Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-01-30

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 30
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
41 vs last sale 196 189 vs year ago 426 · 44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
2 vs last sale 22 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
4 vs last sale 13 6 vs year ago 15 · 40.0%
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 steady to 2.00 higher on a light test and limited comparison from last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were were 2.00 to 3.00 higher on light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $192.79/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$192.79
122 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.56
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520195.041,014115
Medium and Large 2-3569155.718867thin
One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $127 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 sale122 hd
192.79
KY average23 barns · 4,501 hd
177.23
+15.56
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
BullsAverage1,65697.181,6105thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39369.869734thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20966.448033thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13452.155913thin

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)1,267$1,0763thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$9792thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495172.00/cwt172.00–172.008514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2606150.00/cwt150.00–150.009095
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435176.33/cwt175.00–177.007676
BullsMedium and Large 1-2776131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2657140.00/cwt140.00–140.009203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added380211.00/cwt211.00–211.0080212
SteersMedium and Large 2-3592155.00/cwt155.00–155.009185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,08611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,07136
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added485215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,04540
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2646147.00/cwt147.00–147.009504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373196.67/cwt190.00–200.007346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2448180.00/cwt180.00–180.008062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582159.00/cwt159.00–159.009255
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431171.00/cwt171.00–171.007377
CowsLean 85-90%1,12555.00/cwt55.00–55.006191
CowsLean 85-90%1,13850.73/cwt50.50–51.005772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38062.50/cwt62.50–62.508631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12368.41/cwt66.00–71.007682
Bulls1,54993.98/cwt90.00–100.001,4564
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47364.47/cwt59.00–69.009502
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20080.00/cwt80.00–80.009601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42570.50/cwt70.50–70.501,0051
Bulls2,085110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,075.53/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,013978.58/head925.00–1,025.009792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2502159.28/cwt156.00–160.0080017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2258216.00/cwt216.00–216.005572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333198.40/cwt185.00–203.006614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363176.00/cwt176.00–176.006396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added735153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,12514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added639159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0169
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323151.00/cwt151.00–151.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0841

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.