Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 19
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
6 vs last sale 383 39 vs year ago 338 · +11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
8 vs last sale 53 10 vs year ago 71 · 14.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
8 vs last sale 11 14 vs year ago 33 · 42.4%
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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate 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 $155.90/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$155.90
123 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$18.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.25
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490157.71772100
Medium and Large 2-3463149.4069120
Large 1642139.008923thin
One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale123 hd
155.90
KY average26 barns · 6,032 hd
155.65
+0.25
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
BullsHigh1,79099.571,7825thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40376.551,07413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20969.5584114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04758.9961819

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$1,2586
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$9482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$1,3372thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2444161.00/cwt161.00–161.0071524
HeifersLarge 1642139.00/cwt139.00–139.008923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477169.00/cwt169.00–169.0080610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2682140.81/cwt139.00–143.009609
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3414144.20/cwt135.00–150.005975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645151.00/cwt151.00–151.009746
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3673141.00/cwt141.00–141.009492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3513134.00/cwt134.00–134.006872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2359184.00/cwt184.00–184.006618
SteersLarge 1665156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516180.90/cwt173.00–183.0093314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2304159.00/cwt159.00–159.004839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374174.00/cwt174.00–174.006518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2752159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,19616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566173.00/cwt173.00–173.0097914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465181.00/cwt181.00–181.008421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3688137.00/cwt137.00–137.009435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2408197.50/cwt184.00–200.0080613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2589152.20/cwt151.00–156.0089612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285187.00/cwt187.00–187.005334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488173.09/cwt171.00–180.0084536
BullsMedium and Large 1-2414180.00/cwt180.00–180.007454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0163
CowsLean 85-90%1,04855.24/cwt52.50–58.0057911
CowsLean 85-90%1,04963.31/cwt60.50–67.506647
CowsLean 85-90%1,02070.00/cwt70.00–70.007141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42176.41/cwt72.50–82.001,0867
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28467.99/cwt61.00–70.008734
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58094.19/cwt88.00–100.001,4882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22262.11/cwt59.00–64.007597
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34885.03/cwt82.00–88.001,1462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13573.78/cwt70.00–77.008375
Bulls2,245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,4701
Bulls1,635102.61/cwt100.00–105.001,6783
Bulls1,80080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,257.65/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2586
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163947.53/head900.00–985.009482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0531,337.11/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3372
BullsMedium and Large 2-3418167.00/cwt167.00–167.006988
BullsMedium and Large 2-3462155.00/cwt155.00–155.007163
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007937
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340153.00/cwt153.00–153.005202
BullsMedium and Large 2-3559138.57/cwt134.00–143.007754
BullsMedium and Large 1-2358190.00/cwt190.00–190.006809
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3377161.00/cwt161.00–161.006079
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2511156.25/cwt153.00–157.0079821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2594149.00/cwt149.00–149.0088511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009512

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.