Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-09-28

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
171 vs last sale 241 85 vs year ago 327 · +26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
13 vs last sale 37 8 vs year ago 32 · 25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
23 vs last sale 30 15 vs year ago 22 · 68.2%
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 bull calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher over 500 lbs steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 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 $129.94/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$129.94
137 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.89
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529131.50696115
Medium and Large 2-3485121.7959122
One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $104 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 sale137 hd
129.94
KY average24 barns · 4,508 hd
125.05
+4.89
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
BullsLow1,78571.871,2833thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38352.517269thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25948.346094thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05541.204355thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2-3447127.00/cwt127.00–127.005683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575132.90/cwt132.00–134.0076415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420148.27/cwt147.00–151.006233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579120.00/cwt120.00–120.0069512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added636131.05/cwt130.00–132.0083330
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31852.34/cwt51.00–54.006906
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21552.51/cwt52.00–53.006382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2666116.00/cwt116.00–116.0077319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364163.50/cwt163.50–163.5059517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439136.66/cwt134.00–138.0060030
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507129.00/cwt129.00–129.0065419
Bulls1,79866.81/cwt62.00–70.001,2012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52050.26/cwt50.00–50.507642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30344.17/cwt41.50–46.505762
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50058.00/cwt58.00–58.008701
Bulls1,76082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4431
CowsLean 85-90%1,10343.01/cwt42.50–43.504742
CowsLean 85-90%1,02340.00/cwt38.50–41.004093
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3324143.22/cwt139.00–152.004643
BullsMedium and Large 2-3348131.00/cwt131.00–131.004564
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350142.00/cwt142.00–142.004971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3195160.00/cwt160.00–160.003121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3554123.00/cwt123.00–123.006814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3492121.52/cwt121.00–124.0059811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525138.00/cwt138.00–138.0072513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006552
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005753
BullsMedium and Large 2-3439124.45/cwt124.00–125.0054611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255162.00/cwt162.00–162.004132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2865825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,1361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475146.40/cwt144.00–147.5069537
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245159.00/cwt159.00–159.003902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2175170.00/cwt170.00–170.002982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3278152.00/cwt152.00–152.004235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2643112.00/cwt112.00–112.007206
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632126.55/cwt123.00–132.0080015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2844123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428144.00/cwt144.00–144.0061613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2507125.00/cwt125.00–125.006346
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2120185.00/cwt185.00–185.002221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2499133.00/cwt133.00–133.0066422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379145.00/cwt145.00–145.005508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2769121.20/cwt119.00–123.0093211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2228167.50/cwt164.00–169.003823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719113.50/cwt112.00–115.008166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583123.00/cwt123.00–123.0071714

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.