Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-08-24

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
254 head
77 vs last sale 177 221 vs year ago 475 · 46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
7 vs last sale 38 58 vs year ago 89 · 65.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
8 vs last sale 0 9 vs year ago 17 · 52.9%
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 steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.02/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$131.02
106 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.11
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536132.3371085
Large 1475126.005992thin
Medium and Large 2-3488125.6861419thin
One grade step is worth $6.65/cwt here — about $96 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 sale106 hd
131.02
KY average27 barns · 5,155 hd
132.13
−1.11
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
BullsAverage1,86385.671,5963thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64556.1892413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21951.166248thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2572135.00/cwt135.00–135.007729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2651123.00/cwt123.00–123.008016
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Bulls1,96584.51/cwt84.00–85.001,6612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623121.00/cwt121.00–121.007543
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls1,66088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513137.00/cwt137.00–137.007032
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350126.00/cwt126.00–126.004411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270159.00/cwt159.00–159.004291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482147.04/cwt145.50–150.0070922
BullsLarge 1568130.00/cwt130.00–130.007385
BullsMedium and Large 2-3418130.00/cwt130.00–130.005433
BullsLarge 1696115.00/cwt115.00–115.008004
BullsMedium and Large 1-2353151.65/cwt149.00–153.005359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379140.00/cwt140.00–140.005315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482137.06/cwt130.00–142.0066122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3434126.42/cwt125.00–127.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328140.00/cwt140.00–140.004594
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582132.18/cwt129.00–136.0076921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3499130.00/cwt130.00–130.006496
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270139.00/cwt139.00–139.003751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655129.00/cwt129.00–129.0084512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578125.00/cwt125.00–125.007232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330118.00/cwt118.00–118.003891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505154.50/cwt154.50–154.5078026
SteersLarge 1569139.00/cwt139.00–139.007918
SteersMedium and Large 2-3620131.50/cwt131.50–131.508151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363157.00/cwt157.00–157.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2818122.00/cwt122.00–122.009984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605137.00/cwt137.00–137.008295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2885120.25/cwt120.25–120.251,0645
BullsMedium and Large 2-3463132.03/cwt127.00–137.006112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19343.43/cwt40.50–46.505182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28860.00/cwt60.00–60.007732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19850.60/cwt48.50–52.006064
Dairy SteersLarge 347082.00/cwt82.00–82.003851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51362.16/cwt61.00–63.009402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52349.83/cwt48.50–51.007592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70256.26/cwt53.00–59.009589
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25060.00/cwt60.00–60.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434135.00/cwt135.00–135.005866
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2742110.00/cwt110.00–110.008166
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2546130.00/cwt130.00–130.007108
HeifersLarge 1475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005992

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.