Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-01-02

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 2
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
169 vs last sale 387 57 vs year ago 275 · 20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
16 vs last sale 50 4 vs year ago 30 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
3 vs last sale 14 15 vs year ago 26 · 57.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.21/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$153.21
75 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.45
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507153.7778071
Medium and Large 2-3487143.256984thin
One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $82 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 sale75 hd
153.21
KY average3 barns · 538 hd
156.66
−3.45
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
BullsAverage2,10592.671,9513thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55063.959919thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18157.936846thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06151.475465thin

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)1,192$8423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,2232thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,0501thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,02850.34/cwt48.50–52.005174
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45056.00/cwt56.00–56.008121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16361.69/cwt60.50–63.007172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65160.23/cwt57.50–63.009944
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19056.05/cwt54.00–57.006674
Bulls2,30596.00/cwt96.00–96.002,2131
CowsLean 85-90%1,19556.00/cwt56.00–56.006691
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47469.66/cwt66.00–73.001,0274
Bulls1,94082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,5911
Bulls2,070100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,192842.31/head800.00–875.008423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2401185.00/cwt185.00–185.007428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583150.00/cwt150.00–150.008754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2692141.00/cwt141.00–141.009763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265182.00/cwt182.00–182.004821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572148.00/cwt148.00–148.008476
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315172.00/cwt172.00–172.005421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473162.00/cwt162.00–162.007662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2348184.00/cwt184.00–184.006402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009447
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509158.19/cwt153.00–160.0080523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629138.01/cwt137.00–143.008687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418158.55/cwt150.00–164.0066329
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3503145.00/cwt145.00–145.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440138.00/cwt138.00–138.006071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2686158.86/cwt153.00–160.001,09018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473173.00/cwt170.00–175.0081813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1176
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534163.00/cwt163.00–163.0087014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375173.00/cwt173.00–173.006491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450177.00/cwt177.00–177.007972
BullsLarge 1558150.00/cwt150.00–150.008373

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.