	156.00–160.00	158.67
1	—	500	183.00	183.00
1	—	165	206.00	206.00
1	—	360	218.00	218.00
20	—	578	169.00–171.00	170.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
2	—	595	178.00	178.00
2	—	383	209.00–210.00	209.51
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
3	—	292	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	210.00–213.00	211.30
1	—	610	169.00	169.00
5	—	520	203.00	203.00
1	—	800	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	459	233.75	233.75
27	—	722	160.00–166.00	162.16
21	—	367	263.00–270.00	268.38
17	—	664	166.00–175.00	169.12
2	—	840	150.00	150.00
24	—	570	185.00–190.00	188.50
31	—	505	205.00–214.00	209.91
23	—	448	232.50	232.50
5	—	266	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	93.00–101.00	95.68
4	—	1,533	70.00–80.00	74.94
9	—	1,505	82.00–90.00	85.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	81.00–83.50	82.22
1	—	1,195	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,080	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,220	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	100.00–110.00	105.07
1	—	1,655	95.00	95.00

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.