Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 22
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
23 vs last sale 225 9 vs year ago 211 · 4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
8 vs last sale 30 31 vs year ago 53 · 58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
13 vs last sale 20 7 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 las Monday: Steer and bull calves were steady 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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 $160.28/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$160.28
74 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$806
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.20
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512161.7182963
Medium and Large 2-3450152.1068411thin
One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $144 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 sale74 hd
160.28
KY average24 barns · 4,783 hd
166.49
−6.20
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
BullsLow1,90194.561,7984thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47485.851,2665thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21876.699346thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06862.836716thin

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)1,200$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,340$1,0482thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2463166.98/cwt163.00–169.0077322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521171.00/cwt171.00–171.008914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664144.00/cwt144.00–144.0095613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2593150.00/cwt150.00–150.008902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470189.00/cwt189.00–189.008884
SteersMedium and Large 2-3348175.00/cwt175.00–175.006092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330161.00/cwt161.00–161.005311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,1697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1745
SteersMedium and Large 2-3729143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515144.98/cwt141.00–147.007473
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3455162.00/cwt162.00–162.007371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2738133.00/cwt133.00–133.009828
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575156.94/cwt155.00–161.009026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2503180.00/cwt180.00–180.0090513
BullsLarge 1421159.00/cwt159.00–159.006694
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53889.24/cwt88.00–91.001,3732
CowsLean 85-90%1,35054.00/cwt54.00–54.007291
CowsLean 85-90%1,01264.59/cwt62.00–69.006545
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43283.59/cwt80.00–87.001,1973
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14071.00/cwt71.00–71.008091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29882.46/cwt78.00–87.001,0702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19074.73/cwt70.00–78.008893
Bulls1,92390.41/cwt89.00–92.001,7393
Bulls1,835107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,9631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,048.04/head975.00–1,125.001,0482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205199.00/cwt199.00–199.004081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315191.00/cwt191.00–191.006022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3421159.00/cwt159.00–159.006696
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555153.00/cwt153.00–153.008491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2205186.00/cwt186.00–186.003811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350181.00/cwt181.00–181.006342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612140.00/cwt140.00–140.008572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3419154.86/cwt150.00–160.006496
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379173.68/cwt171.00–174.006589
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426185.00/cwt185.00–185.0078815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517164.00/cwt164.00–164.008489
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518170.00/cwt170.00–170.008813

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.