Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-08-01

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 1
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
112 vs last sale 192 121 vs year ago 425 · 28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
26 vs last sale 29 39 vs year ago 16 · +243.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
15 vs last sale 4 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.07/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$152.07
147 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.71
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550157.4986797
Large 1487145.4770834
Medium and Large 2-3524133.2569916thin
One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $168 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 sale147 hd
152.07
KY average25 barns · 4,506 hd
160.78
−8.71
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
BullsAverage1,44980.981,1746thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49986.791,3018thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19473.398769thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96459.3757223

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)985$9205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$8251thin

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
HeifersLarge 1590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007433
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005666
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3281146.00/cwt146.00–146.004106
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509154.00/cwt154.00–154.0078411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,10510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added657154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,01220
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3805114.00/cwt114.00–114.009184
HeifersLarge 1376150.00/cwt150.00–150.005645
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477165.00/cwt165.00–165.007873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573160.00/cwt160.00–160.009172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415163.00/cwt163.00–163.006761
SteersLarge 1595151.00/cwt151.00–151.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added551166.00/cwt166.00–166.0091524
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395151.00/cwt151.00–151.005961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2548164.00/cwt164.00–164.008994
BullsLarge 1756117.00/cwt117.00–117.008854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422163.00/cwt163.00–163.006889
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325178.00/cwt178.00–178.005792
BullsLarge 1576137.00/cwt137.00–137.007894
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515158.00/cwt158.00–158.0081410
BullsLarge 1363140.00/cwt140.00–140.005086
CowsLean 85-90%1,09568.00/cwt68.00–68.007452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52390.81/cwt85.50–94.001,3835
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46080.09/cwt73.00–83.001,1693
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14364.85/cwt61.50–67.007413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22581.59/cwt80.00–83.009992
CowsLean 85-90%93961.54/cwt58.50–66.0057813
CowsLean 85-90%97253.70/cwt50.50–57.005228
Bulls1,47081.78/cwt80.00–83.001,2025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21675.70/cwt70.00–78.009214
Bulls1,34577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985920.46/head875.00–975.009205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2870825.00/head825.00–825.008251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365154.00/cwt154.00–154.005621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008586
BullsMedium and Large 2-3642129.01/cwt125.00–133.008284
BullsMedium and Large 2-3215178.00/cwt178.00–178.003832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368170.00/cwt170.00–170.006269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655151.00/cwt151.00–151.009892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621160.00/cwt160.00–160.0099410
HeifersLarge 1429150.00/cwt150.00–150.0064414
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440153.00/cwt153.00–153.006731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3487149.76/cwt145.00–154.0072913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561147.00/cwt147.00–147.0082510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555150.25/cwt150.00–151.0083412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422157.00/cwt157.00–157.0066312
HeifersLarge 1530144.00/cwt144.00–144.0076310
HeifersLarge 1693130.00/cwt130.00–130.009014

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.