Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-01-23

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 23
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
229 vs last sale 425 155 vs year ago 351 · 44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
29 vs last sale 51 14 vs year ago 36 · 38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
3 vs last sale 16 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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 mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test. 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 $155.45/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$155.45
95 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.43
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516157.2981273
Medium and Large 2-3513149.3776722
One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $45 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 sale95 hd
155.45
KY average24 barns · 5,808 hd
155.88
−0.43
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
BullsAverage1,71093.261,5952thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36063.048585thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06053.505671thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08951.6456310

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)1,100$1,0262thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$1,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2723130.00/cwt130.00–130.009403
BullsMedium and Large 1-2358194.00/cwt194.00–194.006957
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410169.00/cwt169.00–169.006932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2441181.00/cwt181.00–181.007987
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645136.00/cwt136.00–136.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380163.00/cwt163.00–163.006193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2793150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1903
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540162.00/cwt162.00–162.008755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658150.00/cwt150.00–150.009875
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473161.24/cwt152.00–170.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505157.00/cwt157.00–157.007934
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378155.52/cwt155.00–156.005882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2842150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327166.00/cwt166.00–166.005433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440161.00/cwt161.00–161.007084
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3591145.00/cwt145.00–145.008575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2637148.00/cwt148.00–148.009433
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480157.00/cwt157.00–157.007543
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3506150.00/cwt150.00–150.007598
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468162.08/cwt160.00–163.0075927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632157.00/cwt157.00–157.0099211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3760129.00/cwt129.00–129.009801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580143.00/cwt143.00–143.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579152.00/cwt152.00–152.0088010
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518145.06/cwt140.00–153.007518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516163.00/cwt163.00–163.008415
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,026.36/head975.00–1,075.001,0262
Bulls1,71093.26/cwt90.00–96.001,5952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37260.18/cwt59.00–62.008263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06053.50/cwt53.50–53.505671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34367.33/cwt66.00–69.009042
CowsLean 85-90%1,20357.86/cwt56.00–59.506962
CowsLean 85-90%1,06150.08/cwt46.00–53.505318

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.