Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.76/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$199.76

152 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$268

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

$67.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.69

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	532	206.74	1,101	116
Medium and Large 2	566	182.40	1,032	20
Medium and Large 2-3	519	172.92	897	15thin
Medium 1-2	985	139.00	1,369	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.74/cwt here — about −$268 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 sale152 hd

199.76

—

KY average12 barns · 1,487 hd

187.07

+12.69

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	1,874	103.46	1,939	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	86.54	1,384	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	79.91	993	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	950	54.83	521	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	112.00	1,204	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,275	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 1-2Value Added	—	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	194.37/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,017	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,033	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,059	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,362	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	228.42/cwt	217.00–234.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	207.78/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,222	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	180.76/cwt	171.00–184.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	167.62/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	196.01/cwt	190.00–202.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	226.74/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,161	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,542	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	945	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,361	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	229.39/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,000	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	168.19/cwt	147.00–175.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	349	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	883	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	91.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,213	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	63.59/cwt	54.00–68.00	728	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	73.71/cwt	70.00–78.00	927	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	83.71/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,028	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	45.21/cwt	34.00–59.00	429	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	75.54/cwt	75.00–76.00	705	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,204	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,200	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	100.89/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	85.80/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,372	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	98.20/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,752	5
Bulls	—	—	2,025	112.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,272	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,068	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,139	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	188.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,073	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	168.75/cwt	165.00–171.00	955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	180.40/cwt	180.00–182.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	219.17/cwt	213.00–221.00	822	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	985	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,369	1

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 461Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 96Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	730	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
5	—	482	171.00–184.00	180.76
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
8	—	566	165.00–171.00	168.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	523	191.00–215.00	194.37
12	—	447	231.00	231.00
2	—	275	232.00	232.00
9	—	681	200.00	200.00
6	—	318	217.00–234.00	228.42
28	—	588	192.00–209.00	207.78
4	—	766	160.00–175.00	167.62
13	—	375	213.00–221.00	219.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	170.00	170.00
12	—	582	182.00	182.00
4	—	414	190.00–202.00	196.01
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	195.00	195.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
2	—	508	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	512	223.00–235.00	226.74
2	—	483	236.00	236.00
4	—	430	220.00	220.00
14	—	717	215.00	215.00
2	—	350	240.00	240.00
17	—	613	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	989	110.00–115.00	112.85
21	—	436	217.00–230.00	229.39
5	—	644	180.00	180.00
4	—	865	120.00–125.00	121.23
3	—	293	254.00	254.00
14	—	521	205.00	205.00
11	—	780	146.00	146.00
21	—	569	180.00–190.00	188.54
2	—	348	220.00	220.00
6	—	495	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	147.00–175.00	168.19
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
1	—	480	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	171.00	171.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
5	—	531	180.00–182.00	180.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	349	253.00	253.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	90.00–95.00	91.65
4	—	1,145	54.00–68.00	63.59
10	—	1,257	70.00–78.00	73.71
15	—	1,228	80.00–89.00	83.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	34.00–59.00	45.21
2	—	933	75.00–76.00	75.54
2	—	965	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	75.00–76.00	75.49
2	—	1,608	99.00–103.00	100.89
9	—	1,599	80.00–92.00	85.80
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,784	90.00–100.00	98.20
3	—	2,025	110.00–116.00	112.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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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