Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
195 head
269 vs last sale 464 57 vs year ago 252 · 22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
35 vs last sale 83 4 vs year ago 44 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
1 vs last sale 19 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%
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 bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.03/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$213.03
80 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,119
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514219.371,12854
Medium and Large 2-3450206.009272thin
Medium and Large 2557199.341,11024
One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $18 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 sale80 hd
213.03
KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd
219.81
−6.78
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
BullsAverage1,984117.742,3365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265105.751,33812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535103.631,59014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04780.5484311

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,460$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$1,5966
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,700$2,0751thin

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 1-2663230.52/cwt220.00–238.001,52812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,28311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2444225.00/cwt225.00–225.009999
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3804
HeifersMedium and Large 2632194.73/cwt192.00–196.001,2313
HeifersMedium and Large 2530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0607
SteersMedium and Large 2523210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0982
SteersMedium and Large 1-2338259.00/cwt259.00–259.008753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3915
HeifersMedium and Large 2574196.66/cwt195.00–200.001,1296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2517241.35/cwt240.00–244.001,2483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586232.71/cwt220.00–240.001,36413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371232.00/cwt232.00–232.008617
SteersMedium and Large 2650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2928
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438260.79/cwt252.00–263.001,14210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627220.27/cwt218.00–221.001,3814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2279285.00/cwt285.00–285.007954
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360249.00/cwt249.00–249.008961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255240.00/cwt240.00–240.006122
HeifersMedium and Large 2491210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0316
HeifersMedium and Large 2683180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509223.86/cwt220.00–230.001,13913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450206.00/cwt206.00–206.009272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2690198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3661
BullsMedium and Large 2350244.00/cwt244.00–244.008541
BullsMedium and Large 2497224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1133
BullsMedium and Large 2413247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2738177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3066
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,596.24/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5966
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls1,984117.74/cwt115.00–122.002,3365
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258101.28/cwt97.00–104.001,2746
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288113.87/cwt110.00–117.001,4675
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,506102.17/cwt98.50–105.001,5398
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,554108.28/cwt105.50–110.001,6835
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5321
CowsLean 85-90%1,05876.49/cwt75.50–77.508095
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0951
CowsLean 85-90%1,03783.92/cwt81.00–87.008706

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.