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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 9

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▲ 273 vs last sale 199▲ 203 vs year ago 269 · +75.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 25▲ 0 vs year ago 64 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 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 week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady, steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

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 $205.57/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$205.57

203 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$27.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

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	549	215.64	1,184	123
Medium and Large 2-3	436	194.02	847	25
Medium and Large 2	566	188.32	1,066	55

One grade step is worth $27.32/cwt here — about $118 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 sale203 hd

205.57

—

KY average25 barns · 4,869 hd

207.23

−1.65

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	1,412	102.29	1,444	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	90.56	1,401	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	85.26	1,038	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	76.18	752	14

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	258.85/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,108	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,248	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,275	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,307	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	217.94/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,395	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,350	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	211.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,522	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,385	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	953	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,800	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	208	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	220.76/cwt	216.00–225.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	888	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	198.03/cwt	195.00–200.00	832	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,047	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	219.12/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,137	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	973	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	552	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	994	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	189.79/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,133	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,157	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,195	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,182	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,422	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,357	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,001	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	898	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,162	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,166	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,222	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,268	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	160.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,331	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	94.95/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,289	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	109.63/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,606	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	74.35/cwt	70.00–77.00	699	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	65.15/cwt	60.00–67.00	640	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	89.26/cwt	86.00–91.00	885	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	80.26/cwt	78.00–83.00	844	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	74.13/cwt	71.00–78.00	881	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	97.47/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,169	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	86.97/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,082	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	769	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,345	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	99.13/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,554	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 199Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 25Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	180.00	180.00
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
15	—	420	195.00–200.00	198.03
4	—	379	200.00	200.00
2	—	318	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
14	—	729	195.00	195.00
28	—	440	238.00	238.00
15	—	367	242.00	242.00
1	—	260	235.00	235.00
14	—	771	176.00	176.00
7	—	664	180.00	180.00
11	—	550	215.00	215.00
28	—	519	218.00–222.00	219.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	180.00	180.00
8	—	716	160.00–170.00	165.09
4	—	324	216.00–225.00	220.76
25	—	597	180.00–198.00	189.79
2	—	208	232.00	232.00
13	—	526	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
5	—	643	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	640	215.00–230.00	217.94
2	—	935	182.00	182.00
1	—	285	249.00	249.00
1	—	1,200	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	284.00	284.00
3	—	547	233.00	233.00
2	—	428	250.00–267.00	258.85
5	—	471	265.00	265.00
23	—	581	225.00	225.00
10	—	718	210.00–220.00	211.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	192.00	192.00
2	—	733	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	248.00	248.00
3	—	832	150.00–165.00	160.01
10	—	729	174.00	174.00
20	—	583	200.00	200.00
19	—	501	232.00	232.00
9	—	372	269.00	269.00
21	—	445	245.00	245.00
12	—	658	185.00	185.00
6	—	643	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	505	190.00	190.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
2	—	550	180.00	180.00
3	—	332	225.00	225.00
9	—	374	240.00	240.00
8	—	463	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	190.00	190.00
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	215	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	75.00–80.00	77.50
4	—	1,568	96.00–104.00	99.13
2	—	1,555	86.00–87.00	86.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,244	80.00–94.00	86.97
9	—	1,199	95.00–102.00	97.47
1	—	1,260	61.00	61.00
10	—	1,188	71.00–78.00	74.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	983	60.00–67.00	65.15
4	—	940	70.00–77.00	74.35
3	—	992	86.00–91.00	89.26
3	—	1,052	78.00–83.00	80.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	85.00–100.00	94.95
3	—	1,465	105.00–116.00	109.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.