Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.42/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$194.42

259 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	197.32	1,080	204
Medium and Large 2-3	345	194.00	669	4thin
Medium and Large 2	551	182.81	1,008	51

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $72 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 sale259 hd

194.42

—

KY average24 barns · 7,767 hd

197.18

−2.76

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	1,561	107.31	1,675	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,343	106.50	1,430	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	91.46	1,399	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	83.65	1,082	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	71.88	775	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	149.00	1,863	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	197.89/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,039	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	165.00/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,120	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	198.43/cwt	190.00–203.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,192	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,203	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,056	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	210.82/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,341	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	189.05/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,390	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	224.43/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	205.83/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,179	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	204.30/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,042	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	935	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,260	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,273	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	78.28/cwt	74.00–84.00	891	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	79.89/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,330	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	100.91/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,560	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	90.00/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,346	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	85.50/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,102	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,863	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	67.08/cwt	61.00–72.00	694	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	109.36/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,742	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	74.48/cwt	71.00–79.00	959	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	230.74/cwt	226.00–234.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,028	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	199.75/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,171	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	976	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	187.20/cwt	186.00–189.00	985	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	226.67/cwt	225.00–228.00	972	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	186.13/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,072	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	175.78/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,081	5

How this sale compares

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 267Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 34Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	312	229.00	229.00
37	—	525	196.00–200.00	197.89
11	—	373	229.00	229.00
9	—	883	135.00	135.00
4	—	278	212.00	212.00
28	—	454	215.00	215.00
14	—	429	225.00–228.00	226.67
6	—	733	165.00	165.00
16	—	576	185.00–187.00	186.13
5	—	615	175.00–179.00	175.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	210.00	210.00
17	—	679	162.00–168.00	165.00
3	—	365	190.00–203.00	198.43
5	—	568	183.00	183.00
15	—	526	186.00–189.00	187.20
5	—	461	190.00	190.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	661	182.00	182.00
20	—	503	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	234.00	234.00
9	—	446	235.00	235.00
8	—	573	220.00	220.00
48	—	636	195.00–213.00	210.82
36	—	735	183.00–190.00	189.05
5	—	505	223.00–230.00	224.43
4	—	359	259.00	259.00
1	—	320	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
2	—	480	220.00	220.00
11	—	573	195.00–215.00	205.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	190.00	190.00
28	—	510	203.00–205.00	204.30
4	—	756	165.00	165.00
6	—	431	226.00	226.00
2	—	280	230.00	230.00
13	—	371	252.00	252.00
17	—	453	227.00	227.00
24	—	586	199.00–202.00	199.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	195.00	195.00
5	—	361	226.00–234.00	230.74
4	—	425	210.00	210.00
5	—	677	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,425	112.00	112.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	74.00–84.00	78.28
8	—	1,034	61.00–72.00	67.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	78.00–82.00	79.89
4	—	1,546	97.00–103.00	100.91
10	—	1,496	84.00–95.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,289	82.00–92.00	85.50
4	—	1,288	71.00–79.00	74.48
1	—	1,365	100.00	100.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,593	105.00–111.00	109.36

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	—	1,575	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,450.00	1,450.00

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle