Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2019-09-09

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
153 vs last sale 475 628 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
5 vs last sale 89 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
28 vs last sale 17 45 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: No comparison from last Monday due to the Labor day holiday. Calves were sharply lower than two weeks ago due to sharply lower fat cattle prices last week. Cash slaughter cattle traded Friday at 99.00 to 102.00 6.00 lower than the previous week. We had a moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. We also had a moderate supply of slaughter cows and bulls with moderate demand. Slaughter cow and bull prices were near steady from two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.16/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$120.16
268 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$20
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$30.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.11
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513120.66619255
Medium and Large 2-3462112.0051812thin
Small and Medium 1-271090.006391thin
One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale268 hd
120.16
KY average27 barns · 6,465 hd
123.28
−3.11
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
BullsHigh1,69465.881,11610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31353.4170124
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19051.4361225
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05543.4945911

Every lot, as filed

59 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,05341.82/cwt39.00–43.504406
CowsLean 85-90%1,05745.50/cwt43.50–46.504815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32953.43/cwt51.00–56.5071017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24448.88/cwt47.50–50.506084
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31359.34/cwt57.00–61.007793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19651.60/cwt49.00–54.0061719
BullsLarge 1273152.00/cwt152.00–152.004152
BullsLarge 1425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2548119.00/cwt119.00–119.006522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633111.00/cwt111.00–111.007033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2704105.00/cwt105.00–105.007396
BullsMedium and Large 1-2261175.00/cwt175.00–175.004578
BullsMedium and Large 1-2358148.00/cwt148.00–148.0053013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2492134.00/cwt134.00–134.0065921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568123.00/cwt123.00–123.0069924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438139.00/cwt139.00–139.0060932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465118.00/cwt118.00–118.005491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3583105.00/cwt105.00–105.006128
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365132.65/cwt132.00–135.004849
BullsMedium and Large 2-3514115.35/cwt115.00–116.5059321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528124.33/cwt123.00–125.006569
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2757101.00/cwt101.00–101.0076510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2312134.00/cwt134.00–134.0041814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2636111.00/cwt111.00–111.0070618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438121.78/cwt121.00–125.0053320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383128.00/cwt128.00–128.0049031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565112.65/cwt112.00–113.0063632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473119.78/cwt118.00–126.0056761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601123.50/cwt123.50–123.5074213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added677121.00/cwt121.00–121.0081916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added597124.00/cwt124.00–124.0074025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3499112.00/cwt112.00–112.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3436112.00/cwt112.00–112.004887
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-271090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
SteersLarge 1484131.00/cwt131.00–131.006344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2308158.00/cwt158.00–158.004872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395147.00/cwt147.00–147.005812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510136.00/cwt136.00–136.006945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488139.07/cwt136.00–142.006798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577128.38/cwt123.00–134.0074110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2638127.37/cwt120.00–130.0081319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2753121.79/cwt121.00–122.5091719
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575121.00/cwt121.00–121.006961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3363121.00/cwt121.00–121.004392
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007072
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,226998.25/cwt960.00–1,060.0012,2398
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,183.71/cwt1,085.00–1,260.0014,9506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,038787.89/cwt775.00–800.008,1782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215840.05/cwt800.00–885.0010,2072
Bulls1,90576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,4481
Bulls1,62560.43/cwt55.00–63.009824
Bulls1,70668.21/cwt64.00–72.001,1645
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10560.00/cwt60.00–60.006632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20146.35/cwt45.00–47.505574

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.