Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-01-31

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 31
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
75 vs last sale 351 32 vs year ago 394 · +8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
14 vs last sale 36 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
11 vs last sale 4 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.57/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$180.57
140 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.79
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519182.46947131
Large 1375167.006262thin
Medium and Large 2-3546149.168157thin
One grade step is worth $33.30/cwt here — about $132 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 sale140 hd
180.57
KY average23 barns · 6,046 hd
157.78
+22.79
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
BullsAverage1,84379.541,4663thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46867.709947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32866.008762thin
CowsLean 85-90%High99947.794786thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669128.00/cwt128.00–128.008569
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513149.00/cwt149.00–149.007643
BullsMedium and Large 2-3474160.89/cwt160.00–161.007639
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570152.29/cwt151.00–153.0086811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585135.61/cwt135.00–138.0079315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2388155.00/cwt155.00–155.0060112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505129.36/cwt125.00–130.006538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2653125.09/cwt123.00–130.0081712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465176.00/cwt176.00–176.008185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308159.00/cwt159.00–159.004902
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578123.75/cwt120.00–130.007158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2441150.00/cwt150.00–150.0066218
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515151.51/cwt151.00–152.007802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570144.70/cwt138.00–150.008253
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2364197.96/cwt195.00–199.0072112
SteersLarge 1375167.00/cwt167.00–167.006262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2269200.89/cwt200.00–202.005407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added564184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,03830
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662141.00/cwt141.00–141.009337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622152.85/cwt148.00–155.0095119
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420167.00/cwt167.00–167.007011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2506155.00/cwt155.00–155.0078416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368193.52/cwt186.00–196.0071216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439181.00/cwt181.00–181.0079510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2752116.00/cwt116.00–116.008726
BullsLarge 1498150.00/cwt150.00–150.007475
BullsLarge 1585138.00/cwt138.00–138.008071
CowsLean 85-90%1,07061.00/cwt61.00–61.006531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45060.00/cwt60.00–60.008701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47875.64/cwt71.00–80.001,1182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46865.65/cwt63.00–69.009644
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28568.00/cwt68.00–68.008741
CowsLean 85-90%98545.15/cwt43.00–47.004455
Bulls1,86086.31/cwt85.00–88.001,6052
Bulls1,81066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,1951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37064.00/cwt64.00–64.008771
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5751,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0020,0811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,0061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1761,099.47/cwt1,025.00–1,150.0012,9304
BullsLarge 11,510103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629129.00/cwt129.00–129.008115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2266172.00/cwt172.00–172.004584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519143.04/cwt140.00–145.0074215
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3348151.00/cwt151.00–151.005257
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3457140.00/cwt140.00–140.006403
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2317201.00/cwt201.00–201.006376
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707125.00/cwt125.00–125.008843
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3668115.00/cwt115.00–115.007682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added488200.00/cwt200.00–200.0097644

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.