Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-07-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
215 vs last sale 604 143 vs year ago 246 · +58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
50 vs last sale 22 34 vs year ago 38 · +89.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
8 vs last sale 14 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%
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 due to the holiday. Moderate supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.49/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$128.49
157 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.42
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510130.20664134
Large 1517119.0061515thin
Medium and Large 2-3473117.755578thin
One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $107 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 sale157 hd
128.49
KY average28 barns · 5,398 hd
125.08
+3.42
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
BullsHigh1,64482.641,3599thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36758.7380331
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14956.0564417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06349.2452311

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2658111.00/cwt111.00–111.007309
BullsLarge 1643108.00/cwt108.00–108.006942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3344133.73/cwt132.00–134.004607
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467140.00/cwt140.00–140.0065414
BullsLarge 1418125.00/cwt125.00–125.005236
Bulls1,98092.94/cwt91.00–95.001,8402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574121.00/cwt121.00–121.0069514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2268155.00/cwt155.00–155.004152
Bulls1,38873.33/cwt72.00–76.001,0183
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,4601,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,6001
Bulls1,66984.48/cwt82.00–89.001,4104
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287590.00/cwt90.00–90.007881
BullsLarge 1595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3416123.00/cwt123.00–123.005125
BullsMedium and Large 2-3225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2734103.00/cwt103.00–103.007565
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,3741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3413138.00/cwt138.00–138.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2742119.01/cwt116.50–121.508834
SteersMedium and Large 2-3596128.00/cwt128.00–128.007635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358150.00/cwt150.00–150.005375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518134.00/cwt134.00–134.006947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483142.62/cwt142.00–143.0068916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583134.08/cwt132.00–136.0078229
BullsMedium and Large 2-3498117.00/cwt117.00–117.005833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2359140.00/cwt140.00–140.005037
BullsMedium and Large 2-3508117.00/cwt117.00–117.005943
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006869
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430135.00/cwt135.00–135.0058114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322143.10/cwt138.00–147.0046117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2398136.00/cwt136.00–136.005412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572127.53/cwt127.00–129.0072930
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2243147.00/cwt147.00–147.003573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523132.91/cwt132.00–134.0069546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2292148.00/cwt148.00–148.004323
HeifersLarge 1538121.00/cwt121.00–121.006512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753103.50/cwt103.50–103.507796
HeifersLarge 1431130.00/cwt130.00–130.005605
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437126.00/cwt126.00–126.005513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676108.00/cwt108.00–108.0073012
HeifersLarge 1565111.63/cwt105.00–118.006318
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3485112.00/cwt112.00–112.005434
CowsLean 85-90%1,23044.50/cwt44.50–44.505471
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,1351
CowsLean 85-90%1,04649.71/cwt46.50–52.5052010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21262.22/cwt61.00–63.507543
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11855.01/cwt52.50–58.5061513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30452.44/cwt51.50–53.506845
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41163.97/cwt62.00–70.009039
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,052710.21/cwt685.00–750.007,4713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36257.81/cwt54.50–61.0078717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35551.00/cwt51.00–51.006911

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.