Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No Sale last Monday so no trend. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.82/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$218.82

183 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

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	522	222.23	1,160	152
Medium and Large 2-3	438	203.13	890	8thin
Medium and Large 2	489	202.66	991	21
Large 1	575	192.00	1,104	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $56 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 sale183 hd

218.82

—

KY average11 barns · 2,619 hd

213.92

+4.89

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	—	High	1,611	114.52	1,845	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	101.23	1,441	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	96.00	1,129	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	83.38	841	22

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)	1,233	$1,456	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,540	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	372	236.84/cwt	236.00–238.00	881	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	215.32/cwt	215.00–216.00	913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,104	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	220.45/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,268	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	221.97/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,179	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	250.53/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,102	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,108	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	264.21/cwt	250.00–270.00	959	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,337	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,316	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	307	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	761	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	78.16/cwt	71.00–80.50	739	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	86.99/cwt	81.00–90.00	915	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	107.01/cwt	103.00–113.75	1,518	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	95.45/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,362	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	87.24/cwt	86.00–88.00	989	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	104.82/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,344	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	94.36/cwt	89.50–99.00	1,064	11
Bulls	—	—	2,170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,081	4
Bulls	—	—	1,215	105.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,279	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,455.65/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,456	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	233.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,151	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	399	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,193	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	218.47/cwt	217.00–220.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	214.17/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,135	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,326	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	229.33/cwt	228.00–230.00	995	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	241.72/cwt	235.00–246.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1

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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 275Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 102Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 7

Compared to last Monday: No Sale last Monday so no trend. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	236.00–238.00	236.84
3	—	303	235.00	235.00
6	—	468	225.00	225.00
14	—	867	166.00	166.00
9	—	662	212.00	212.00
37	—	575	215.00–225.00	220.45
21	—	531	220.00–224.00	221.97
24	—	434	228.00–230.00	229.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	215.00–216.00	215.32
3	—	758	160.00	160.00
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
2	—	350	215.00	215.00
3	—	642	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	208.00	208.00
3	—	405	196.00	196.00
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	237.00	237.00
15	—	327	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	240.00	240.00
3	—	520	235.00	235.00
12	—	868	195.00	195.00
2	—	608	224.00	224.00
12	—	440	246.00–252.00	250.53
6	—	593	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	198.00	198.00
1	—	555	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	445	249.00	249.00
21	—	363	250.00–270.00	264.21
9	—	594	225.00	225.00
18	—	612	215.00	215.00
10	—	510	238.00	238.00
8	—	663	200.00	200.00
7	—	294	254.00	254.00
2	—	770	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	492	230.00–235.00	233.85
1	—	290	230.00	230.00
17	—	530	208.00–220.00	214.17
3	—	560	217.00	217.00
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
5	—	383	235.00–246.00	241.72
1	—	610	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	399	226.00	226.00
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
5	—	612	195.00	195.00
4	—	423	217.00–220.00	218.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	71.00–80.50	78.16
13	—	1,052	81.00–90.00	86.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,419	103.00–113.75	107.01
10	—	1,427	90.00–102.00	95.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	86.00–88.00	87.24
7	—	1,282	102.00–110.00	104.82
11	—	1,128	89.50–99.00	94.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,769	115.00–120.00	117.61
3	—	1,215	100.00–110.00	105.23

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)	4	—	1,233	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,455.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

Replacement Cattle