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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 15

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 174▲ 155 vs year ago 157 · +98.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 32▲ 40 vs year ago 14 · +285.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 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 $201.86/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$201.86

133 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$51.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

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	468	211.94	992	93
Large 1	512	190.00	973	3thin
Medium and Large 2	514	183.62	944	27
Medium and Large 2-3	529	160.89	852	10thin

One grade step is worth $51.04/cwt here — about $141 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 sale133 hd

201.86

—

KY average27 barns · 5,737 hd

197.27

+4.58

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	1,919	113.26	2,174	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,610	113.00	1,819	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	92.96	1,490	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	90.34	1,174	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	67.68	742	17

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,068	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,035	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,352	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	246.32/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,069	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	234.16/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,201	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,136	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,198	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	198.92/cwt	189.00–209.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	887	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	179.76/cwt	179.00–180.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	963	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	921	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	208.53/cwt	205.00–211.00	999	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	502	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	924	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	512	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	973	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	196.83/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,110	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,157	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	648	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	907	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,195	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	667	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	893	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	222.52/cwt	219.00–225.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	874	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	231.55/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,021	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,109	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	197.54/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,009	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,187	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,909	115.33/cwt	110.00–125.00	2,202	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,058	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	64.02/cwt	61.00–69.00	690	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	72.91/cwt	71.00–76.00	820	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	84.68/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,067	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	96.00/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,285	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	75.55/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,103	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	104.39/cwt	96.00–111.50	1,622	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,819	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	90.92/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,540	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,067.75/head	1,010.00–1,125.00	1,068	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,351.55/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,352	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 174Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 32Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	230.00–235.00	234.16
2	—	313	265.00	265.00
2	—	630	215.00	215.00
3	—	434	245.00–247.00	246.32
6	—	568	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	215.00	215.00
8	—	541	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	160.00	160.00
2	—	313	189.00–209.00	198.92
1	—	470	196.00	196.00
11	—	502	184.00	184.00
9	—	582	180.00	180.00
2	—	360	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	179.00–180.00	179.76
2	—	525	160.00–170.00	164.95
4	—	648	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	609	190.00	190.00
9	—	532	200.00	200.00
17	—	448	215.00	215.00
3	—	278	221.00	221.00
14	—	479	205.00–211.00	208.53
8	—	564	190.00–204.00	196.83
9	—	394	225.00	225.00
4	—	691	173.00	173.00
18	—	330	240.00	240.00
1	—	750	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	180.00	180.00
13	—	511	185.00–200.00	197.54
4	—	364	219.00–225.00	222.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	278	240.00	240.00
13	—	575	192.00	192.00
18	—	441	228.00–232.00	231.55
8	—	678	175.00	175.00
18	—	511	217.00	217.00
14	—	360	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	96.00–111.50	104.39
3	—	1,460	73.00–77.00	75.55
8	—	1,694	83.00–94.50	90.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,078	61.00–69.00	64.02
7	—	1,124	71.00–76.00	72.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	91.00–101.00	96.00
4	—	1,260	80.00–88.00	84.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,909	110.00–125.00	115.33

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	—	1,165	1,010.00–1,125.00	1,067.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,351.55

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.