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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 11

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 4Dec 11Jan 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 384▼ 33 vs year ago 387 · −8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 123▲ 23 vs year ago 50 · +46.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%

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 firm. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold sharply higher, heifers over 400lbs sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $195.78/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$195.78

152 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$68.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

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	517	198.13	1,025	142
Medium and Large 2	478	170.99	817	5thin
Large 1-2	655	160.00	1,048	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	398	160.00	637	2thin
Medium 1-2	650	130.00	845	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.13/cwt here — about $180 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 sale152 hd

195.78

—

KY average28 barns · 7,056 hd

187.64

+8.14

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	1,828	99.53	1,819	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,694	80.46	1,363	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	69.71	861	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	60.84	567	8thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,368	$1,320	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$941	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	219.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,143	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,256	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,318	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,461	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,365	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,496	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	237.87/cwt	236.00–239.00	742	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	223.53/cwt	213.00–228.00	838	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	208.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	914	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	170.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	817	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	936	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,036	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	180.63/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,069	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,153	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	761	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	246.40/cwt	235.00–251.00	907	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	228.62/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,004	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	493	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	937	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	965	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	213.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,116	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	156.84/cwt	150.00–170.00	902	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,135	12
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,107	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,154	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	555	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	88.84/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,537	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	106.66/cwt	100.00–115.00	2,019	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	77.07/cwt	76.00–78.00	696	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	54.11/cwt	47.00–58.00	503	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	620	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	57.69/cwt	45.00–65.50	678	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	78.63/cwt	76.00–83.00	975	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	71.47/cwt	66.00–75.00	916	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	94.96/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,548	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	71.44/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,180	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	80.07/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,397	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	940.91/head	825.00–1,100.00	941	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,368	1,319.79/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,320	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 384Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 123Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	196.00	196.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	345	210.00	210.00
3	—	575	150.00–170.00	156.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	190.00	190.00
3	—	508	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	252.00	252.00
37	—	523	210.00–215.00	213.45
16	—	651	170.00	170.00
2	—	843	120.00	120.00
3	—	245	266.00	266.00
12	—	582	195.00	195.00
5	—	769	150.00	150.00
22	—	439	215.00–230.00	228.62
20	—	368	235.00–251.00	246.40
2	—	880	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	210.00–230.00	219.90
3	—	780	200.00	200.00
8	—	661	221.00	221.00
13	—	558	225.00	225.00
2	—	643	205.00	205.00
2	—	803	170.00	170.00
2	—	918	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	82.00	82.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	592	170.00–181.00	180.63
2	—	260	231.00	231.00
8	—	765	160.00	160.00
12	—	659	175.00	175.00
6	—	498	188.00	188.00
17	—	375	213.00–228.00	223.53
8	—	312	236.00–239.00	237.87
22	—	438	200.00–210.00	208.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	170.00–175.00	170.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	600	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	513	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,240	76.00–83.00	78.63
8	—	1,176	45.00–65.50	57.69
9	—	1,281	66.00–75.00	71.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	69.00–73.00	71.44
2	—	1,630	93.00–97.00	94.96
5	—	1,745	77.00–85.00	80.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	76.00–78.00	77.07
5	—	930	47.00–58.00	54.11
1	—	1,000	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	85.00–95.00	88.84
6	—	1,893	100.00–115.00	106.66

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,368	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,319.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	825.00–1,100.00	940.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.