Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers firm on a light comparison from last week. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.41/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$215.41

194 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$80.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

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	490	222.85	1,091	159
Medium and Large 2	508	195.08	991	26
Medium and Large 2-3	580	142.64	827	9thin

One grade step is worth $80.21/cwt here — about $265 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 sale194 hd

215.41

—

KY average25 barns · 5,574 hd

206.96

+8.45

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	1,704	107.80	1,837	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	92.37	1,414	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	85.00	1,060	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	64.96	592	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	655	107.50	704	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,655	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	325	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	234.20/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,223	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	217.83/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,115	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	165.86/cwt	150.00–181.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	208.96/cwt	205.00–209.50	1,202	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	246.92/cwt	230.00–249.00	923	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	206.93/cwt	204.00–214.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	192.98/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	809	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	179.28/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,284	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	219.40/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,542	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	234.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,365	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	271.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,032	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	162.85/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	176.93/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	246.02/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,188	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	201.74/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,174	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,063	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,172	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	795	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	76.19/cwt	71.00–80.00	699	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	64.50/cwt	60.00–66.00	628	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	53.64/cwt	50.00–57.00	471	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	104.26/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	88.41/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	76.32/cwt	71.00–79.00	904	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	94.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,252	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	83.92/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,011	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	66.55/cwt	64.00–69.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	99.05/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	109.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,964	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,655.01/head	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,655	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	970	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	205.14/cwt	180.00–210.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	191.88/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,249	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	229.83/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,004	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,269	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	834	129.38/cwt	110.00–158.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	177.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 197Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 47Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	226.00	226.00
10	—	432	204.00–214.00	206.93
9	—	525	190.00–204.00	192.98
4	—	669	170.00	170.00
2	—	579	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	512	217.00–225.00	217.83
24	—	575	205.00–209.50	208.96
26	—	374	230.00–249.00	246.92
16	—	316	256.00	256.00
11	—	716	179.00–180.00	179.28
5	—	271	241.00	241.00
28	—	441	234.00	234.00
18	—	658	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	199.00	199.00
2	—	215	150.00–181.00	165.86
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
2	—	870	115.00	115.00
2	—	833	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	522	220.00–236.00	234.20
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
4	—	458	230.00	230.00
11	—	649	183.00	183.00
18	—	582	190.00–210.00	201.74
1	—	205	259.00	259.00
18	—	651	190.00–192.00	191.88
15	—	437	227.00–240.00	229.83
10	—	742	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	364	292.00	292.00
17	—	434	270.00	270.00
10	—	278	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
11	—	539	180.00	180.00
6	—	386	180.00–210.00	205.14
1	—	260	225.00	225.00
1	—	205	228.00	228.00
5	—	834	110.00–158.00	129.38
4	—	576	170.00–180.00	177.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	703	211.00–220.00	219.40
11	—	583	225.00–235.00	234.08
4	—	411	270.00–275.00	271.26
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	385	280.00	280.00
3	—	465	244.00–250.00	246.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	150.00–175.00	162.85
1	—	800	192.00	192.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
3	—	762	169.00–181.00	176.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
7	—	918	71.00–80.00	76.19
4	—	974	60.00–66.00	64.50
9	—	879	50.00–57.00	53.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	95.00–112.00	104.26
6	—	1,492	80.00–91.00	88.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	71.00–79.00	76.32
14	—	1,330	90.00–100.00	94.13
12	—	1,205	81.00–89.00	83.92
2	—	1,203	64.00–69.00	66.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	98.00–100.00	99.05
8	—	1,786	105.00–114.00	109.99

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,298	1,600.00–1,710.00	1,655.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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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