Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-11-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
14 vs last sale 475 47 vs year ago 414 · +11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
8 vs last sale 88 40 vs year ago 56 · +71.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
3 vs last sale 7 10 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 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.80/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$199.80
168 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$132
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.32
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2333208.006922thin
Medium and Large 1-2507203.221,030150
Medium and Large 2-3495166.6382416thin
One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale168 hd
199.80
KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd
198.48
+1.32
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
BullsAverage1,56195.061,4848thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60889.481,43912
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,25680.651,01334
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95068.7065322
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,045106.721,1152thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,3101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,1422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,209$1,0823thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,2351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,035$8251thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2911140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655181.42/cwt171.00–185.001,1884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520204.96/cwt202.50–210.001,06641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446205.31/cwt190.00–210.0091634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2758160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008844
HeifersMedium and Large 2350209.00/cwt209.00–209.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323152.40/cwt135.00–169.004922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313255.00/cwt255.00–255.0079810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
HeifersMedium and Large 2315207.00/cwt207.00–207.006521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2747208.62/cwt198.00–215.001,5588
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581219.10/cwt210.00–220.001,27311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483230.34/cwt230.00–231.001,1133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483191.00/cwt191.00–191.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235222.00/cwt222.00–222.005221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235207.00/cwt207.00–207.004861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,215143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2509238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2114
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,038152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5783
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3903111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2965169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415253.93/cwt242.00–260.001,0543
SteersMedium and Large 2420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009031
SteersMedium and Large 2210225.00/cwt225.00–225.004731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,55138
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,180132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added533250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,33321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410192.00/cwt192.00–192.007871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3280197.00/cwt197.00–197.005521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,0715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640156.00/cwt156.00–156.009981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007522
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665148.00/cwt148.00–148.009841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy354282.00/cwt282.00–282.0099812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23864.80/cwt61.00–68.008023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22175.77/cwt71.00–79.0092513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70888.53/cwt86.00–92.001,5125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30992.59/cwt90.00–98.001,2125
CowsLean 85-90%85757.32/cwt56.00–58.004913
CowsLean 85-90%84586.51/cwt86.00–87.007312
HeifersSelect and Choice1,045106.72/cwt100.00–113.001,1152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27684.60/cwt81.00–89.001,07913
CowsLean 85-90%95374.87/cwt70.00–78.007149
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50577.00/cwt76.00–79.001,1593
CowsLean 85-90%1,00861.57/cwt60.00–66.006218
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560100.04/cwt95.00–104.001,5614
Bulls1,744103.44/cwt100.00–110.001,8044
Bulls1,37886.67/cwt80.00–95.001,1944
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred CowsMedium 1-2805775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,141.87/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred CowsMedium 1-2770600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4281,323.62/head1,285.00–1,360.001,3242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,035825.00/head825.00–825.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566200.75/cwt180.00–202.001,13630
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436231.30/cwt220.00–241.001,00823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008132
BullsMedium and Large 2225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3313185.62/cwt170.00–202.005812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0976
BullsMedium and Large 1-2499200.00/cwt200.00–200.0099810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2291285.00/cwt285.00–285.0082910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2509215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,09439
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2587183.80/cwt179.00–185.001,07925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367241.00/cwt241.00–241.0088415
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3669161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0775
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3259196.47/cwt192.00–205.005095
BullsMedium and Large 1-2656175.33/cwt160.00–180.001,15017
BullsMedium and Large 2355235.00/cwt235.00–235.008342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3215202.00/cwt202.00–202.004341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2607177.50/cwt170.00–185.001,07712

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.