Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-03-30

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 30
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
200 vs last sale 67 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
11 vs last sale 25 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
19 vs last sale 0 19 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: Bull and heifer calves under 600 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher with a limited comparison from last week's light test. No comparison for calves over 600 lbs. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Light 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 $135.15/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$135.15
112 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.33
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490137.3067399
Medium and Large 2-3429118.7751013thin
One grade step is worth $18.53/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 sale112 hd
135.15
KY average28 barns · 4,869 hd
129.82
+5.33
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
BullsHigh1,83380.981,4844thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35952.057079thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10746.795189thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98844.064355thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2321175.00/cwt175.00–175.005625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367173.00/cwt173.00–173.006359
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460148.78/cwt137.00–153.0068420
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430121.00/cwt121.00–121.005201
Bulls1,96085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675103.33/cwt100.00–105.006973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2295181.00/cwt181.00–181.005347
BullsMedium and Large 1-271699.58/cwt91.00–114.0071313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375131.00/cwt131.00–131.004911
Bulls1,70576.95/cwt75.00–79.001,3122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2216182.16/cwt175.00–185.003937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2337170.05/cwt168.00–171.005733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415166.09/cwt165.00–167.006899
SteersMedium and Large 1-2463160.00/cwt160.00–160.0074111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41060.50/cwt60.50–60.508531
CowsLean 85-90%1,01554.50/cwt54.50–54.505531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538143.00/cwt143.00–143.007694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621118.30/cwt118.00–121.0073510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08648.79/cwt46.50–50.505305
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30952.98/cwt50.50–55.006946
CowsLean 85-90%99344.45/cwt43.50–45.504412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673119.00/cwt119.00–119.008013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590137.00/cwt137.00–137.008089
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373151.57/cwt150.00–152.0056514
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3255141.00/cwt141.00–141.003601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3498120.00/cwt120.00–120.005982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303156.00/cwt156.00–156.0047312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583126.40/cwt122.00–128.0073742
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3150139.00/cwt139.00–139.002092
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3622100.00/cwt100.00–100.006224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2508140.50/cwt140.50–140.5071411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2442146.00/cwt146.00–146.0064515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305113.00/cwt113.00–113.003451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2581118.00/cwt118.00–118.006869
BullsMedium and Large 2-3345128.00/cwt128.00–128.004421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006052
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288363.36/cwt62.00–65.005592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13344.28/cwt42.50–45.505024
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48345.03/cwt44.50–45.506682
CowsLean 85-90%97038.46/cwt35.00–43.503732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3413124.00/cwt124.00–124.005123

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.