Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 13
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
193 vs last sale 391 209 vs year ago 407 · 51.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
31 vs last sale 61 48 vs year ago 78 · 61.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
50 vs last sale 58 4 vs year ago 12 · 33.3%
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 steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. Light 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 $163.38/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$163.38
60 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$20.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.52
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516171.1988337
Medium and Large 2-3499150.8575320
Large 1495150.677463thin
One grade step is worth $20.52/cwt here — about $137 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 sale60 hd
163.38
KY average25 barns · 7,456 hd
166.91
−3.52
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
BullsLow1,78384.671,5106thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19473.898827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46172.041,05210
CowsLean 85-90%High98660.565977thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,1172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2-3373185.00/cwt185.00–185.006902
SteersMedium and Large 2-3738150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,09313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009733
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465171.96/cwt170.00–174.008008
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3372202.00/cwt202.00–202.007513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1204
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330187.00/cwt187.00–187.006171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2970150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,45512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3493150.00/cwt150.00–150.007402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2821152.73/cwt150.00–155.001,2549
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2793158.20/cwt155.00–160.001,25511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2608161.33/cwt161.00–162.009816
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3411157.00/cwt157.00–157.006456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2302192.00/cwt192.00–192.005808
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510191.00/cwt191.00–191.009741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633171.99/cwt170.00–174.001,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290163.00/cwt163.00–163.004731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368221.00/cwt221.00–221.008135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509175.00/cwt175.00–175.0089113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3343158.00/cwt158.00–158.005424
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3696140.00/cwt140.00–140.009747
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433169.00/cwt169.00–169.007322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2507177.00/cwt177.00–177.008973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2413214.00/cwt214.00–214.008845
BullsMedium and Large 1-2209207.95/cwt195.00–214.004353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708135.00/cwt135.00–135.009562
HeifersLarge 1470156.00/cwt156.00–156.007332
HeifersLarge 1545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,117.28/head1,110.00–1,125.001,1172
Bulls1,59080.85/cwt70.00–85.001,2864
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38382.23/cwt82.00–82.501,1372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15084.00/cwt84.00–84.009661
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11167.19/cwt65.00–69.007464
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40564.16/cwt62.50–65.009013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48575.41/cwt72.00–80.501,1207
Bulls2,17092.31/cwt90.00–95.002,0032
CowsLean 85-90%1,17082.00/cwt82.00–82.009591
CowsLean 85-90%97654.25/cwt50.00–60.005294
CowsLean 85-90%91562.47/cwt62.00–63.005722

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.