Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 12
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
5 vs last sale 284 68 vs year ago 221 · +30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
0 vs last sale 56 22 vs year ago 34 · +64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
22 vs last sale 0 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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. Moderate supply of calves with good 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 $210.62/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$210.62
104 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$21.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.45
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516214.341,10684
Medium and Large 2-3367200.007346thin
Medium and Large 2524192.861,01014thin
One grade step is worth $21.48/cwt here — about $96 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 sale104 hd
210.62
KY average26 barns · 6,696 hd
214.07
−3.45
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
BullsAverage1,787119.542,1366thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20895.281,15115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53194.461,44613
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09980.9389016
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175155.001,8211thin
SteersSelectAverage1,260156.001,9661thin

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)1,286$1,4987
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,213$1,6894thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2584196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1454
HeifersMedium and Large 2485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2883150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3256
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308240.00/cwt240.00–240.0073910
HeifersMedium and Large 2413206.00/cwt206.00–206.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3563180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632219.18/cwt215.00–220.001,38512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475246.71/cwt245.00–249.001,1727
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0331
HeifersMedium and Large 2501204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443220.00/cwt220.00–220.009754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2857203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,7409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515235.57/cwt230.00–238.001,2137
SteersMedium and Large 2722190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730206.28/cwt195.00–213.001,5068
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255227.00/cwt227.00–227.005793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2729177.39/cwt170.00–185.001,2936
SteersMedium and Large 2515215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1073
SteersMedium and Large 2592215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574219.79/cwt204.50–221.001,26214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555180.00/cwt180.00–180.009991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,05612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2499230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285263.00/cwt263.00–263.0075012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2649195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2667
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18795.04/cwt92.00–100.001,1287
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53889.63/cwt89.00–90.001,3795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51795.90/cwt91.00–102.001,4557
CowsLean 85-90%1,15696.33/cwt93.00–101.001,1145
CowsLean 85-90%1,07581.08/cwt77.50–86.008726
CowsLean 85-90%1,00361.59/cwt61.00–63.006183
SteersSelect1,260156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9661
HeifersSelect and Choice1,175155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,7311
CowsLean 85-90%1,17371.02/cwt70.00–72.008332
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178114.28/cwt112.00–116.001,3463
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25584.23/cwt78.50–88.001,0575
Bulls1,853122.65/cwt115.00–128.002,2732
Bulls1,388102.54/cwt100.00–106.001,4232
Bulls2,120133.44/cwt129.00–138.002,8292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2861,498.14/head1,400.00–1,620.001,4987
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,688.53/head1,600.00–1,825.001,6894
BullsMedium and Large 2540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0532
BullsMedium and Large 2695182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2654
BullsMedium and Large 2395229.00/cwt229.00–229.009052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345259.00/cwt259.00–259.0089411
BullsMedium and Large 2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
BullsMedium and Large 2430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2499215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,07314
HeifersMedium and Large 2628165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,14811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2651193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378232.00/cwt232.00–232.0087711

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.