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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 22

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 8Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▼ 316 vs last sale 563▲ 51 vs year ago 196 · +26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 68▲ 34 vs year ago 22 · +154.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 13 · −76.9%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to market being closed last week: However there was good demand for feeder classes with strong demand for preconditioned feeder classes. Strong demand on 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 $209.58/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$209.58

127 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$26.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

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	581	211.10	1,227	116
Medium and Large 2	398	203.00	808	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	377	186.05	700	4thin
Large 1-2	560	185.00	1,036	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.10/cwt here — about $191 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 sale127 hd

209.58

—

KY average15 barns · 1,911 hd

206.72

+2.87

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	1,692	105.73	1,789	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	98.53	1,580	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	90.86	1,123	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	790	72.00	569	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,320	151.00	1,993	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)	1,015	$1,277	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	238.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,150	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,364	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	223.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,477	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,514	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,673	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,427	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	189.55/cwt	187.00–192.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	231.60/cwt	228.00–235.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	902	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	454	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,085	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	182.54/cwt	175.00–190.00	891	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,165	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	213.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,126	18
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	214.15/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,227	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	184.80/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,183	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,331	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,350	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	190.67/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,285	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,429	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,299	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	908	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	404	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,095	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	219.05/cwt	216.00–220.00	959	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,240	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,306	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,272	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,993	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	107.87/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,864	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	655	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	101.97/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,248	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	86.67/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,070	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	74.34/cwt	72.00–77.00	974	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	103.80/cwt	94.00–121.00	1,655	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	88.86/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,440	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,276.80/head	960.00–1,550.00	1,277	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 563Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 68Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 13

No comparison due to market being closed last week: However there was good demand for feeder classes with strong demand for preconditioned feeder classes. Strong demand on slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	216.00–220.00	219.05
2	—	388	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	271.00	271.00
7	—	502	247.00	247.00
5	—	568	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	255.00	255.00
2	—	520	210.00	210.00
1	—	735	155.00	155.00
1	—	335	271.00	271.00
1	—	580	200.00	200.00
12	—	661	190.00–195.00	192.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	204.50	204.50
27	—	646	206.00	206.00
13	—	511	228.00	228.00
6	—	711	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	211.00	211.00
1	—	465	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	184.00–185.00	184.80
3	—	870	150.00	150.00
13	—	573	206.00–218.00	214.15
18	—	526	200.00–220.00	213.99
8	—	376	240.00	240.00
1	—	955	136.00	136.00
2	—	335	228.00–235.00	231.60
9	—	674	184.00–196.00	190.67
1	—	710	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	175.00–190.00	182.54
2	—	265	187.00–192.00	189.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	142.00	142.00
13	—	661	220.00–225.00	223.40
1	—	1,075	143.00	143.00
10	—	816	205.00	205.00
21	—	704	215.00	215.00
1	—	385	265.00	265.00
3	—	583	234.00	234.00
5	—	483	230.00–240.00	238.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
1	—	655	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,620	84.00–93.00	88.86
11	—	1,594	94.00–121.00	103.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,234	80.00–93.00	86.67
2	—	1,310	72.00–77.00	74.34
9	—	1,224	95.00–110.00	101.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	100.00–115.00	107.87
1	—	1,510	95.00	95.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	960.00–1,550.00	1,276.80

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.