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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 1

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 362▼ 41 vs year ago 258 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 57▼ 5 vs year ago 39 · −12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.97/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$196.97

78 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$50.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	523	200.93	1,050	65
Medium and Large 2	478	189.11	904	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	517	150.24	776	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.69/cwt here — about $274 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 sale78 hd

196.97

—

KY average25 barns · 5,340 hd

194.52

+2.45

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	1,587	107.91	1,712	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	88.32	1,096	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	79.50	1,332	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	58.25	573	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,113	140.00	1,558	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,199	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	925	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

70 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	275	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	967	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	226.29/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,125	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	203.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,192	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	201.00/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,317	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,475	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,563	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,323	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	229.63/cwt	229.00–231.00	859	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	162.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	213.35/cwt	204.00–219.00	917	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,046	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	207.22/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,057	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,004	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	184.22/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,138	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	157.98/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,073	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,223	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	873	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	995	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	214.74/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,089	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	189.76/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,091	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,168	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	680	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	157.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,216	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	121.99/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,034	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	404	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	303	9
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,113	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,558	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	116.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	42.57/cwt	30.00–54.00	358	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	64.52/cwt	61.00–67.50	671	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	73.29/cwt	68.00–77.00	845	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	86.32/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,024	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	100.35/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,358	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,212	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,457	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,112	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,197	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,198.70/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,199	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	851	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	77.07/cwt	76.00–78.00	966	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 362Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 57Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 6Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	843	175.00	175.00
1	—	405	220.00	220.00
8	—	497	200.00–235.00	226.29
4	—	655	192.00–210.00	201.00
8	—	983	159.00	159.00
8	—	585	200.00–210.00	203.82
3	—	710	186.00	186.00
14	—	510	230.00	230.00
1	—	275	223.00	223.00
1	—	1,010	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
2	—	400	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	196.00	196.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
1	—	325	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	404	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	227.00	227.00
8	—	848	120.00–136.00	121.99
9	—	575	180.00–191.00	189.76
16	—	507	200.00–219.00	214.74
4	—	448	222.00	222.00
8	—	649	180.00	180.00
3	—	370	220.00	220.00
5	—	770	155.00–160.00	157.94
4	—	678	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	199.00	199.00
9	—	355	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	186.00	186.00
3	—	444	190.00	190.00
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
1	—	625	165.00	165.00
1	—	380	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	160.00–166.00	162.98
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	191.00–209.00	207.22
6	—	618	179.00–187.00	184.22
19	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	880	139.00	139.00
4	—	679	155.00–167.00	157.98
10	—	430	204.00–219.00	213.35
9	—	374	229.00–231.00	229.63
6	—	482	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,113	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	30.00–54.00	42.57
5	—	1,040	61.00–67.50	64.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	68.00–77.00	73.29
6	—	1,353	93.00–110.00	100.35
6	—	1,186	83.00–89.00	86.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,595	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	115.00–120.00	116.82
2	—	1,643	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	95.00	95.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	92.00	92.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	73.50	73.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,198.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	76.00–78.00	77.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.