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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 13

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

461 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 475▲ 47 vs year ago 414 · +11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 88▲ 40 vs year ago 56 · +71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 10 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 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 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 $199.80/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$199.80

168 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$41.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	333	208.00	692	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	507	203.22	1,030	150
Medium and Large 2-3	495	166.63	824	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale168 hd

199.80

—

KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd

198.48

+1.32

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	—	Average	1,561	95.06	1,484	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	89.48	1,439	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,256	80.65	1,013	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	950	68.70	653	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	106.72	1,115	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,142	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,082	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,235	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$825	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,071	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	253.93/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,054	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	230.34/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,113	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,211	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,333	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	219.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,273	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	208.62/cwt	198.00–215.00	1,558	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,215	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,737	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	259	196.47/cwt	192.00–205.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	798	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	652	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	152.40/cwt	135.00–169.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	884	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	205.31/cwt	190.00–210.00	916	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	923	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	204.96/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,066	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	183.80/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,079	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,077	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	181.42/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,188	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,077	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	903	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,002	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,275	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	829	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	185.62/cwt	170.00–202.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	354	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	998	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	231.30/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,008	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	998	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,094	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	200.75/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,136	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	998	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	175.33/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,150	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	984	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,311	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,045	106.72/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,115	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	86.67/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	103.44/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,804	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	86.51/cwt	86.00–87.00	731	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	57.32/cwt	56.00–58.00	491	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	74.87/cwt	70.00–78.00	714	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	61.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	621	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	75.77/cwt	71.00–79.00	925	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	64.80/cwt	61.00–68.00	802	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	84.60/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,079	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	92.59/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,212	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	77.00/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,159	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	100.04/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,561	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	88.53/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,512	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	805	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,141.87/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,142	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,428	1,323.62/head	1,285.00–1,360.00	1,324	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 475Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 88Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	140.00	140.00
4	—	655	171.00–185.00	181.42
41	—	520	202.50–210.00	204.96
34	—	446	190.00–210.00	205.31
2	—	758	160.00	160.00
10	—	313	255.00	255.00
2	—	483	191.00	191.00
1	—	235	222.00	222.00
25	—	587	179.00–185.00	183.80
15	—	367	241.00	241.00
12	—	607	170.00–185.00	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	209.00	209.00
1	—	315	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	135.00–169.00	152.40
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
2	—	903	111.00	111.00
5	—	669	161.00	161.00
5	—	259	192.00–205.00	196.47
1	—	215	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	747	198.00–215.00	208.62
11	—	581	210.00–220.00	219.10
3	—	483	230.00–231.00	230.34
4	—	509	238.00	238.00
3	—	1,038	152.00	152.00
1	—	965	169.00	169.00
3	—	415	242.00–260.00	253.93
5	—	388	276.00	276.00
1	—	630	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	207.00	207.00
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,180	132.00	132.00
1	—	410	192.00	192.00
1	—	280	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	215.00	215.00
1	—	210	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	660	235.00	235.00
21	—	533	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
30	—	566	180.00–202.00	200.75
23	—	436	220.00–241.00	231.30
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
6	—	645	170.00	170.00
10	—	499	200.00	200.00
10	—	291	285.00	285.00
39	—	509	215.00	215.00
2	—	758	173.00	173.00
17	—	656	160.00–180.00	175.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	156.00	156.00
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	148.00	148.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	313	170.00–202.00	185.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	354	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	215.00	215.00
2	—	355	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	61.00–68.00	64.80
13	—	1,221	71.00–79.00	75.77
5	—	1,309	90.00–98.00	92.59
13	—	1,276	81.00–89.00	84.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,708	86.00–92.00	88.53
3	—	1,505	76.00–79.00	77.00
4	—	1,560	95.00–104.00	100.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	56.00–58.00	57.32
2	—	845	86.00–87.00	86.51
9	—	953	70.00–78.00	74.87
8	—	1,008	60.00–66.00	61.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	100.00–113.00	106.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,744	100.00–110.00	103.44
4	—	1,378	80.00–95.00	86.67

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,235.00	1,235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,141.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,428	1,285.00–1,360.00	1,323.62

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.