Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-10-17

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 17
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
69 vs last sale 269 9 vs year ago 347 · 2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
25 vs last sale 64 6 vs year ago 45 · 13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
6 vs last sale 0 23 vs year ago 29 · 79.3%
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 3.00 lower. Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Moderate 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 $144.32/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$144.32
153 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.48
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501145.90731121
Medium and Large 2-3505138.3669832
One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $33 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 sale153 hd
144.32
KY average26 barns · 5,094 hd
143.84
+0.48
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
BullsLow1,59889.501,4302thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52860.9093012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28357.4873810
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08355.115975thin

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)1,420$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,303$1,0403thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
BullsLarge 1628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2366179.00/cwt179.00–179.006559
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427170.00/cwt170.00–170.0072617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511150.00/cwt150.00–150.0076724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670121.98/cwt120.00–125.0081714
BullsMedium and Large 2-3360156.67/cwt150.00–160.005646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731135.00/cwt135.00–135.0098712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633140.00/cwt140.00–140.008866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561160.00/cwt160.00–160.008984
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2248140.00/cwt140.00–140.003475
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734120.00/cwt120.00–120.008814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578134.04/cwt132.00–135.0077522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added517152.00/cwt152.00–152.0078610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495143.00/cwt143.00–143.007088
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3527135.58/cwt126.00–137.007158
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3389149.00/cwt149.00–149.005805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515173.00/cwt173.00–173.008914
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006303
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50057.44/cwt56.00–58.508626
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55564.35/cwt62.00–70.001,0016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26153.36/cwt51.00–55.506736
CowsLean 85-90%1,22850.61/cwt48.50–52.506212
CowsLean 85-90%98758.11/cwt55.50–60.005743
Bulls1,55080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27576.00/cwt76.00–76.009691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33059.56/cwt58.00–60.507923
Bulls1,64599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3031,039.64/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374168.00/cwt168.00–168.0062820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429155.00/cwt155.00–155.0066516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561140.00/cwt140.00–140.0078514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2283173.00/cwt173.00–173.0049014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510145.00/cwt145.00–145.0074024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2694125.00/cwt125.00–125.0086815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438147.00/cwt147.00–147.006444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314162.00/cwt162.00–162.005095
BullsMedium and Large 2-3260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031

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.