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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 23

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

346 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 422▲ 55 vs year ago 291 · +18.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 74▼ 11 vs year ago 46 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%

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 steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes this week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $214.90/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$214.90

147 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$42.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

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	516	220.75	1,140	122
Medium and Large 2	519	190.24	987	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	501	178.20	893	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.54/cwt here — about $246 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 sale147 hd

214.90

—

KY average26 barns · 5,447 hd

208.16

+6.74

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	1,504	101.77	1,531	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	83.98	1,049	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,654	83.44	1,380	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	59.41	556	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	805	121.00	974	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,014	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	946	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,143	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,204	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,330	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	172.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,852	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	207	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	928	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	228.64/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,033	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	186.41/cwt	175.00–190.00	897	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,073	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,028	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	202.18/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,177	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	225.79/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,504	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,213	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	188.10/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,356	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	259	246.55/cwt	240.00–251.00	639	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	348	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	273.27/cwt	263.00–274.00	970	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	246.75/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,086	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	223.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,054	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	203.53/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,014	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,157	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,110	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	199.49/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,331	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,283	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,436	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,389	97.55/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,781	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	51.33/cwt	45.00–56.00	454	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	63.77/cwt	61.00–67.00	654	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	74.73/cwt	72.00–77.00	914	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,225	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	83.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,056	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,201	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	85.59/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,442	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 422Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 74Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes this week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	207	255.00	255.00
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
24	—	452	214.00–230.00	228.64
13	—	721	181.00–200.00	188.10
18	—	511	210.00	210.00
24	—	582	190.00–215.00	202.18
25	—	374	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	175.00	175.00
7	—	571	180.00	180.00
4	—	360	211.00	211.00
1	—	645	180.00	180.00
3	—	450	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	190.00	190.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
4	—	481	175.00–190.00	186.41
1	—	750	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	222.00–228.00	225.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	230.00	230.00
1	—	700	200.00	200.00
2	—	428	221.00	221.00
2	—	518	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	170.00–180.00	172.44
2	—	510	249.00	249.00
7	—	374	271.00	271.00
5	—	591	225.00	225.00
5	—	476	253.00	253.00
1	—	295	275.00	275.00
2	—	438	261.00	261.00
1	—	700	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	167.00	167.00
3	—	472	220.00–225.00	223.41
16	—	355	263.00–274.00	273.27
14	—	514	225.00	225.00
13	—	440	220.00–249.00	246.75
6	—	713	180.00	180.00
7	—	259	240.00–251.00	246.55
5	—	579	201.00	201.00
1	—	840	169.00	169.00
13	—	667	190.00–208.00	199.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	150.00	150.00
7	—	348	204.00	204.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	214.00	214.00
4	—	584	190.00	190.00
15	—	498	203.00–205.00	203.53
8	—	680	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	61.00–67.00	63.77
1	—	970	83.00	83.00
4	—	884	45.00–56.00	51.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,685	81.00–89.00	85.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	80.00–85.00	83.36
3	—	1,223	72.00–77.00	74.73
2	—	1,225	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	85.00–102.00	97.55
3	—	1,658	105.00–110.00	107.39

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.