Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 14
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
227 vs last sale 283 174 vs year ago 336 · +51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
33 vs last sale 26 3 vs year ago 56 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
13 vs last sale 6 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%
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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate 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 $147.60/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$147.60
201 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.42
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519148.91772177
Large 1433146.606355thin
Medium and Large 2-3437135.5859319thin
One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $180 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 sale201 hd
147.60
KY average24 barns · 5,248 hd
144.18
+3.42
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
BullsLow1,75584.851,4898thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,34080.001,0721thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22076.5693420
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38074.311,02612
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03459.7861810

Every lot, as filed

62 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
HeifersLarge 1390149.00/cwt149.00–149.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3502131.00/cwt131.00–131.006587
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3415136.00/cwt136.00–136.005642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446156.00/cwt156.00–156.0069632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2206164.00/cwt164.00–164.003385
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008512
SteersLarge 1503161.00/cwt161.00–161.008104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2794127.15/cwt122.00–128.001,01014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658135.56/cwt128.00–142.0089224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316161.87/cwt159.00–163.0051215
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3358141.00/cwt141.00–141.005053
SteersMedium and Large 2-3492164.00/cwt164.00–164.008073
SteersLarge 1430173.00/cwt173.00–173.007446
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581146.98/cwt138.00–151.0085443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2502162.00/cwt162.00–162.008135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681146.93/cwt146.00–152.001,00125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2823135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,11112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360192.93/cwt189.00–194.006955
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350173.00/cwt173.00–173.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463157.00/cwt157.00–157.007276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577169.58/cwt164.50–174.0097835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2448181.50/cwt181.50–181.508136
BullsMedium and Large 2-3495151.00/cwt151.00–151.007472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2716120.00/cwt120.00–120.0085910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313192.00/cwt192.00–192.006015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368195.30/cwt183.00–200.0071915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443177.00/cwt177.00–177.0078430
BullsLarge 1852110.00/cwt110.00–110.009377
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07567.00/cwt67.00–67.007201
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,34080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0721
CowsLean 85-90%1,01962.39/cwt60.00–65.006365
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21375.57/cwt70.00–78.0091715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28482.64/cwt80.00–86.001,0614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33468.97/cwt65.00–70.009204
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36476.55/cwt74.00–80.001,0447
Bulls1,52774.00/cwt72.00–77.001,1303
CowsLean 85-90%1,07053.96/cwt51.00–56.005774
CowsLean 85-90%96570.00/cwt70.00–70.006761
Bulls1,85188.20/cwt83.00–93.001,6334
Bulls2,055104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,1371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4551,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0016,3691
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,6511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,5061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0012,5281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561157.17/cwt155.00–159.0088224
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533141.00/cwt141.00–141.007522
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631133.39/cwt133.00–134.008425
BullsMedium and Large 1-2501163.00/cwt163.00–163.0081718
BullsMedium and Large 2-3579143.00/cwt143.00–143.0082811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272156.00/cwt156.00–156.004243
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
HeifersLarge 1462145.00/cwt145.00–145.006703
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435146.96/cwt143.00–149.006396
BullsMedium and Large 2-3324155.01/cwt151.00–159.005024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481170.00/cwt170.00–170.008184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520148.00/cwt148.00–148.0077020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371159.00/cwt159.00–159.0059018

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.