Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Heavy 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 $207.95/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$207.95

95 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$20.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

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	527	210.10	1,108	84
Medium and Large 2-3	445	192.43	856	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	190.00	1,040	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about $68 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 sale95 hd

207.95

—

KY average26 barns · 6,156 hd

211.18

−3.23

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	1,700	116.38	1,979	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	92.98	1,328	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	89.20	1,062	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	78.68	815	29

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,253	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	668	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	219.89/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	219.99/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	193.67/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,218	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	199.47/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	221.98/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	242.08/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,051	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	82.68/cwt	80.00–84.00	933	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	103.87/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,309	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	88.86/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,067	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	93.42/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,358	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	86.33/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,130	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	72.84/cwt	70.00–75.00	801	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	87.49/cwt	86.50–88.50	829	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	80.24/cwt	76.00–85.50	834	18
Bulls	—	—	1,583	116.27/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,165	1,106.52/head	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,107	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,340.89/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,341	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	214.00/cwt	206.00–216.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	212.94/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,037	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,410	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	999	8

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

Mon Jun 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 251Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 64Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	194.00	194.00
13	—	508	213.00–223.00	219.89
10	—	458	219.00–221.00	219.99
22	—	629	190.00–202.00	193.67
5	—	754	170.00	170.00
5	—	564	209.00	209.00
10	—	375	232.00	232.00
5	—	275	230.00	230.00
8	—	444	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	171.00	171.00
6	—	413	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	251.00	251.00
3	—	968	170.00	170.00
3	—	737	214.00	214.00
5	—	834	193.00–201.00	199.47
8	—	659	219.00–223.00	221.98
3	—	595	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	506	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	200.00	200.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	191.00	191.00
1	—	325	214.00	214.00
5	—	581	204.00	204.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
5	—	440	206.00–216.00	214.00
20	—	487	210.00–217.00	212.94
1	—	370	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	352	259.00	259.00
14	—	434	231.00–245.00	242.08
7	—	272	268.00	268.00
4	—	763	170.00	170.00
2	—	565	219.00	219.00
8	—	527	225.00	225.00
7	—	681	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
3	—	658	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	80.00–84.00	82.68
4	—	1,260	100.00–108.00	103.87
19	—	1,201	85.00–95.50	88.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	65.00	65.00
7	—	1,099	70.00–75.00	72.84
3	—	947	86.50–88.50	87.49
18	—	1,039	76.00–85.50	80.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,454	90.00–100.00	93.42
4	—	1,309	85.00–88.00	86.33
1	—	1,480	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,583	114.00–118.00	116.27
1	—	1,875	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,106.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,246	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,340.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.

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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

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