Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-11-16

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
84 vs last sale 423 92 vs year ago 599 · 15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
17 vs last sale 38 13 vs year ago 68 · 19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
19 vs last sale 23 19 vs year ago 23 · +82.6%
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 were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.68/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$121.68
214 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.89
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567122.40695181
Medium and Large 2-3471117.6855533
One grade step is worth $4.72/cwt here — about $140 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 sale214 hd
121.68
KY average25 barns · 6,617 hd
124.56
−2.89
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
BullsLow1,76869.051,22110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46749.5972819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19746.1955316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14540.124598thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2886104.00/cwt104.00–104.0092110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2351155.00/cwt155.00–155.0054414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007656
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2442128.00/cwt128.00–128.0056618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245139.00/cwt139.00–139.003412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441142.00/cwt142.00–142.0062626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374155.96/cwt150.00–157.005837
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2909115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,04513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2754102.00/cwt102.00–102.007698
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584122.58/cwt121.00–125.0071646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2637119.20/cwt113.00–124.0075923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507125.00/cwt125.00–125.0063425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574126.50/cwt126.50–126.5072625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484144.79/cwt137.00–148.0070117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added705132.00/cwt132.00–132.0093114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.0073229
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2651112.50/cwt112.50–112.507327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2284166.00/cwt166.00–166.004714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2711,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,9816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,7005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,120.88/cwt1,100.00–1,125.0011,6356
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5301,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0016,6011
BullsLarge 1665109.00/cwt109.00–109.007253
CowsLean 85-90%1,22143.63/cwt41.50–46.005335
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325119.00/cwt119.00–119.003871
Bulls1,65563.79/cwt58.00–66.001,0565
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41243.78/cwt42.50–46.006185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15343.56/cwt37.50–45.505028
CowsLean 85-90%1,01834.28/cwt33.50–35.503493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458132.50/cwt132.50–132.506075
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3653103.00/cwt103.00–103.006732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47257.11/cwt55.00–61.008413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49150.18/cwt47.50–54.5074811
Bulls1,88074.32/cwt71.00–80.001,3975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24048.82/cwt46.50–53.006058
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523114.28/cwt109.00–120.005985
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355139.00/cwt139.00–139.004931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3584117.51/cwt116.00–124.006865
SteersMedium and Large 2-3528120.00/cwt120.00–120.006344
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3566119.00/cwt119.00–119.006744
SteersMedium and Large 2-3774114.12/cwt110.00–115.0088311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2185201.00/cwt201.00–201.003721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475113.00/cwt113.00–113.005371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3363127.00/cwt127.00–127.004614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3502120.00/cwt120.00–120.006026
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3432119.34/cwt109.00–123.0051615
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471132.00/cwt132.00–132.006227
BullsMedium and Large 2-3593115.00/cwt115.00–115.006825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369135.00/cwt135.00–135.0049821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added713117.00/cwt117.00–117.0083413

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.