Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.38/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$221.38

128 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

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

$25.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

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	562	223.82	1,258	102
Medium and Large 2	469	215.91	1,012	20
Medium and Large 2-3	339	198.17	672	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $586 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 sale128 hd

221.38

—

KY average23 barns · 6,152 hd

221.85

−0.48

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	1,543	111.78	1,724	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,202	86.77	1,043	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	86.38	1,330	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	76.69	781	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,021	137.01	1,399	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2-3	—	367	200.26/cwt	200.00–201.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	222.23/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,176	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.91/cwt	203.00–209.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	248.06/cwt	246.50–253.00	1,436	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,714	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,594	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	224.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	212.38/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	234.77/cwt	220.00–238.50	1,571	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,364	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	215.62/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,110	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	243.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,036	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,249	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	793	160.81/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,275	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	895	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	71.79/cwt	71.00–74.00	751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	80.61/cwt	79.00–82.00	803	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	85.51/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	135.15/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	943	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	88.36/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,045	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	110.77/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,338	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	79.27/cwt	76.00–82.50	963	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	104.37/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,550	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,298	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	194.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	246.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	210.28/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,215	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	238.35/cwt	235.00–241.00	963	9

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 300Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	200.00–201.00	200.26
2	—	283	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	529	210.00–226.00	222.23
4	—	319	237.00	237.00
6	—	369	232.00	232.00
7	—	664	200.00–222.00	212.38
3	—	647	210.00	210.00
1	—	720	200.00	200.00
14	—	578	210.00–212.00	210.28
9	—	404	235.00–241.00	238.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	206.00	206.00
2	—	480	203.00–209.00	205.91
2	—	585	188.00	188.00
1	—	300	217.00	217.00
12	—	444	220.00–225.00	224.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	693	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	250.00	250.00
25	—	579	246.50–253.00	248.06
9	—	615	227.00	227.00
5	—	725	225.00	225.00
7	—	500	255.00	255.00
21	—	669	220.00–238.50	234.77
5	—	363	270.00	270.00
3	—	830	210.00	210.00
3	—	457	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	711	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	242.00	242.00
16	—	588	232.00	232.00
6	—	733	198.00	198.00
16	—	426	230.00–245.00	243.20
16	—	512	244.00	244.00
5	—	664	210.00	210.00
2	—	225	237.00	237.00
8	—	272	260.00	260.00
1	—	855	150.00	150.00
7	—	362	240.00–250.00	246.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	200.00–220.00	215.62
7	—	417	220.00	220.00
2	—	280	211.00	211.00
1	—	310	212.00	212.00
4	—	589	190.00–200.00	194.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
2	—	648	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	150.00–173.00	160.81
3	—	1,225	125.00–148.00	135.15
2	—	943	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	71.00	71.00
8	—	1,183	85.00–91.00	88.36
2	—	1,208	108.00–113.00	110.77
6	—	1,215	76.00–82.50	79.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	71.00–74.00	71.79
5	—	996	79.00–82.00	80.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,548	81.00–90.00	85.51
1	—	1,585	78.50	78.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	90.00–115.00	104.37
1	—	1,715	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,150.00	1,150.00

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