Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-02-28

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 28
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
214 vs last sale 428 165 vs year ago 379 · 43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
4 vs last sale 21 3 vs year ago 20 · 15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
5 vs last sale 12 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
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 steady on a light test with a less attractive offering than last week. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were to few to test. 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 $142.24/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$142.24
98 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.46
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461149.3568973
Medium and Large 2-3614121.4874625
One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale98 hd
142.24
KY average24 barns · 4,441 hd
148.70
−6.46
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
BullsLow1,42080.141,1382thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20070.1384110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02052.505361thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,320136.001,7952thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2745121.00/cwt121.00–121.009012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2334174.60/cwt174.00–175.0058313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3436141.00/cwt141.00–141.006154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2589156.00/cwt156.00–156.0091910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3586139.00/cwt139.00–139.008154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2220183.00/cwt183.00–183.004031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570164.00/cwt164.00–164.009357
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384147.49/cwt146.00–151.005666
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511147.69/cwt141.00–152.0075510
SteersMedium and Large 2-3583151.00/cwt151.00–151.008802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2484168.00/cwt168.00–168.008139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624139.00/cwt139.00–139.0086710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2237178.40/cwt177.00–179.004233
SteersMedium and Large 2-3476153.83/cwt152.00–160.007327
SteersMedium and Large 2-3760123.00/cwt123.00–123.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2738120.00/cwt120.00–120.008862
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3542121.44/cwt120.00–122.006587
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467156.00/cwt156.00–156.007296
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576142.00/cwt142.00–142.0081810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617146.11/cwt145.00–147.009017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3668120.85/cwt118.00–128.0080714
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428148.65/cwt148.00–150.006369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2318157.76/cwt156.00–158.0050217
BullsMedium and Large 2-3495156.00/cwt156.00–156.007722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2295188.00/cwt188.00–188.005553
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380171.00/cwt171.00–171.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0019,2851
Bulls1,42080.14/cwt77.00–83.001,1382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20361.21/cwt60.50–62.007362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20971.98/cwt66.00–74.008707
CowsLean 85-90%1,02052.50/cwt52.50–52.505361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13075.00/cwt75.00–75.008481
SteersChoice1,320136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7952

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.