Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2020-12-07

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 7
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
505 head
15 vs last sale 490 109 vs year ago 614 · 17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
15 vs last sale 36 40 vs year ago 91 · 44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
11 vs last sale 29 15 vs year ago 33 · 45.5%
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 were steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $123.39/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$123.39
200 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$12.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.21
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532125.10665156
Medium and Large 2-3518117.6360941
Large 1588113.006643thin
One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $1 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 sale200 hd
123.39
KY average28 barns · 8,648 hd
123.18
+0.21
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
BullsLow1,61167.491,0877thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53047.8073114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14547.005386thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05639.7642014

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2572122.40/cwt120.00–129.0070026
BullsMedium and Large 2-3583119.00/cwt119.00–119.006944
BullsMedium and Large 2-3339165.00/cwt165.00–165.005594
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484126.22/cwt125.00–130.0061127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728126.00/cwt126.00–126.009176
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004133
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585131.00/cwt131.00–131.0076623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2641111.00/cwt111.00–111.007124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,07210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568137.00/cwt137.00–137.007789
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443131.39/cwt130.00–139.0058225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677120.00/cwt120.00–120.0081221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.0079114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-277599.50/cwt99.50–99.507718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2303180.00/cwt180.00–180.005458
BullsMedium and Large 1-2777104.00/cwt104.00–104.008086
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516145.00/cwt145.00–145.007485
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418147.00/cwt147.00–147.006142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2846121.72/cwt121.00–122.501,03031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373137.38/cwt137.00–142.0051225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60443.54/cwt41.00–45.506984
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50049.51/cwt46.50–51.5074310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33048.00/cwt48.00–48.006381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08743.17/cwt42.50–43.504693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13852.24/cwt52.00–52.505942
Bulls1,43860.86/cwt55.00–66.008754
BullsMedium and Large 2-3419137.72/cwt134.00–140.0057716
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490127.00/cwt127.00–127.006221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613135.00/cwt135.00–135.0082810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2449140.00/cwt140.00–140.0062926
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3582129.00/cwt129.00–129.007513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378128.96/cwt122.00–134.004873
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510126.00/cwt126.00–126.006434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2337143.00/cwt143.00–143.004823
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005082
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3516113.50/cwt111.00–116.005868
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3683107.00/cwt107.00–107.0073111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3499120.00/cwt120.00–120.005994
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3431124.72/cwt118.00–127.0053815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,278811.81/cwt785.00–835.0010,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.0075917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369166.00/cwt166.00–166.0061318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2508133.00/cwt133.00–133.0067620
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
Bulls1,84276.33/cwt73.00–80.001,4063
CowsLean 85-90%1,08643.46/cwt42.50–45.004725
CowsLean 85-90%1,03937.71/cwt35.00–41.503929
HeifersLarge 1588113.00/cwt113.00–113.006643
SteersLarge 1458130.00/cwt130.00–130.005953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255171.00/cwt171.00–171.004361

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.