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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 16

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

422 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 472▲ 84 vs year ago 338 · +24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 64▲ 35 vs year ago 39 · +89.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 6 · +116.7%

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 and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $215.06/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$215.06

164 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$40.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

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	512	222.44	1,140	125
Medium and Large 2-3	482	197.26	950	24
Medium and Large 2	605	182.00	1,101	15thin

One grade step is worth $40.44/cwt here — about $39 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 sale164 hd

215.06

—

KY average26 barns · 5,906 hd

211.17

+3.89

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	—	High	1,680	115.88	1,947	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	87.89	1,083	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	87.70	1,391	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	980	65.06	638	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,093	124.00	1,355	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,440	119.00	1,714	1thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$1,734	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,453	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,433	$1,444	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

68 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 1-2Fancy	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,010	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,224	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,306	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	246.82/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,279	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,090	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	225.86/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,299	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,400	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,641	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,500	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,758	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	244	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	233.76/cwt	230.00–236.00	851	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	981	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	843	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	965	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,006	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,127	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,056	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,172	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	182.71/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,204	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,300	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	889	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,245	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	916	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,166	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	210.13/cwt	200.00–220.00	820	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,003	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,190	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	509	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,018	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	168.21/cwt	160.00–176.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,291	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,331	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,272	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,046	115.50/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,208	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,022	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	94.93/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,413	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	116.20/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,025	8
Bulls	—	—	1,753	129.56/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,271	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	61.33/cwt	61.00–62.00	603	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	782	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	677	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	100.15/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,186	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	87.99/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,124	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,617	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	86.17/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,368	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,579.46/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,579	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	1,734.41/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,734	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	1,444.07/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,444	2

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 472Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 64Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	230.00–236.00	233.76
5	—	244	260.00	260.00
32	—	517	218.00	218.00
20	—	450	240.00	240.00
13	—	659	180.00–185.00	182.71
4	—	743	175.00	175.00
3	—	415	220.00	220.00
4	—	879	184.00	184.00
9	—	586	200.00	200.00
3	—	315	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	190.00	190.00
2	—	310	220.00	220.00
4	—	889	140.00	140.00
2	—	503	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	489	195.00–200.00	197.44
3	—	430	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	230.00	230.00
5	—	708	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	376	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	191.00	191.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
2	—	390	200.00–220.00	210.13
1	—	310	219.00	219.00
2	—	570	160.00–176.00	168.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	502	237.00	237.00
11	—	584	221.00	221.00
2	—	738	186.00	186.00
1	—	210	253.00	253.00
5	—	436	230.00	230.00
4	—	646	206.00	206.00
4	—	299	274.00	274.00
6	—	896	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	438	260.00	260.00
11	—	386	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	238.00	238.00
1	—	270	235.00	235.00
4	—	509	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	235.00–250.00	246.82
29	—	575	215.00–230.00	225.86
5	—	462	265.00	265.00
6	—	711	211.00	211.00
8	—	651	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	257.00	257.00
5	—	748	235.00	235.00
11	—	681	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	210.00	210.00
2	—	453	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	61.00–62.00	61.33
1	—	965	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,184	95.00–109.00	100.15
16	—	1,277	80.00–94.00	87.99
1	—	1,075	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	103.00	103.00
10	—	1,588	80.00–92.00	86.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	110.00–135.00	115.50
1	—	1,280	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,753	125.00–140.00	129.56
8	—	1,743	110.00–121.00	116.20
6	—	1,488	85.00–105.00	94.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,352	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,734.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,444.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,579.46

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.