Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-10-03

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 3
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
47 vs last sale 240 26 vs year ago 261 · +10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
1 vs last sale 25 6 vs year ago 32 · 18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
1 vs last sale 9 8 vs year ago 16 · 50.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $143.53/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$143.53
101 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.13/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 1-2596144.5286196
Medium and Large 2-3576124.397165thin
One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about $145 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 sale101 hd
143.53
KY average24 barns · 5,439 hd
149.73
−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
BullsLow2,06495.011,9615thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20773.078826thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44371.251,0284thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04057.3859711

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
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,370$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,435$1,4063thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$1,2001thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2503153.00/cwt153.00–153.007703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618150.00/cwt150.00–150.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278143.00/cwt143.00–143.003982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2746123.00/cwt123.00–123.009184
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350132.00/cwt132.00–132.004621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468173.00/cwt173.00–173.008102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370182.00/cwt182.00–182.006732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3405162.00/cwt162.00–162.006561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added707161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,13817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.0075414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330176.00/cwt176.00–176.005811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581158.42/cwt158.00–161.009207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2652145.00/cwt145.00–145.009453
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added699150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,04934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2434179.00/cwt179.00–179.0077711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578144.00/cwt144.00–144.008329
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516160.00/cwt160.00–160.0082614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2353184.00/cwt184.00–184.006508
BullsMedium and Large 1-2676131.00/cwt131.00–131.008866
CowsLean 85-90%92570.00/cwt70.00–70.006481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25973.60/cwt71.00–77.009274
CowsLean 85-90%1,03463.71/cwt60.50–68.006594
CowsLean 85-90%1,06351.05/cwt50.00–53.005436
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44371.25/cwt70.00–73.001,0284
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09065.00/cwt65.00–65.007091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11579.00/cwt79.00–79.008811
Bulls2,11888.04/cwt86.00–90.001,8652
Bulls2,02899.65/cwt94.00–106.002,0213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4351,405.66/head1,300.00–1,525.001,4063
BullsLarge 11,3701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006353
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413149.94/cwt140.00–160.006192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3572135.47/cwt120.00–137.0077511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2288190.00/cwt190.00–190.005472
BullsMedium and Large 2-3493142.00/cwt142.00–142.007006
BullsMedium and Large 1-2310178.00/cwt178.00–178.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632132.44/cwt131.00–136.0083710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3632122.49/cwt121.00–123.007744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379156.00/cwt156.00–156.005914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585139.99/cwt133.00–143.0081917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420151.32/cwt148.00–152.006366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2309156.01/cwt154.00–160.004823

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.