Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 9
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
390 vs last sale 218 225 vs year ago 383 · +58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
19 vs last sale 34 24 vs year ago 29 · +82.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
2 vs last sale 11 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 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 $157.31/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$157.31
302 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.58
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2613157.99968277
Medium and Large 2-3500149.8374925
One grade step is worth $8.16/cwt here — about $219 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 sale302 hd
157.31
KY average24 barns · 7,363 hd
157.89
−0.58
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
BullsLow1,70993.201,5934thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71663.031,0827thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21961.4574917
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17855.816589thin

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 (2-4 yrs)900$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$8462thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls1,31580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0521
Bulls1,605106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7011
Bulls1,95893.39/cwt90.00–96.001,8292
CowsLean 85-90%1,15752.23/cwt51.00–53.006043
CowsLean 85-90%1,18957.60/cwt54.00–62.006856
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,193846.07/head825.00–875.008462
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170975.00/head975.00–975.009751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3566142.99/cwt140.00–145.008095
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006576
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579154.36/cwt151.00–165.0089444
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523167.00/cwt167.00–167.0087311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3423160.00/cwt160.00–160.006773
BullsMedium and Large 2-3514148.13/cwt140.00–150.0076111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517157.28/cwt157.00–160.0081352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367168.00/cwt168.00–168.0061718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2269181.00/cwt181.00–181.0048712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3313158.00/cwt158.00–158.004953
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3554147.00/cwt147.00–147.008146
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2453163.11/cwt161.00–169.0073932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2606155.00/cwt155.00–155.009395
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3640138.00/cwt138.00–138.008834
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3407154.00/cwt154.00–154.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added829162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,34762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663146.00/cwt146.00–146.009689
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373191.00/cwt191.00–191.007122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3537158.55/cwt154.00–160.008514
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521148.45/cwt144.00–150.007734
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2651160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,04212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2439190.69/cwt189.00–191.0083712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2855161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,37712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2831145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,20510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732143.90/cwt140.00–150.001,05326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2757146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1057
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527178.00/cwt178.00–178.009385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2327
SteersMedium and Large 2-3594160.33/cwt160.00–161.009529
SteersMedium and Large 2-3674150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0115
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0734
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2291200.00/cwt200.00–200.005826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2767130.00/cwt130.00–130.009976
BullsMedium and Large 1-2587162.00/cwt162.00–162.0095120
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373201.00/cwt201.00–201.0075018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441185.00/cwt185.00–185.0081623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2659144.00/cwt144.00–144.0094919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55354.04/cwt51.00–57.508392
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25580.50/cwt80.50–80.501,0101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24962.26/cwt60.00–68.0077810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16356.93/cwt53.50–59.006626
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,93064.04/cwt62.00–68.001,2363
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55870.52/cwt70.00–71.001,0992

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.