Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with good 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 $225.44/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$225.44

167 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

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	587	227.53	1,336	121
Medium and Large 2	482	220.07	1,061	45
Medium and Large 2-3	510	214.00	1,091	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $244 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 sale167 hd

225.44

—

KY average25 barns · 6,282 hd

228.02

−2.58

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	1,604	117.54	1,886	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	104.08	1,470	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	99.47	1,178	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	86.13	909	14

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	469	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,250	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,171	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	221.81/cwt	211.00–228.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	231.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,022	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	240.66/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	217.24/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,214	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,023	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,434	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	100.81/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,221	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	106.36/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,499	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	116.23/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,366	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	89.20/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,026	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	75.82/cwt	70.00–80.00	712	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	96.43/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,094	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	86.15/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,008	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	91.80/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,301	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	116.30/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,658	4
Bulls	—	—	1,611	113.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,830	5
Bulls	—	—	1,593	124.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,977	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	219.75/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,187	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	256.69/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,119	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,469	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	347	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	209.43/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,386	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,318	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	668	3

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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 326Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 39Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 11

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with good 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	223.00	223.00
2	—	360	229.00	229.00
13	—	576	210.00	210.00
3	—	755	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	227.00	227.00
11	—	509	230.00	230.00
4	—	424	211.00–228.00	221.81
4	—	229	229.00	229.00
3	—	277	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	737	205.00	205.00
8	—	776	189.00	189.00
19	—	504	248.00	248.00
3	—	363	239.00	239.00
7	—	310	253.00	253.00
12	—	564	240.00	240.00
19	—	432	240.00	240.00
20	—	662	200.00–215.00	209.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	180.00	180.00
18	—	611	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	295.00	295.00
3	—	662	235.00	235.00
5	—	622	230.00–240.00	231.95
12	—	721	234.00–242.00	240.66
7	—	766	243.00	243.00
2	—	478	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	289.00	289.00
13	—	364	281.00	281.00
12	—	640	224.00	224.00
3	—	496	246.00	246.00
15	—	436	250.00–259.00	256.69
14	—	742	198.00	198.00
33	—	573	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	559	210.00–226.00	217.24
2	—	498	229.00	229.00
4	—	655	199.00	199.00
19	—	540	210.00–224.00	219.75
5	—	347	235.00	235.00
4	—	415	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	238.00	238.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,211	96.00–105.00	100.81
6	—	1,175	110.00–122.00	116.23
12	—	1,150	83.00–92.00	89.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,409	100.00–112.00	106.36
9	—	1,417	87.00–99.00	91.80
4	—	1,426	113.00–122.00	116.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	70.00–80.00	75.82
6	—	1,134	91.00–104.00	96.43
2	—	1,170	85.00–87.00	86.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,611	110.00–115.00	113.60
3	—	1,593	120.00–130.00	124.11

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	136.00	136.00

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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