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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 2

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 363▼ 88 vs year ago 287 · −30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 50▼ 1 vs year ago 26 · −3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm with a light offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $220.99/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +54.85 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$220.99

86 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$49.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.77

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	556	228.03	1,267	70
Medium and Large 2-3	336	202.00	678	8thin
Medium and Large 2	642	178.36	1,145	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.68/cwt here — about $123 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 sale86 hd

220.99

—

KY average26 barns · 3,304 hd

205.22

+15.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

+54.85

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	1,652	104.53	1,727	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	103.81	1,507	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	85.76	1,027	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	985	66.59	656	5thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	341	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,006	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,313	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,665	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	215.12/cwt	206.00–239.00	789	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	223.04/cwt	221.00–225.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,033	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	180.19/cwt	180.00–181.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	999	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	979	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	216.45/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,123	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,166	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	189.35/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,089	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	184.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,214	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	476	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	352	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	774	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,064	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	951	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	207.96/cwt	197.00–220.00	990	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,227	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	201.83/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,344	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,319	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,336	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	104.53/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,727	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	62.07/cwt	61.00–63.00	587	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	69.61/cwt	66.00–74.00	704	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	90.32/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,026	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	81.19/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,022	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,387	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	106.71/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,569	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 363Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 50Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	206.00–239.00	215.12
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
1	—	875	150.00	150.00
2	—	730	160.00	160.00
3	—	575	188.00–190.00	189.35
3	—	518	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	165.00	165.00
14	—	519	210.00–221.00	216.45
4	—	274	246.00	246.00
10	—	569	205.00	205.00
2	—	760	180.00	180.00
4	—	391	221.00–225.00	223.04
4	—	454	220.00	220.00
2	—	315	239.00	239.00
9	—	658	180.00–190.00	184.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	180.00–181.00	180.19
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	169.00	169.00
1	—	605	240.00	240.00
5	—	678	220.00	220.00
1	—	735	220.00	220.00
4	—	511	257.00	257.00
3	—	1,067	156.00	156.00
1	—	365	278.00	278.00
1	—	465	269.00	269.00
1	—	405	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
4	—	476	197.00–220.00	207.96
2	—	1,050	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	233.00	233.00
2	—	625	190.00	190.00
16	—	666	180.00–205.00	201.83
12	—	509	241.00	241.00
2	—	265	282.00	282.00
6	—	372	286.00	286.00
9	—	450	247.00	247.00
1	—	840	159.00	159.00
1	—	335	260.00	260.00
5	—	776	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	600	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	191.00	191.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
3	—	352	220.00	220.00
1	—	475	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	61.00–63.00	62.07
3	—	1,012	66.00–74.00	69.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	86.00–93.00	90.32
4	—	1,259	78.00–83.50	81.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,470	101.00–112.50	106.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	95.00–112.00	104.53

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.