Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-03-21

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 21
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
12 vs last sale 510 65 vs year ago 587 · 11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
22 vs last sale 59 23 vs year ago 58 · +39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
8 vs last sale 19 18 vs year ago 29 · 62.1%
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 to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heavy 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 $152.06/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$152.06
172 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.99
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489154.83757141
Large 1521144.007509thin
Medium and Large 2-3467137.6364322
One grade step is worth $17.20/cwt here — about $114 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 sale172 hd
152.06
KY average26 barns · 6,529 hd
148.07
+3.99
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
BullsLow1,71692.711,59110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28677.791,00026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45876.851,12122
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03365.3867516

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2457162.00/cwt162.00–162.007409
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2271180.00/cwt180.00–180.004884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740121.00/cwt121.00–121.008952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635136.47/cwt133.00–140.0086712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3474168.98/cwt153.00–177.008013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed607169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230181.00/cwt181.00–181.004163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511151.49/cwt150.00–152.0077425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2453188.00/cwt188.00–188.008526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2666130.00/cwt130.00–130.0086616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed524180.00/cwt180.00–180.009438
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436189.62/cwt189.00–190.0082721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573143.00/cwt143.00–143.0081915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325169.00/cwt169.00–169.0054910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2637157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,00019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365201.00/cwt201.00–201.007349
SteersMedium and Large 2-3564156.83/cwt154.50–158.008856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517172.83/cwt168.00–174.0089447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718140.60/cwt137.00–142.001,01011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570168.73/cwt168.00–170.0096214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666149.00/cwt149.00–149.009925
BullsMedium and Large 1-2748120.00/cwt120.00–120.008984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2288181.00/cwt181.00–181.005216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2509165.00/cwt165.00–165.0084026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2657132.00/cwt132.00–132.008677
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382186.00/cwt186.00–186.007117
BullsLarge 1436149.00/cwt149.00–149.006507
CowsLean 85-90%1,01766.40/cwt63.00–69.006757
CowsLean 85-90%1,04759.24/cwt53.00–62.006206
CowsLean 85-90%1,04075.29/cwt74.00–76.007833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47368.22/cwt63.00–75.001,0058
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24367.59/cwt58.00–72.008406
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26778.49/cwt74.00–84.0099415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39387.94/cwt85.00–92.001,2255
Bulls1,59985.68/cwt73.00–92.001,3707
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41586.27/cwt86.00–87.001,2214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46479.98/cwt75.00–85.001,17110
Bulls2,135115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,4551
Bulls1,915106.15/cwt104.00–108.002,0332
Bred CowsLarge 11,5751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0018,5061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3502153.00/cwt153.00–153.0076812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005524
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424155.90/cwt145.00–161.006613
BullsMedium and Large 2-3673120.00/cwt120.00–120.008083
BullsMedium and Large 2-3240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3360155.67/cwt151.00–165.005603
BullsMedium and Large 2-3495151.00/cwt151.00–151.0074713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443159.58/cwt158.00–163.0070728
HeifersLarge 1521144.00/cwt144.00–144.007509
BullsMedium and Large 2-3563137.98/cwt133.00–143.007774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438177.00/cwt177.00–177.0077516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578152.00/cwt152.00–152.0087925
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3517129.68/cwt129.00–130.0067013
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3366154.00/cwt154.00–154.005645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added369180.00/cwt180.00–180.0066417

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.