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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 24

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 195▼ 9 vs year ago 192 · −4.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 48▲ 31 vs year ago 29 · +106.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%

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 bull calves were mostly steady on a light test. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $246.34/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +80.20 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$246.34

75 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$48.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.38

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	454	254.39	1,155	56
Medium and Large 2	477	232.56	1,108	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	205.57	1,208	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.82/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale75 hd

246.34

—

KY average25 barns · 2,207 hd

213.96

+32.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

+80.20

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	1,640	109.77	1,800	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,125	117.00	1,316	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	99.88	1,536	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	98.51	1,184	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	76.37	809	15

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)	1,198	$1,367	3thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	939	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,338	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	826	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	914	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	398	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	868	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	223.53/cwt	222.00–225.00	975	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,097	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,045	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,150	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,137	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,189	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	220.84/cwt	220.50–223.00	1,270	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,215	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	270.41/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,006	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	236.36/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,000	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	254.11/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,108	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	509	231.16/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,177	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,256	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,223	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,183	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	120.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,971	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	102.50/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,686	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	912	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	70.53/cwt	65.00–74.00	731	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	81.22/cwt	76.00–89.00	898	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,316	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	89.98/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,018	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	99.40/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,187	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,481	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	110.14/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,595	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	89.73/cwt	88.50–91.00	1,341	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	98.83/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,556	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,367.25/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,367	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 Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 195Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 48Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	243.00	243.00
17	—	372	253.00–277.00	270.41
16	—	436	251.00–256.00	254.11
6	—	663	220.00	220.00
4	—	298	294.00	294.00
3	—	570	235.00	235.00
1	—	340	263.00	263.00
1	—	765	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	227.00–232.00	231.16
1	—	550	222.00	222.00
5	—	423	231.00–240.00	236.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	215.00	215.00
3	—	613	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	222.00–225.00	223.53
4	—	398	218.00	218.00
1	—	540	210.50	210.50
6	—	561	212.00	212.00
5	—	493	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	240.00	240.00
1	—	680	192.00	192.00
1	—	620	196.00	196.00
4	—	284	261.00	261.00
7	—	575	220.50–223.00	220.84
8	—	509	226.00	226.00
5	—	324	255.00	255.00
5	—	457	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	252.00	252.00
1	—	450	250.00	250.00
2	—	635	220.00	220.00
3	—	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	221.00	221.00

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)	3	—	1,198	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,367.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	87.00–92.00	89.98
7	—	1,194	95.00–105.00	99.40
3	—	1,338	110.00–111.00	110.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	88.50–91.00	89.73
10	—	1,574	93.00–104.00	98.83
3	—	1,448	107.00–113.00	110.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	76.00–89.00	81.22
1	—	970	94.00	94.00
8	—	1,036	65.00–74.00	70.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	115.00–125.00	120.68
3	—	1,645	95.00–110.00	102.50

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.