Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-01-20

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 20
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
145 vs last sale 541 396 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
12 vs last sale 27 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
9 vs last sale 8 17 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 mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.48/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$131.48
162 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.62
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566132.78751144
Medium and Large 2-3486121.1258818thin
One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $163 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 sale162 hd
131.48
KY average28 barns · 7,628 hd
125.86
+5.62
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
BullsAverage2,01864.381,2992thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35243.6659012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17541.084838thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15735.364095thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3363120.29/cwt117.00–124.004374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434128.74/cwt123.00–131.0055912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711117.00/cwt117.00–117.008324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2311137.00/cwt137.00–137.004264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655121.00/cwt119.00–122.007933
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672113.00/cwt113.00–113.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3492121.99/cwt120.00–126.006003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3332133.00/cwt133.00–133.004423
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2898112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573128.91/cwt123.00–130.5073928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516128.00/cwt128.00–128.0066013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433152.00/cwt152.00–152.006586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763130.00/cwt130.00–130.009925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366150.00/cwt150.00–150.005495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717122.00/cwt122.00–122.008753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600131.00/cwt131.00–131.007861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240792.53/cwt785.00–800.009,8272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669124.95/cwt123.00–130.008367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2592138.00/cwt138.00–138.008173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007023
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465128.48/cwt125.00–131.005975
BullsMedium and Large 2-3643113.00/cwt113.00–113.007273
BullsLarge 11,21080.00/cwt80.00–80.009681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381150.75/cwt145.00–159.0057410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515134.00/cwt134.00–134.006909
Bulls2,01864.38/cwt61.00–68.001,2992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added582141.00/cwt141.00–141.008213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added466185.25/cwt185.25–185.2586335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added381188.00/cwt188.00–188.0071631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added296200.00/cwt200.00–200.0059227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added498144.00/cwt144.00–144.007177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added432144.06/cwt143.00–145.0062213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added557140.00/cwt140.00–140.007805
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added686130.78/cwt129.50–132.0089731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added519143.00/cwt143.00–143.0074216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2266178.00/cwt178.00–178.004734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437135.00/cwt135.00–135.005903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005116
BullsMedium and Large 2-3278141.00/cwt141.00–141.003922
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007571
CowsLean 85-90%1,20038.67/cwt34.50–42.504642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36244.52/cwt42.50–46.506067
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36839.82/cwt38.50–41.505454
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535121.00/cwt121.00–121.006471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561128.00/cwt128.00–128.007185
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22053.00/cwt53.00–53.006471
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19941.33/cwt40.00–44.004965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15336.75/cwt36.50–37.004242
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10048.50/cwt48.50–48.505341
CowsLean 85-90%1,12833.16/cwt32.50–33.503743

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.