Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-12-12

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
11 vs last sale 398 40 vs year ago 427 · 9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
40 vs last sale 90 17 vs year ago 67 · 25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
12 vs last sale 26 3 vs year ago 11 · +27.3%
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 mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of all classes with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.79/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$146.79
145 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.24
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514148.91765118
Medium and Large 2-3528137.5172527
One grade step is worth $11.40/cwt here — about $39 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 sale145 hd
146.79
KY average25 barns · 6,789 hd
146.54
+0.24
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
BullsHigh1,95690.201,7647thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48361.9891911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17560.517117thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03947.4949413

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,105$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,595$1,1751thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2379170.34/cwt170.00–175.0064614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005847
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278187.00/cwt187.00–187.005202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437167.00/cwt167.00–167.007309
BullsMedium and Large 1-2679130.00/cwt130.00–130.008836
SteersMedium and Large 2-3748135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0102
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509147.32/cwt147.00–150.0075029
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2590145.76/cwt140.00–151.0086023
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3683122.55/cwt120.00–125.008372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675157.07/cwt154.00–160.001,06024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567163.33/cwt160.00–165.0092615
SteersMedium and Large 2-3668145.00/cwt145.00–145.009693
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3592136.99/cwt131.00–138.008117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435154.00/cwt154.00–154.0067018
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416170.00/cwt170.00–170.007074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668137.29/cwt132.00–145.0091715
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3484142.66/cwt139.00–144.006907
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2293161.89/cwt160.00–165.004748
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370155.00/cwt155.00–155.0057410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645150.00/cwt150.00–150.0096811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,11410
BullsMedium and Large 2-3439162.00/cwt162.00–162.007118
BullsMedium and Large 2-3469150.00/cwt150.00–150.007048
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324155.00/cwt155.00–155.005024
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523138.00/cwt138.00–138.007225
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3367137.00/cwt137.00–137.005033
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418147.00/cwt147.00–147.006142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2753115.00/cwt115.00–115.008662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007922
BullsMedium and Large 2-3506140.00/cwt140.00–140.007084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524153.00/cwt153.00–153.0080219
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577145.00/cwt145.00–145.0083714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bulls1,96398.44/cwt97.00–100.001,9322
Bulls2,28077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,7561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10556.50/cwt56.50–56.506241
Bulls1,87189.38/cwt86.00–92.001,6724
CowsLean 85-90%1,10552.46/cwt50.00–58.005805
CowsLean 85-90%99844.39/cwt40.00–47.504438
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18761.18/cwt60.00–65.007266
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60162.99/cwt60.00–65.001,0084
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46072.01/cwt70.00–74.001,0512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39857.15/cwt55.00–58.507995

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.