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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 8

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 217▼ 22 vs year ago 196 · −11.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 34▼ 5 vs year ago 37 · −13.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 23▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $207.63/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +41.49 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$207.63

81 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.12

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	524	207.95	1,090	66
Medium and Large 2	473	207.17	979	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	395	193.00	762	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $328 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 sale81 hd

207.63

—

KY average24 barns · 2,217 hd

199.51

+8.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

+41.49

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	1,668	112.22	1,871	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	92.15	1,277	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	82.67	1,004	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	64.06	626	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	170.00	2,270	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$1,175	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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,205	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,268	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	187.85/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,255	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	233.00/cwt	232.00–235.00	883	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	212.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	933	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,049	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	196.26/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,117	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,170	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	921	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	232.69/cwt	220.00–236.00	877	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	913	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,008	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,060	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	193.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,113	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,049	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	177.97/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,169	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,270	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	115.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,990	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	70.13/cwt	65.00–76.00	647	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	60.02/cwt	56.00–63.50	607	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,107	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	80.20/cwt	75.00–85.00	982	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	87.88/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,177	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	100.69/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,488	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,245	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	887	96.36/cwt	94.00–99.00	855	3

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 217Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	172.00–180.00	177.97
8	—	373	247.00	247.00
7	—	444	227.00	227.00
3	—	745	170.00	170.00
15	—	576	190.00–200.00	193.26
17	—	517	205.00	205.00
6	—	495	220.00	220.00
2	—	310	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	180.00	180.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
2	—	490	210.00	210.00
2	—	443	206.00	206.00
5	—	377	220.00–236.00	232.69
2	—	533	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	253.00	253.00
3	—	587	216.00	216.00
5	—	668	185.00–192.00	187.85
7	—	526	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	190.00	190.00
2	—	410	203.00	203.00
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
2	—	470	190.00	190.00
3	—	747	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	182.00	182.00
6	—	509	206.00	206.00
1	—	240	216.00	216.00
14	—	379	232.00–235.00	233.00
4	—	710	170.00	170.00
5	—	438	210.00–215.00	212.97
14	—	569	190.00–205.00	196.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	176.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	94.00–99.00	96.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	90.00–100.00	95.14
5	—	1,723	105.00–120.00	115.50
1	—	1,835	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	100.00–101.00	100.69
6	—	1,339	81.00–94.00	87.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	65.00–76.00	70.13
3	—	1,012	56.00–63.50	60.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	75.00–85.00	80.20
1	—	1,165	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	170.00	170.00

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.