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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 464▼ 57 vs year ago 252 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 83▲ 4 vs year ago 44 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

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 $213.03/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$213.03

80 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.78

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	514	219.37	1,128	54
Medium and Large 2-3	450	206.00	927	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	199.34	1,110	24

One grade step is worth $20.03/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 sale80 hd

213.03

—

KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd

219.81

−6.78

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	1,984	117.74	2,336	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	105.75	1,338	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	103.63	1,590	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	80.54	843	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,313	$1,596	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,700	$2,075	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,166	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	241.35/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,248	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,098	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,391	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	232.71/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,364	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	230.52/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,528	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	861	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	999	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,031	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	223.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,139	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	196.66/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,129	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,283	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	194.73/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,231	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,229	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,306	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	795	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	854	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	896	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,020	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	260.79/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,142	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	497	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,113	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,292	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,334	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	220.27/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,381	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,366	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,984	117.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,336	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	83.92/cwt	81.00–87.00	870	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	76.49/cwt	75.50–77.50	809	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,095	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	101.28/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,274	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	113.87/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,467	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	102.17/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,539	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	108.28/cwt	105.50–110.00	1,683	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,532	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,700	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,596.24/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,596	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1

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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 464Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 83Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	663	220.00–238.00	230.52
3	—	338	259.00	259.00
2	—	768	200.00	200.00
3	—	517	240.00–244.00	241.35
13	—	586	220.00–240.00	232.71
2	—	450	259.00	259.00
1	—	420	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	210.00	210.00
1	—	650	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	219.00	219.00
9	—	444	225.00	225.00
4	—	630	219.00	219.00
7	—	371	232.00	232.00
2	—	255	240.00	240.00
13	—	509	220.00–230.00	223.86
2	—	325	230.00	230.00
6	—	738	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	192.00–196.00	194.73
7	—	530	200.00	200.00
6	—	574	195.00–200.00	196.66
6	—	491	210.00	210.00
2	—	683	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	248.00	248.00
10	—	438	252.00–263.00	260.79
4	—	627	218.00–221.00	220.27
4	—	585	228.00	228.00
4	—	279	285.00	285.00
1	—	360	249.00	249.00
1	—	690	198.00	198.00
2	—	478	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	244.00	244.00
3	—	497	224.00	224.00
3	—	413	247.00	247.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,700	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	6	—	1,313	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,596.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,984	115.00–122.00	117.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	97.00–104.00	101.28
5	—	1,288	110.00–117.00	113.87
1	—	1,190	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	98.50–105.00	102.17
5	—	1,554	105.50–110.00	108.28
1	—	1,665	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	75.50–77.50	76.49
6	—	1,037	81.00–87.00	83.92

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.