Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 19
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
38 vs last sale 289 101 vs year ago 150 · +67.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
8 vs last sale 56 33 vs year ago 31 · +106.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
4 vs last sale 22 17 vs year ago 9 · +188.9%
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. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.16/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$200.16
83 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484214.861,03940
Medium and Large 2416205.7985519thin
Large 1592190.001,1253thin
Medium and Large 2-3638168.521,07621
One grade step is worth $46.34/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale83 hd
200.16
KY average25 barns · 6,025 hd
211.55
−11.39
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
BullsHigh1,746117.282,04717
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,395120.001,6742thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35195.091,2857thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21391.751,11315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06077.5982214

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)1,199$1,3478
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,6182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,4132thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2415232.00/cwt232.00–232.009634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355250.00/cwt250.00–250.0088810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1602
BullsMedium and Large 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1991,347.45/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3478
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18390.29/cwt84.00–93.001,0689
Bulls1,965131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,5741
Bulls1,610100.97/cwt100.00–103.001,6263
CowsLean 85-90%1,12870.59/cwt70.00–71.007962
Bulls1,760119.99/cwt112.00–127.002,11213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38092.63/cwt91.00–95.001,2784
CowsLean 85-90%81558.00/cwt58.00–58.004731
CowsLean 85-90%1,08378.45/cwt75.00–82.008509
CowsLean 85-90%1,01090.54/cwt90.00–91.009142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305108.97/cwt105.00–115.001,4223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21078.93/cwt75.00–81.009553
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,395120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15086.00/cwt86.00–86.009891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,393104.55/cwt104.00–105.001,4562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1045
BullsMedium and Large 2560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2283267.00/cwt267.00–267.007566
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1725
BullsMedium and Large 2-3412210.00/cwt210.00–210.008653
SteersMedium and Large 2568210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1932
SteersMedium and Large 2420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513236.49/cwt230.00–240.001,2133
SteersMedium and Large 2695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2647219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4173
HeifersMedium and Large 2650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3888140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583220.67/cwt220.00–230.001,28714
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,066155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2692209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4466
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2653180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2721170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2355229.00/cwt229.00–229.008133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467226.23/cwt223.00–228.001,05615
SteersMedium and Large 2510225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3431190.00/cwt190.00–190.008195
HeifersMedium and Large 2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1682
HeifersMedium and Large 2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2323239.00/cwt239.00–239.007726
HeifersMedium and Large 2358215.00/cwt215.00–215.007703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2747211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5763
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3393202.00/cwt202.00–202.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 2280226.25/cwt200.00–230.006348
HeifersLarge 1592190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1253
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3669165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1049
HeifersMedium and Large 2501190.00/cwt190.00–190.009524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2276230.00/cwt230.00–230.006353

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.