Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-11-06

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 278 vs last sale 197▲ 64 vs year ago 411 · +15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 47▲ 37 vs year ago 51 · +72.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers firm on a light comparison from last week. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.41/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$215.41
194 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$80.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490222.851,091159
Medium and Large 2508195.0899126
Medium and Large 2-3580142.648279thin
One grade step is worth $80.21/cwt here — about $265 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 sale194 hd
215.41
—
KY average25 barns · 5,574 hd
206.96
+8.45
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—Low1,704107.801,83710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53192.371,4148thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24785.001,06037
CowsLean 85-90%High91164.9659221
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow655107.507042thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,0851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,298$1,6554thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,4751thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411271.26/cwt270.00–275.001,1154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465246.02/cwt244.00–250.001,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583234.08/cwt225.00–235.001,36511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618162.85/cwt150.00–175.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703219.40/cwt211.00–220.001,54215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3762176.93/cwt169.00–181.001,3483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215165.86/cwt150.00–181.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271241.00/cwt241.00–241.006535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310199.00/cwt199.00–199.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316256.00/cwt256.00–256.0080916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325226.00/cwt226.00–226.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374246.92/cwt230.00–249.0092326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432206.93/cwt204.00–214.0089410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,03228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512217.83/cwt217.00–225.001,11531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525192.98/cwt190.00–204.001,0139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575208.96/cwt205.00–209.501,20224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,25018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716179.28/cwt179.00–180.001,28411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760124.00/cwt124.00–124.009421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3833100.00/cwt100.00–100.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205259.00/cwt259.00–259.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205228.00/cwt228.00–228.004671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260225.00/cwt225.00–225.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278286.00/cwt286.00–286.0079510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,06324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386205.14/cwt180.00–210.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,17217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437229.83/cwt227.00–240.001,00415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522234.20/cwt220.00–236.001,22318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539180.00/cwt180.00–180.0097011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576177.48/cwt170.00–180.001,0224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582201.74/cwt190.00–210.001,17418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2649183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,18811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651191.88/cwt190.00–192.001,24918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2742171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,26910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3834129.38/cwt110.00–158.001,0795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3905110.00/cwt110.00–110.009961
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
Heifers—Select and Choice67096.00/cwt96.00–96.006431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37899.05/cwt98.00–100.001,3652
Bulls——1,786109.99/cwt105.00–114.001,9648
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87953.64/cwt50.00–57.004719
Cows—Lean 85-90%89590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Cows—Lean 85-90%91876.19/cwt71.00–80.006997
Cows—Lean 85-90%97464.50/cwt60.00–66.006284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18476.32/cwt71.00–79.009049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20366.55/cwt64.00–69.008012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20583.92/cwt81.00–89.001,01112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33094.13/cwt90.00–100.001,25214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49288.41/cwt80.00–91.001,3196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648104.26/cwt95.00–112.001,7182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2981,655.01/head1,600.00–1,710.001,6554

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.