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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

384 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 351▼ 14 vs year ago 398 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 88▲ 33 vs year ago 90 · +36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 20 vs year ago 26 · −76.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: NO comparison on feeder steers due to light receipts. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $184.88/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$184.88

208 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$44.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.10

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	603	186.41	1,123	196
Medium and Large 2	459	185.40	851	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	141.86	764	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.55/cwt here — about $360 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 sale208 hd

184.88

—

KY average25 barns · 8,079 hd

197.98

−13.10

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	1,839	108.58	1,997	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	88.48	1,379	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	84.02	1,083	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	71.58	690	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	985	103.45	1,019	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,728	93.64	1,618	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,247	$1,061	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$900	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	994	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,130	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,191	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	222.39/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,290	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,368	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,145	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	199.64/cwt	198.00–200.00	643	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	207.00/cwt	193.00–209.00	919	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	206.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,006	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	912	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	982	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	179.99/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,042	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	652	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	854	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	170.90/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,123	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	172.96/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,237	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,586	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	703	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	838	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	219.14/cwt	215.00–220.00	817	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	231.88/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,013	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	216.38/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,095	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	931	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	199.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,136	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,010	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,151	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	110.00/cwt	104.00–116.00	924	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,104	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,728	93.64/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,618	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	985	103.45/cwt	99.00–119.00	1,019	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	121.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,842	94.27/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,736	5
Bulls	—	—	1,960	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,235	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	63.72/cwt	60.00–69.00	573	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	709	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	809	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	75.53/cwt	71.00–79.00	930	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	67.01/cwt	65.00–69.00	834	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	83.86/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,085	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	93.82/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,248	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	83.80/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,303	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	93.16/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,455	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	1,061.26/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,061	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 351Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 88Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	214.00	214.00
30	—	579	175.00–181.00	179.99
23	—	487	200.00–210.00	206.56
6	—	831	171.00	171.00
19	—	368	210.00	210.00
29	—	991	160.00	160.00
11	—	531	185.00	185.00
23	—	657	165.00–173.00	170.90
16	—	715	161.00–180.00	172.96
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
30	—	444	193.00–209.00	207.00
6	—	322	198.00–200.00	199.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	186.00	186.00
3	—	493	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	150.00	150.00
3	—	652	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	180.00	180.00
2	—	635	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	215.00–220.00	219.14
22	—	506	205.00–226.00	216.38
13	—	293	240.00	240.00
18	—	437	215.00–234.00	231.88
11	—	349	240.00	240.00
2	—	883	125.00	125.00
9	—	669	172.00	172.00
4	—	631	160.00	160.00
2	—	740	160.00	160.00
19	—	571	190.00–205.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	104.00–116.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	233.00	233.00
15	—	580	213.00–229.00	222.39
3	—	423	235.00	235.00
3	—	507	235.00	235.00
1	—	965	156.00	156.00
8	—	684	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,330	90.00–104.00	93.82
10	—	1,231	71.00–79.00	75.53
23	—	1,294	80.00–88.00	83.86
4	—	1,244	65.00–69.00	67.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	80.00–81.00	80.49
7	—	979	70.00–75.00	72.41
3	—	900	60.00–69.00	63.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,562	92.00–95.00	93.16
6	—	1,555	81.00–87.00	83.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	92.00–95.00	93.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	985	99.00–119.00	103.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,960	110.00–118.00	114.04
5	—	1,842	85.00–100.00	94.27
3	—	1,593	120.00–125.00	121.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	975.00–1,200.00	1,061.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	900.00	900.00

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.