Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-05-23

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 23
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
227 vs last sale 157 142 vs year ago 242 · +58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
0 vs last sale 14 6 vs year ago 20 · 30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 5 vs year ago 11 · 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 bull calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. 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 $146.73/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$146.73
183 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.24
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581147.92860164
Medium and Large 2-3497136.4667819thin
One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $182 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 sale183 hd
146.73
KY average26 barns · 6,531 hd
150.97
−4.24
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
BullsAverage2,008104.282,0944thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53979.201,2194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16766.997823thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10458.946513thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
BullsLarge 1570123.00/cwt123.00–123.007011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835118.00/cwt118.00–118.0098510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008974
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527162.00/cwt162.00–162.0085411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443167.00/cwt167.00–167.007408
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420151.81/cwt148.00–160.006383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added651164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0686
SteersMedium and Large 2-3498153.16/cwt151.00–164.007636
SteersMedium and Large 1-2507163.00/cwt163.00–163.008267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665144.00/cwt144.00–144.009587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731141.39/cwt138.00–142.001,03420
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628153.15/cwt151.00–156.0096220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564159.91/cwt154.00–170.0090213
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3482140.81/cwt138.00–150.0067912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572150.73/cwt145.00–156.0086249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507157.39/cwt153.00–165.0079819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483168.51/cwt168.00–169.0081412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2636141.83/cwt141.00–142.0090217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423173.00/cwt173.00–173.007324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378166.95/cwt164.00–172.0063111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375149.00/cwt149.00–149.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2441164.77/cwt161.00–167.007278
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3581121.00/cwt121.00–121.007035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768123.67/cwt122.00–126.0095022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300167.00/cwt167.00–167.005012
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538136.00/cwt136.00–136.007324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390168.00/cwt168.00–168.006551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3597137.00/cwt137.00–137.008186
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610140.00/cwt140.00–140.0085411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2689132.43/cwt130.00–136.0091220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661135.01/cwt130.00–141.0089224
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5151,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0021,5891
Bulls2,008104.28/cwt100.00–110.002,0944
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13562.49/cwt60.00–65.007092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23076.00/cwt76.00–76.009351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48380.90/cwt80.00–82.001,2002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0501
CowsLean 85-90%1,00564.00/cwt64.00–64.006431
CowsLean 85-90%1,15356.41/cwt55.00–58.006502

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.