Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-06-27

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 27
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
149 vs last sale 150 26 vs year ago 325 · 8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
5 vs last sale 31 3 vs year ago 29 · 10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
4 vs last sale 9 6 vs year ago 7 · +85.7%
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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter 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 $148.67/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$148.67
156 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.24
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1460153.007045thin
Medium and Large 1-2652149.64975138
Medium and Large 2-3470136.7064313thin
One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $61 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 sale156 hd
148.67
KY average25 barns · 3,524 hd
149.91
−1.24
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
BullsAverage1,705100.001,7051thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42580.301,1448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24477.259616thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07164.146877thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$1,2625
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$1,3502thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-2330177.49/cwt175.00–183.005866
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770124.00/cwt124.00–124.009551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433170.00/cwt170.00–170.0073613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511159.00/cwt159.00–159.0081226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566147.00/cwt147.00–147.008326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2702145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0186
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660141.00/cwt141.00–141.009311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added726150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,08970
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573138.82/cwt134.00–142.007955
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009005
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428135.00/cwt135.00–135.005783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582164.27/cwt163.00–165.0095622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2215183.00/cwt183.00–183.003932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2456160.00/cwt160.00–160.007308
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517155.00/cwt155.00–155.0080111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561151.69/cwt144.00–157.0085115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2657145.02/cwt134.00–146.0095325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331160.00/cwt160.00–160.005304
HeifersLarge 1460153.00/cwt153.00–153.007045
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610123.30/cwt121.00–128.007523
BullsMedium and Large 2-3442153.00/cwt153.00–153.006763
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3355137.00/cwt137.00–137.004864
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643154.00/cwt154.00–154.009909
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,350.36/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2411,262.19/head1,125.00–1,400.001,2625
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33377.37/cwt75.00–80.001,0313
Bulls1,705100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24477.25/cwt73.50–81.009616
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59790.33/cwt88.00–93.501,4433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30569.66/cwt69.00–70.509092
CowsLean 85-90%96553.04/cwt50.50–56.005123
CowsLean 85-90%1,16369.11/cwt66.00–71.508043
CowsLean 85-90%1,11582.50/cwt82.50–82.509201

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.