Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2019-07-29

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 29
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 174▲ 384 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 27▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 8▲ 20 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 Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.11/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$133.11
112 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$20.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503136.0868488
Medium and Large 2-3445125.6655916thin
Large 1533115.386158thin
One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $69 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 sale112 hd
133.11
—
KY average26 barns · 5,519 hd
132.45
+0.67
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
Bulls—Average1,54469.381,0715thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40754.3576510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06948.9352310
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04541.924387thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls——2,10072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,5121
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09448.94/cwt47.00–53.005357
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40152.82/cwt49.50–57.007408
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09043.14/cwt42.50–44.504704
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43060.49/cwt60.00–61.008652
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07558.50/cwt58.50–58.506291
Bulls——1,67090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5031
CowsBoner 80-85%—97844.11/cwt42.50–46.004312
Bulls——1,31761.63/cwt55.00–67.008123
CowsLean 85-90%—98540.30/cwt38.00–42.003973
BullsLarge 1—495121.00/cwt121.00–121.005996
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—290142.00/cwt142.00–142.004122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—368154.00/cwt154.00–154.005672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—738108.00/cwt108.00–108.007978
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—511131.15/cwt129.00–135.0067011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—430148.84/cwt145.00–150.0064016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—494144.62/cwt142.00–147.0071419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—587129.50/cwt129.50–129.5076021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—345141.00/cwt141.00–141.004861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005286
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—559123.00/cwt123.00–123.006887
HeifersLarge 1—560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
HeifersLarge 1—529115.00/cwt115.00–115.006087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—660112.00/cwt112.00–112.007391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—328135.00/cwt135.00–135.004432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—631120.00/cwt120.00–120.007574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—280141.00/cwt141.00–141.003958
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—593128.00/cwt128.00–128.0075911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—487133.00/cwt133.00–133.0064813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—500137.00/cwt137.00–137.0068514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—424145.00/cwt145.00–145.006159
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—545141.88/cwt141.00–142.0077324
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—573119.33/cwt118.00–120.006846
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—375129.39/cwt124.00–131.004859
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—523146.00/cwt146.00–146.007643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—561140.00/cwt140.00–140.007854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—388158.03/cwt156.00–159.006136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—479156.00/cwt156.00–156.007477
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—559149.00/cwt149.00–149.0083313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—470131.00/cwt131.00–131.006162
Dairy SteersLarge 3—66775.00/cwt75.00–75.005003
Dairy SteersLarge 3—32488.50/cwt88.50–88.502877
Dairy SteersLarge 3—42186.00/cwt86.00–86.003627
Dairy SteersLarge 3—94573.00/cwt73.00–73.0069017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0801,100.73/cwt1,025.00–1,160.0011,88810

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.