Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-05-01

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 1
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
145 vs last sale 362 41 vs year ago 258 · 15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
23 vs last sale 57 5 vs year ago 39 · 12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
17 vs last sale 6 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.97/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$196.97
78 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.45
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523200.931,05065
Medium and Large 2478189.119049thin
Medium and Large 2-3517150.247764thin
One grade step is worth $50.69/cwt here — about $274 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 sale78 hd
196.97
KY average25 barns · 5,340 hd
194.52
+2.45
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
BullsHigh1,587107.911,7124thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24088.321,09616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67579.501,3322thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98358.255737thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,113140.001,5581thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,1992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)925$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,0252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2843175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,47512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470162.00/cwt162.00–162.007611
SteersMedium and Large 2450196.00/cwt196.00–196.008821
Dairy SteersLarge 340475.00/cwt75.00–75.003039
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400192.00/cwt192.00–192.007682
SteersMedium and Large 2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2497226.29/cwt200.00–235.001,1258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2455227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2848121.99/cwt120.00–136.001,0348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575189.76/cwt180.00–191.001,0919
BullsLarge 1605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy680199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy355246.00/cwt246.00–246.008739
SteersSelect and Choice1,113140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5581
CowsLean 85-90%84042.57/cwt30.00–54.003582
CowsLean 85-90%1,04064.52/cwt61.00–67.506715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15373.29/cwt68.00–77.008454
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353100.35/cwt93.00–110.001,3586
Bulls1,530116.82/cwt115.00–120.001,7872
Bulls1,64399.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,4571
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18686.32/cwt83.00–89.001,0246
HeifersMedium and Large 2540186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,26095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2507214.74/cwt200.00–219.001,08916
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,23590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1122
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-271092.00/cwt92.00–92.006531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14073.50/cwt73.50–73.508381
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3388162.98/cwt160.00–166.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510207.22/cwt191.00–209.001,05710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618184.22/cwt179.00–187.001,1386
SteersMedium and Large 2325207.00/cwt207.00–207.006731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655201.00/cwt192.00–210.001,3174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2983159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5638
HeifersMedium and Large 2444190.00/cwt190.00–190.008443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585203.82/cwt200.00–210.001,1928
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,10219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2880139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2679157.98/cwt155.00–167.001,0734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430213.35/cwt204.00–219.0091710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374229.63/cwt229.00–231.008599
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 2345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 2625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,17314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275223.00/cwt223.00–223.006131
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,010131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy403240.00/cwt240.00–240.009674
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,198.70/head1,125.00–1,275.001,1992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21570.00/cwt70.00–70.008511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25377.07/cwt76.00–78.009662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0466
BullsMedium and Large 1-2448222.00/cwt222.00–222.009954
BullsMedium and Large 2378213.00/cwt213.00–213.008052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2649180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1688
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770157.94/cwt155.00–160.001,2165
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 2380199.00/cwt199.00–199.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1534

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.