Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-01-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
178 vs last sale 363 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
38 vs last sale 65 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
19 vs last sale 27 8 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 steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. Light supply of slaughter cattle due to muddy conditions. Moderate demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.60/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$127.60
251 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.90
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2588129.14759223
Medium and Large 2-3462115.3953328
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $226 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 sale251 hd
127.60
KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd
124.70
+2.90
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
BullsLow1,30564.008351thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44546.8767712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19237.624494thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17534.924105thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2377135.00/cwt135.00–135.0050915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428135.50/cwt135.50–135.5058012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566121.00/cwt121.00–121.0068511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512125.00/cwt125.00–125.006408
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3455128.00/cwt128.00–128.005823
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3658105.00/cwt105.00–105.006917
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428115.00/cwt115.00–115.004925
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515117.00/cwt117.00–117.006031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477151.36/cwt150.00–153.5072222
SteersMedium and Large 2-3740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465141.00/cwt141.00–141.006561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3403141.00/cwt141.00–141.005682
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3341120.00/cwt120.00–120.004095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2362152.00/cwt152.00–152.005503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583131.00/cwt131.00–131.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716128.00/cwt128.00–128.009167
SteersMedium and Large 1-2844132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190789.86/cwt710.00–850.009,3993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435154.00/cwt154.00–154.0067015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2279180.27/cwt178.00–182.0050314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360161.00/cwt161.00–161.005806
BullsMedium and Large 1-2588131.00/cwt131.00–131.007702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513140.00/cwt140.00–140.007182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521149.88/cwt149.50–150.5078134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628138.00/cwt138.00–138.0086732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added587137.29/cwt137.00–138.0080630
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655138.00/cwt138.00–138.0090426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added723131.43/cwt131.00–136.0095024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750128.00/cwt128.00–128.0096053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added582132.00/cwt132.00–132.0076829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624131.00/cwt131.00–131.0081724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added511130.00/cwt130.00–130.0066413
BullsMedium and Large 2-3383138.03/cwt135.00–140.005295
BullsMedium and Large 2-3294158.00/cwt158.00–158.004654
BullsLarge 11,32084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1091
Bulls1,30564.00/cwt64.00–64.008351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007342
BullsMedium and Large 2-3516125.00/cwt125.00–125.006451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17336.33/cwt33.50–38.504263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25041.50/cwt41.50–41.505191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653118.00/cwt118.00–118.007712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3416144.00/cwt144.00–144.005998
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658123.42/cwt121.00–124.0081232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479131.00/cwt131.00–131.0062716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41444.04/cwt42.50–47.506237
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48850.84/cwt50.00–52.007565
CowsLean 85-90%1,20835.86/cwt35.50–36.504333
CowsLean 85-90%1,12533.50/cwt33.50–33.503772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2262138.00/cwt138.00–138.003623

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.