Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

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 were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Light 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 $222.03/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$222.03

78 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$42.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

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	526	229.54	1,207	52
Large 1	646	218.00	1,408	6thin
Medium and Large 2	535	209.27	1,119	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	187.00	1,033	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.54/cwt here — about $175 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 sale78 hd

222.03

—

KY average25 barns · 4,142 hd

225.74

−3.71

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	1,766	122.11	2,156	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	100.61	1,479	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	97.14	1,185	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	80.63	852	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,256	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,124	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	243.09/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,485	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	228.02/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	236.22/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,120	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	232.32/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,257	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	99.64/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,496	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	101.18/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,234	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	82.95/cwt	80.00–86.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	120.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,121	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	201.48/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,384	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	242.77/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,153	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	949	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	221.79/cwt	215.50–225.50	1,380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	646	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,408	6

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 183Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 60Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	190.00	190.00
2	—	383	251.00	251.00
9	—	517	243.00	243.00
5	—	594	220.00	220.00
14	—	429	262.00	262.00
11	—	687	190.00–204.00	201.48
11	—	475	240.00–247.00	242.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	191.00	191.00
3	—	592	205.00	205.00
5	—	495	237.00	237.00
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	223.00	223.00
2	—	598	186.00	186.00
1	—	375	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	210.00	210.00
1	—	520	243.00	243.00
23	—	611	229.00–244.00	243.09
4	—	669	227.00–229.00	228.02
2	—	570	240.00	240.00
6	—	433	262.00	262.00
3	—	380	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	241.00	241.00
1	—	470	241.00	241.00
2	—	553	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	215.00	215.00
7	—	569	209.00	209.00
2	—	475	216.00	216.00
2	—	685	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
2	—	498	205.00	205.00
1	—	510	195.00	195.00
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	230.00–239.00	236.22
2	—	400	233.00	233.00
5	—	719	200.00	200.00
6	—	541	227.00–235.00	232.32
9	—	389	244.00	244.00
12	—	622	215.50–225.50	221.79
1	—	685	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,560	122.00	122.00
7	—	1,501	95.00–105.00	99.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	95.00–106.00	101.18
1	—	1,220	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,133	80.00–86.00	82.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,760	115.00–125.00	120.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,320	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	150.00	150.00

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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