Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifers were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Light 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 $233.49/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$233.49

100 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$15.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

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	546	234.55	1,281	93
Medium and Large 2	529	219.44	1,162	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.11/cwt here — about $120 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 sale100 hd

233.49

—

KY average27 barns · 8,677 hd

227.35

+6.14

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	—	Average	1,750	125.00	2,188	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,615	139.00	2,245	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	96.75	1,539	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	93.74	1,118	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	78.48	867	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	738	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,355	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,288	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	264.57/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,185	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	229.39/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	243.08/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	241.53/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,349	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,252	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	264.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	228.69/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	224.83/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,439	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	230.98/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,342	29
Bulls	—	—	1,750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	88.34/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,064	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	101.42/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,600	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	89.38/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,410	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,235	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	734	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,245	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	97.02/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,153	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	80.30/cwt	78.00–82.00	914	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 440Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 121Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	198.00	198.00
7	—	589	230.00	230.00
9	—	513	251.00	251.00
1	—	295	267.00	267.00
14	—	448	250.00–267.00	264.57
8	—	371	267.00	267.00
10	—	640	220.00–226.00	224.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	225.00	225.00
1	—	420	239.00	239.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	220.00–225.00	222.50
9	—	607	225.00–245.00	229.39
1	—	700	225.00	225.00
6	—	593	235.00	235.00
2	—	348	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	831	238.00	238.00
9	—	584	255.00	255.00
2	—	398	265.00	265.00
9	—	542	265.00	265.00
3	—	890	235.00	235.00
19	—	727	242.00–245.00	243.08
3	—	770	238.00	238.00
5	—	464	260.00–270.00	264.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	455	236.00–243.00	241.53
7	—	375	245.00	245.00
15	—	524	239.00	239.00
1	—	610	230.00	230.00
6	—	665	215.00	215.00
6	—	738	200.00	200.00
29	—	581	225.00–234.00	230.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	544	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	220.00	220.00
2	—	663	205.00	205.00
3	—	458	228.00–230.00	228.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,204	83.00–92.00	88.34
4	—	1,188	95.00–100.00	97.02
1	—	1,140	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,578	97.00–110.00	101.42
1	—	1,825	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,578	85.00–95.00	89.38
1	—	1,525	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,138	78.00–82.00	80.30
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	139.00	139.00

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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