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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

295 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 226▲ 93 vs year ago 202 · +46.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 25 vs year ago 22 · +113.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.52/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$225.52

146 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$24.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

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	510	232.08	1,183	105
Large 1	314	215.00	675	4thin
Medium and Large 2	551	208.05	1,145	37

One grade step is worth $24.03/cwt here — about $38 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 sale146 hd

225.52

—

KY average25 barns · 5,475 hd

228.33

−2.81

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	1,597	113.33	1,810	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	102.25	1,195	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	101.57	1,463	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	82.71	817	10

Every lot

49 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	490	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,220	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	242.62/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,237	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,349	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,899	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	314	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	675	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	893	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	894	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	234.19/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,023	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,148	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	232.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,209	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,241	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	228.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,343	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,442	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	219.60/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,474	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	184.65/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,350	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	835	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	964	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	977	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,108	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,052	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	502	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,099	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,287	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	198.00/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,160	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,413	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,944	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	67.00/cwt	63.00–71.00	600	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	90.89/cwt	85.00–94.00	901	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	79.55/cwt	71.00–83.00	830	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	103.29/cwt	97.50–107.00	1,151	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	85.17/cwt	80.50–90.00	956	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	116.92/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,570	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	87.49/cwt	81.00–92.50	1,194	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	106.85/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,569	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,423	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,627	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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 226Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	215.00	215.00
9	—	731	184.00–190.00	184.65
1	—	660	205.00	205.00
11	—	416	215.00	215.00
1	—	615	205.00	205.00
1	—	385	230.00	230.00
1	—	255	236.00	236.00
10	—	577	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	239.00	239.00
10	—	671	210.00–222.00	219.60
4	—	499	230.00	230.00
16	—	587	220.00–230.00	228.78
29	—	437	227.00–235.00	234.19
14	—	638	226.00	226.00
14	—	521	230.00–245.00	232.10
17	—	366	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	249.00	249.00
13	—	822	231.00	231.00
9	—	574	235.00	235.00
3	—	778	230.00	230.00
4	—	510	240.00–250.00	242.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	443	250.00	250.00
12	—	353	273.00	273.00
6	—	494	241.00	241.00
4	—	288	290.00	290.00
2	—	675	190.00	190.00
8	—	572	225.00	225.00
13	—	906	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
4	—	434	225.00	225.00
3	—	502	219.00	219.00
2	—	478	220.00	220.00
1	—	315	242.00	242.00
2	—	368	240.00	240.00
3	—	586	197.00–200.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	161.00	161.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	97.50–107.00	103.29
3	—	1,343	110.00–123.00	116.92
3	—	1,123	80.50–90.00	85.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	81.00–92.50	87.49
8	—	1,468	103.00–109.00	106.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	71.00–83.00	79.55
5	—	991	85.00–94.00	90.89
2	—	895	63.00–71.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,585	110.00	110.00

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.