Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-11-09

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
35 vs last sale 388 423 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
18 vs last sale 56 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
4 vs last sale 19 23 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 calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.69/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$123.69
160 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$5.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.66
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513125.45644112
Medium and Large 2-3443119.6253038
Large 1512119.5061210thin
One grade step is worth $5.95/cwt here — about $33 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 sale160 hd
123.69
KY average26 barns · 4,494 hd
121.04
+2.66
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
BullsLow1,80278.341,4127thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42657.1081518
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16853.1562110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10047.505231thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2349159.00/cwt159.00–159.005556
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437145.00/cwt145.00–145.0063415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2277139.54/cwt138.00–141.003874
BullsMedium and Large 2-3238150.00/cwt150.00–150.003572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3463120.66/cwt113.00–123.005599
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2773102.50/cwt102.50–102.507926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2185185.00/cwt183.00–187.003422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313135.00/cwt135.00–135.004235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720123.50/cwt123.50–123.5088912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433125.00/cwt125.00–125.005413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005486
SteersMedium and Large 1-2760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509127.34/cwt125.00–130.0064839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2442129.58/cwt126.00–130.0057319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615124.91/cwt123.00–126.0076817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2227165.02/cwt160.00–173.003754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704106.50/cwt106.50–106.507507
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815122.50/cwt122.50–122.509985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434147.00/cwt147.00–147.006389
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516126.20/cwt124.00–128.0065111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462150.00/cwt150.00–150.006935
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-296481.76/cwt80.50–83.007882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2940860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,0841
SteersLarge 1621119.50/cwt119.50–119.507427
HeifersLarge 1247138.00/cwt138.00–138.003413
HeifersLarge 1637111.00/cwt111.00–111.007076
HeifersLarge 1555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3588115.00/cwt115.00–115.006764
Bulls1,75861.00/cwt61.00–61.001,0722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41347.61/cwt46.00–49.506732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11057.03/cwt56.50–57.506332
Bulls2,01592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,8541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56062.26/cwt59.00–64.009716
BullsMedium and Large 2-3563115.00/cwt115.00–115.006477
CowsLean 85-90%1,10047.50/cwt47.50–47.505231
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34955.91/cwt52.00–59.0075410
Bulls1,77183.59/cwt79.00–87.501,4804
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18252.18/cwt48.50–55.506178
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323125.00/cwt125.00–125.004046
BullsMedium and Large 1-2759103.00/cwt103.00–103.007829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635129.00/cwt122.00–135.0081934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added556140.00/cwt140.00–140.007785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508149.00/cwt149.00–149.007579
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325157.98/cwt155.00–166.005137
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365136.80/cwt134.00–141.0049910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576119.00/cwt119.00–119.006855
BullsMedium and Large 2-3291151.00/cwt151.00–151.004394
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385118.42/cwt109.00–123.004566
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3498132.00/cwt132.00–132.006572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.0074313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561133.00/cwt133.00–133.007465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573120.00/cwt120.00–120.0068814
BullsMedium and Large 2-3458135.48/cwt134.00–137.006202
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3431121.00/cwt121.00–121.005227
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510115.33/cwt115.00–116.005886
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386130.00/cwt130.00–130.005029

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.