Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-08-15

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 15
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
20 vs last sale 245 105 vs year ago 330 · 31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
11 vs last sale 19 18 vs year ago 48 · 37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 20 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 mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.90/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 1.24 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.
Average price
$164.90
87 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$806
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.32
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497170.3984661
Large 1318169.005372thin
Medium and Large 2-3483150.6172824
One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $118 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 sale87 hd
164.90
KY average25 barns · 2,227 hd
160.58
+4.32
This barn, trailing median1 sales
166.14
−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
BullsHigh1,749101.311,7724thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42781.851,1685thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19576.959207thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10362.276879thin

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)1,364$1,3567
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,337$1,3453thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,4755

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2670144.00/cwt144.00–144.009652
BullsLarge 1318169.00/cwt169.00–169.005372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250181.00/cwt181.00–181.004531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355178.00/cwt178.00–178.006326
BullsMedium and Large 2-3574145.07/cwt136.00–148.008338
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565145.50/cwt145.00–146.008228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437184.02/cwt182.00–185.008046
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505161.00/cwt161.00–161.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3392149.00/cwt149.00–149.005843
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325144.33/cwt141.00–146.004693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550166.00/cwt166.00–166.009132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572156.43/cwt150.00–164.0089513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638150.00/cwt150.00–150.009575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374172.83/cwt170.00–175.5064610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434173.50/cwt173.50–173.507538
HeifersLarge 1560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
SteersLarge 1460153.00/cwt153.00–153.007041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009932
HeifersLarge 1385159.00/cwt159.00–159.006123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2501157.00/cwt157.00–157.0078715
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3673127.30/cwt120.00–135.008572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3647124.00/cwt124.00–124.008028
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3491
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31566.00/cwt66.00–66.008681
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17872.65/cwt70.00–79.008564
CowsLean 85-90%1,13455.59/cwt53.00–59.006304
CowsLean 85-90%1,17580.00/cwt80.00–80.009401
CowsLean 85-90%1,05564.51/cwt61.00–68.006814
Bulls1,810113.11/cwt112.00–114.002,0472
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45783.42/cwt80.50–87.001,2153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08568.00/cwt68.00–68.007381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28590.03/cwt85.00–96.001,1572
Bulls1,32080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0561
Bulls2,05599.00/cwt99.00–99.002,0341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3641,355.64/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3567
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3371,344.76/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3453
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4755
BullsMedium and Large 1-2499175.50/cwt175.50–175.5087620
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437181.50/cwt181.50–181.5079319
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477144.04/cwt138.00–156.006873
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724138.00/cwt138.00–138.009995
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584151.00/cwt151.00–151.008828
BullsMedium and Large 2-3412158.50/cwt158.00–159.0065312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3464155.00/cwt155.00–155.007194
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791

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.