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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 14

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 380▲ 1 vs year ago 225 · +0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 66▲ 13 vs year ago 30 · +43.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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 heifers calves steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good 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 $230.82/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$230.82

103 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$393

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	290	251.00	728	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	230.97	1,362	64
Medium and Large 2	487	230.04	1,121	38

One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about −$393 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 sale103 hd

230.82

—

KY average27 barns · 6,338 hd

230.93

−0.11

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	1,647	112.87	1,859	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	108.19	1,538	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	106.25	1,271	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	91.93	972	7thin

Every lot

51 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	327	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,134	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,111	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,308	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,217	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	224.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,434	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	290	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	861	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	924	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	999	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,039	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,110	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	226.05/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,185	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,379	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,311	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,430	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,813	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	995	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	265.14/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,129	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,285	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,349	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,427	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	105.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	2,043	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,522	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	96.56/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,004	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	981	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	82.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	899	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	105.17/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,220	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,144	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	114.25/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,494	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	93.55/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,254	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	104.53/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,482	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	118.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,733	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	105.90/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,066	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 380Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 66Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	242.00	242.00
3	—	727	202.00	202.00
1	—	670	220.00	220.00
2	—	403	248.00	248.00
5	—	331	260.00	260.00
4	—	374	247.00	247.00
3	—	455	244.00	244.00
1	—	630	215.00	215.00
10	—	555	235.00	235.00
12	—	830	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,007	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	225.00–230.00	226.05
4	—	593	221.00	221.00
23	—	442	235.00	235.00
1	—	745	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	840	220.00	220.00
5	—	675	230.00	230.00
4	—	432	260.00–265.00	262.55
3	—	327	285.00	285.00
3	—	505	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	235.00	235.00
2	—	483	230.00	230.00
1	—	365	257.00	257.00
5	—	640	220.00–225.00	224.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	270.00	270.00
2	—	793	180.00	180.00
13	—	426	263.00–269.00	265.14
4	—	560	229.50	229.50
11	—	518	240.00	240.00
5	—	658	205.00	205.00
2	—	278	297.00	297.00
7	—	336	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	261.00	261.00
2	—	540	220.00	220.00
3	—	412	255.00	255.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	103.00–113.00	105.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	91.00–95.00	93.55
3	—	1,418	100.00–108.00	104.53
4	—	1,465	115.00–122.00	118.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,040	95.00–99.00	96.56
2	—	1,095	80.00–85.00	82.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,160	101.00–110.00	105.17
3	—	1,308	111.00–116.00	114.25
1	—	1,230	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	100.00–110.00	105.81
2	—	2,043	121.00–126.00	123.47

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.