Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 9
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
273 vs last sale 199 203 vs year ago 269 · +75.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
39 vs last sale 25 0 vs year ago 64 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
1 vs last sale 1 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady, steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.57/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$205.57
203 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,110
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.65
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549215.641,184123
Medium and Large 2-3436194.0284725
Medium and Large 2566188.321,06655
One grade step is worth $27.32/cwt here — about $118 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 sale203 hd
205.57
KY average25 barns · 4,869 hd
207.23
−1.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,412102.291,4446thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54790.561,4018thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21785.261,03835
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98776.1875214

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3552180.00/cwt180.00–180.009943
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2729195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,42214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,04728
HeifersMedium and Large 2643180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367242.00/cwt242.00–242.0088815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260235.00/cwt235.00–235.006111
SteersMedium and Large 2953145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640217.94/cwt215.00–230.001,39515
HeifersMedium and Large 2716165.09/cwt160.00–170.001,1828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2771176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,35714
SteersMedium and Large 2510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285249.00/cwt249.00–249.007101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1957
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,200150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 2460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2547233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428258.85/cwt250.00–267.001,1082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2485
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,30723
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285192.00/cwt192.00–192.005471
SteersMedium and Large 2643210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3505
SteersMedium and Large 2-3733189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718211.97/cwt210.00–220.001,52210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2288248.00/cwt248.00–248.007142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2832160.01/cwt150.00–165.001,3313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2729174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,26810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,16620
BullsMedium and Large 1-2501232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,16219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,0019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49877.50/cwt75.00–80.001,1612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24486.97/cwt80.00–94.001,08215
CowsLean 85-90%98365.15/cwt60.00–67.006404
CowsLean 85-90%94074.35/cwt70.00–77.006994
CowsLean 85-90%99289.26/cwt86.00–91.008853
CowsLean 85-90%1,05280.26/cwt78.00–83.008443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19997.47/cwt95.00–102.001,1699
Bulls1,35894.95/cwt85.00–100.001,2893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56899.13/cwt96.00–104.001,5544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55586.49/cwt86.00–87.001,3452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26061.00/cwt61.00–61.007691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18874.13/cwt71.00–78.0088110
Bulls1,465109.63/cwt105.00–116.001,6063
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.0096012
BullsMedium and Large 2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009413
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3215212.00/cwt212.00–212.004561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2445245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,09021
BullsMedium and Large 2550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009902
BullsMedium and Large 2332225.00/cwt225.00–225.007473
BullsMedium and Large 2374240.00/cwt240.00–240.008989
BullsMedium and Large 1-2658185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,21712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2643190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2226
BullsMedium and Large 2463210.00/cwt210.00–210.009728
HeifersMedium and Large 2324220.76/cwt216.00–225.007154
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420198.03/cwt195.00–200.0083215
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3379200.00/cwt200.00–200.007584
HeifersMedium and Large 2597189.79/cwt180.00–198.001,13325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,18311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519219.12/cwt218.00–222.001,13728
HeifersMedium and Large 2208232.00/cwt232.00–232.004832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3318200.00/cwt200.00–200.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 2526185.00/cwt185.00–185.0097313

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.