Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-08-14

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 14
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 380▲ 1 vs year ago 225 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 66▲ 13 vs year ago 30 · +43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%
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 heifers calves steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $230.82/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$230.82
103 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$393
per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.11
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1290251.007281thin
Medium and Large 1-2590230.971,36264
Medium and Large 2487230.041,12138
One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about −$393 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 sale103 hd
230.82
—
KY average27 barns · 6,338 hd
230.93
−0.11
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
Bulls—Low1,647112.871,8595thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,422108.191,5389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197106.251,27114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05891.939727thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—510242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,23415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—554249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3795
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—727202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4693
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524226.05/cwt225.00–230.001,18510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,84811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5535
HeifersMedium and Large 2—593221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—403248.00/cwt248.00–248.009992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—432262.55/cwt260.00–265.001,1344
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—375244.00/cwt244.00–244.009151
SteersMedium and Large 2—518235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—331260.00/cwt260.00–260.008615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—374247.00/cwt247.00–247.009244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—442235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,03923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—327285.00/cwt285.00–285.009323
SteersMedium and Large 2—483230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1112
SteersMedium and Large 2—365257.00/cwt257.00–257.009381
SteersMedium and Large 2—640224.02/cwt220.00–225.001,4345
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—488236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—793180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4272
BullsMedium and Large 2—325261.00/cwt261.00–261.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—426265.14/cwt263.00–269.001,12913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—560229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,2854
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—455244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—505259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3083
BullsMedium and Large 2—540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,30410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—830205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,70212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,007180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8133
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—518240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,24311
BullsMedium and Large 2—412255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—658205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—278297.00/cwt297.00–297.008262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—336296.00/cwt296.00–296.009957
HeifersMedium 1—290251.00/cwt251.00–251.007281
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,007105.90/cwt103.00–113.001,0663
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34093.55/cwt91.00–95.001,2542
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05593.00/cwt93.00–93.009811
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04096.56/cwt95.00–99.001,0044
Bulls——1,383105.81/cwt100.00–110.001,4633
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,418104.53/cwt100.00–108.001,4823
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,465118.26/cwt115.00–122.001,7334
Bulls——2,043123.47/cwt121.00–126.002,5222
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,160105.17/cwt101.00–110.001,22010
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09582.13/cwt80.00–85.008992
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,308114.25/cwt111.00–116.001,4943
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1441

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.