Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 11
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 326▲ 57 vs year ago 383 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 39▲ 68 vs year ago 53 · +128.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 11▲ 12 vs year ago 11 · +109.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.44/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$225.44
167 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587227.531,336121
Medium and Large 2482220.071,06145
Medium and Large 2-3510214.001,0911thin
One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $244 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 sale167 hd
225.44
—
KY average25 barns · 6,282 hd
228.02
−2.58
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,604117.541,8868thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,413104.081,47040
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18499.471,17835
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05686.1390914

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,3001thin

Every lot

53 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245295.00/cwt295.00–295.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622231.95/cwt230.00–240.001,4435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721240.66/cwt234.00–242.001,73512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8617
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2229229.00/cwt229.00–229.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277241.00/cwt241.00–241.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305227.00/cwt227.00–227.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310253.00/cwt253.00–253.007847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360229.00/cwt229.00–229.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363239.00/cwt239.00–239.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424221.81/cwt211.00–228.009404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,03719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,25019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,17111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,35412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,21013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,44818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662209.43/cwt200.00–215.001,38620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,022180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8406
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308289.00/cwt289.00–289.008905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2347235.00/cwt235.00–235.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,02313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413238.00/cwt238.00–238.009832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436256.69/cwt250.00–259.001,11915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2496246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2498229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540219.75/cwt210.00–224.001,18719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559217.24/cwt210.00–226.001,21410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,31833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,43412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,46914
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,593124.11/cwt120.00–130.001,9773
Bulls——1,611113.60/cwt110.00–115.001,8305
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93975.82/cwt70.00–80.007126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13496.43/cwt91.00–104.001,0946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15089.20/cwt83.00–92.001,02612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17086.15/cwt85.00–87.001,0082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175116.23/cwt110.00–122.001,3666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211100.81/cwt96.00–105.001,22117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409106.36/cwt100.00–112.001,49927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41791.80/cwt87.00–99.001,3019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426116.30/cwt113.00–122.001,6584
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 11,380136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.