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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 3

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

444 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 347▲ 53 vs year ago 391 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 28▲ 13 vs year ago 47 · +27.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 11 vs year ago 8 · +137.5%

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. 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 $200.91/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$200.91

183 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.05

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	402	210.68	846	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	494	201.57	996	141
Medium and Large 2	483	193.57	935	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	488	186.64	911	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale183 hd

200.91

—

KY average23 barns · 7,338 hd

189.86

+11.05

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	1,658	107.96	1,790	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	85.64	1,278	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	81.25	1,031	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	66.84	755	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	151.00	1,827	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	156.00	2,098	1thin

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)	1,035	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,197	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,025	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	907	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	233.11/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,077	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,063	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	222.51/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,150	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,231	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,059	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,199	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	201.33/cwt	188.00–208.00	1,266	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,391	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	252	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	329	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	237.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	859	26
Heifers	—	Large 1	384	216.64/cwt	211.00–221.00	832	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	895	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	972	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,025	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	924	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	499	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	958	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	185.75/cwt	182.00–190.00	970	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	179.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,028	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,137	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,024	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	970	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,128	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	163.35/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,188	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	808	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	228.37/cwt	223.00–231.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	262.48/cwt	262.00–263.00	950	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	411	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	875	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	224.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	997	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	937	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,041	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,053	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	977	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,100	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,159	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,158	9
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,098	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,210	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,424	98.00/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	113.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,002	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	124.47/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	63.14/cwt	60.00–66.00	679	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	88.13/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,053	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	72.39/cwt	70.00–77.50	878	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	73.34/cwt	67.50–79.00	928	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	94.14/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,233	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	88.54/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,251	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	916	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	81.29/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,310	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,197.24/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,197	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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 347Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 28Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	221.00	221.00
7	—	384	211.00–221.00	216.64
5	—	499	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	175.00–180.00	179.02
5	—	252	220.00	220.00
26	—	362	230.00–240.00	237.33
9	—	628	181.00	181.00
31	—	444	219.00	219.00
6	—	727	155.00–165.00	163.35
32	—	522	182.00–190.00	185.75
6	—	670	165.00–170.00	168.29
5	—	493	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	152.00	152.00
2	—	318	220.00	220.00
7	—	494	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	217.00	217.00
5	—	636	161.00	161.00
6	—	428	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	191.00	191.00
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
5	—	432	210.00	210.00
4	—	490	217.00	217.00
1	—	385	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	217.00	217.00
2	—	623	170.00	170.00
2	—	378	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	241.00	241.00
8	—	517	220.00–224.00	222.51
6	—	462	224.00–235.00	233.11
1	—	300	252.00	252.00
12	—	586	210.00	210.00
6	—	629	188.00–208.00	201.33
1	—	360	249.00	249.00
10	—	682	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	443	220.00–228.00	224.97
4	—	666	174.00	174.00
23	—	362	262.00–263.00	262.48
22	—	579	190.00	190.00
11	—	295	274.00	274.00
10	—	516	204.00	204.00
9	—	742	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	223.00–231.00	228.37
6	—	498	209.00	209.00
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
5	—	411	213.00	213.00
2	—	558	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,075	60.00–66.00	63.14
6	—	1,213	70.00–77.50	72.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	80.00–83.00	81.29
6	—	1,413	84.00–93.00	88.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	92.50–95.00	94.14
4	—	1,195	82.00–92.00	88.13
1	—	1,465	62.50	62.50
6	—	1,266	67.50–79.00	73.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	92.00–102.00	98.00
2	—	2,085	121.00–128.00	124.47
3	—	1,763	110.00–120.00	113.55

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	—	1,035	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,225	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,197.24

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.