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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 295▲ 19 vs year ago 307 · +6.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 11 vs year ago 28 · +39.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 11 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 calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate 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 $228.45/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$228.45

132 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

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

$47.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

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	487	234.65	1,142	91
Medium and Large 2	469	225.75	1,059	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	456	208.65	951	22
Medium 1-2	745	187.00	1,393	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.65/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale132 hd

228.45

—

KY average25 barns · 2,814 hd

224.68

+3.77

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	1,945	118.67	2,308	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	104.22	1,317	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	101.98	1,563	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	83.31	903	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,755	$2,085	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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,011	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	259.46/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,147	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,174	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	247.10/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,305	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,649	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	665	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	847	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	233.43/cwt	229.00–235.00	859	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	848	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	237.80/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,023	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	969	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,163	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,124	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,182	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	206.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,170	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	225.91/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,301	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,303	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,469	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	745	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,393	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	293.08/cwt	291.00–294.00	979	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,004	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,186	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,227	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	224.67/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,202	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,263	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	201.03/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,234	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,001	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,466	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	468	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	771	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	88.79/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,079	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	98.63/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,246	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,443	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	98.83/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,500	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	124.02/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,028	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,755	2,085.00/head	2,085.00–2,085.00	2,085	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 295Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	220.00	220.00
16	—	456	260.00	260.00
2	—	503	244.00	244.00
9	—	334	291.00–294.00	293.08
2	—	223	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	224.00–225.00	224.67
7	—	614	198.00–205.00	201.03
3	—	420	239.00	239.00
2	—	780	180.00	180.00
2	—	655	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	457	212.00	212.00
1	—	365	202.00	202.00
5	—	568	200.00–210.00	206.07
1	—	420	202.00	202.00
2	—	228	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	497	234.00	234.00
11	—	576	225.00–226.00	225.91
25	—	430	237.00–240.00	237.80
3	—	263	253.00	253.00
6	—	343	247.00	247.00
16	—	514	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	244.00	244.00
4	—	595	219.00	219.00
7	—	511	220.00	220.00
4	—	368	229.00–235.00	233.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	230.00	230.00
2	—	380	266.00	266.00
2	—	528	244.00–250.00	247.10
12	—	457	257.00	257.00
21	—	442	256.00–260.00	259.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	247.00	247.00
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
1	—	660	220.00	220.00
5	—	573	230.00	230.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,755	2,085.00	2,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,055	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,725	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,263	95.00–101.00	98.63
4	—	1,266	112.00–116.00	113.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	121.00–127.00	124.02
14	—	1,518	95.00–106.00	98.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	86.00–91.00	88.79
1	—	960	104.00	104.00
1	—	900	52.00	52.00
1	—	995	77.50	77.50

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.