Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-07-27

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 27
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
62 vs last sale 245 201 vs year ago 384 · 52.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
4 vs last sale 27 6 vs year ago 37 · 16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
19 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 20 · 5.0%
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 under 500 lbs steady over 500 lbs 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with a limited comparison from last Monday. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.72/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$129.72
81 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.34
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527131.6569465
Medium and Large 2-3468121.8957116thin
One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $124 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 sale81 hd
129.72
KY average28 barns · 5,592 hd
128.38
+1.34
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
BullsLow1,70876.671,3103thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37164.0287716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20157.536916thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01045.084554thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625127.49/cwt125.00–129.0079711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2447135.00/cwt135.00–135.006039
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205141.00/cwt141.00–141.002891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490119.00/cwt119.00–119.005834
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3574111.29/cwt110.00–114.006393
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376138.00/cwt138.00–138.0051910
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410131.00/cwt131.00–131.005371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628129.00/cwt129.00–129.008103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2509147.00/cwt147.00–147.007484
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163949.35/cwt910.00–985.0011,0415
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2497141.00/cwt141.00–141.007015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006684
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572125.00/cwt125.00–125.007153
BullsMedium and Large 1-2292151.66/cwt151.00–153.004433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378146.00/cwt146.00–146.005522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675128.07/cwt128.00–129.0086414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309136.58/cwt135.00–137.004225
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3429126.29/cwt125.00–130.005428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16567.00/cwt67.00–67.007811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23557.92/cwt56.50–59.007154
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21155.56/cwt52.50–59.006734
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41771.46/cwt69.50–75.001,0135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2598128.00/cwt128.00–128.007656
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510133.12/cwt127.00–134.006798
BullsMedium and Large 2-3493132.00/cwt132.00–132.006512
Bulls1,44570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3572115.00/cwt115.00–115.006585
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42963.53/cwt60.50–68.009087
CowsLean 85-90%1,01045.08/cwt43.50–47.004554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10046.50/cwt46.50–46.505121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629116.51/cwt115.00–118.0073310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427146.00/cwt146.00–146.0062322
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525116.00/cwt116.00–116.006091
Bulls1,84080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4722
BullsMedium and Large 2-3368131.00/cwt131.00–131.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3418122.00/cwt122.00–122.005102

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.