Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-08-31

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
72 vs last sale 254 326 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
2 vs last sale 31 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
36 vs last sale 8 44 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 steady to 2.00 higher with a limited comparison from last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Moderate 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 $134.55/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$134.55
122 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.65
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483137.3666497
Medium and Large 2-3517123.6663925
One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $25 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 sale122 hd
134.55
KY average27 barns · 4,535 hd
131.90
+2.65
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
BullsHigh1,81682.811,5046thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28358.787546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21654.0965810
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07346.815026thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls1,83087.90/cwt87.00–89.001,6092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29781,467.97/cwt1,275.00–1,510.0014,3578
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3371137.00/cwt137.00–137.005084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623132.40/cwt131.00–133.0082523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2228153.00/cwt153.00–153.003492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3436130.00/cwt130.00–130.005674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420137.00/cwt137.00–137.0057524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365157.00/cwt157.00–157.005732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3640113.97/cwt110.00–118.007294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711116.50/cwt116.50–116.508285
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562125.00/cwt125.00–125.007038
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3531122.00/cwt122.00–122.006485
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22558.79/cwt55.00–62.007204
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,9201
CowsLean 85-90%1,14541.50/cwt41.50–41.504751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21365.95/cwt61.50–70.008002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29751,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0011,0661
CowsLean 85-90%1,05847.87/cwt45.00–51.505065
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22347.86/cwt42.50–52.005854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,206962.12/cwt835.00–1,150.0011,6034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21154.40/cwt50.00–57.506594
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,244.53/cwt1,225.00–1,260.0012,6072
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40054.00/cwt54.00–54.007561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,6001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40063.50/cwt63.50–63.508891
Bulls1,80980.27/cwt76.00–83.001,4524
BullsMedium and Large 2-3512133.00/cwt133.00–133.006815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2509146.00/cwt146.00–146.0074318
BullsLarge 1570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424127.13/cwt125.00–130.005397
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450146.00/cwt146.00–146.0065725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,079.76/cwt910.00–1,135.0012,68710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2504133.00/cwt133.00–133.0067014
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3775111.50/cwt111.50–111.508641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326154.03/cwt147.00–163.0050219
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720131.00/cwt131.00–131.009432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629130.72/cwt130.00–133.008224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512152.00/cwt152.00–152.007789
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380147.00/cwt147.00–147.005591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2220168.00/cwt168.00–168.003703
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0016,4151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324163.00/cwt163.00–163.005288
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0015,0004
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475122.00/cwt122.00–122.005802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664122.50/cwt122.50–122.508138
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,418.75/cwt1,300.00–1,550.0014,1884
BullsMedium and Large 2-3582128.00/cwt128.00–128.007452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2552143.00/cwt143.00–143.0078911

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.