Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $209.28/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$209.28

84 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

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	541	213.72	1,157	73
Medium and Large 2	602	186.67	1,124	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	391	177.25	694	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $463 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 sale84 hd

209.28

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

203.28

+6.00

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	2,090	115.50	2,414	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	93.23	1,446	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	83.32	995	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	63.19	600	11

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	222.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,248	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	213.71/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,077	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,267	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	163.19/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	247.82/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	912	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	210.04/cwt	209.00–213.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	210.01/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,184	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	222.80/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	82.71/cwt	80.00–88.00	957	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	115.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,414	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	99.30/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,534	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	87.16/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,357	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	63.34/cwt	58.00–66.00	742	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	61.89/cwt	60.00–65.00	623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	75.62/cwt	71.00–79.00	819	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	54.47/cwt	45.00–58.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	97.20/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,287	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	76.05/cwt	73.00–79.00	715	2

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 Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 346Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
2	—	263	209.00	209.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
2	—	335	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	560	215.00–225.00	222.90
5	—	461	230.00	230.00
26	—	504	201.00–215.00	213.71
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
9	—	667	190.00	190.00
6	—	397	240.00	240.00
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
6	—	707	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	261.00	261.00
7	—	569	230.00	230.00
2	—	708	224.00	224.00
2	—	513	242.00	242.00
1	—	645	225.00	225.00
2	—	478	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	167.00	167.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	190.00	190.00
5	—	738	160.00–164.00	163.19
10	—	423	230.00–250.00	247.82
3	—	264	270.00	270.00
2	—	523	227.00	227.00
14	—	564	205.00–215.00	210.01
3	—	462	220.00–228.00	222.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	333	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	168.00	168.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	830	131.00	131.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	209.00–213.00	210.04

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,157	80.00–88.00	82.71
3	—	1,172	58.00–66.00	63.34
6	—	1,083	71.00–79.00	75.62
8	—	1,324	90.00–113.00	97.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,007	60.00–65.00	61.89
5	—	937	45.00–58.00	54.47
2	—	940	73.00–79.00	76.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	97.00–102.00	99.30
3	—	1,557	85.00–92.00	87.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,090	110.00–120.00	115.50

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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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