Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 2
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
164 vs last sale 363 88 vs year ago 287 · 30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
25 vs last sale 50 1 vs year ago 26 · 3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 2 7 vs year ago 8 · 87.5%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm with a light offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $220.99/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +54.85 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.
Average price
$220.99
86 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,201
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$49.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.77
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556228.031,26770
Medium and Large 2-3336202.006788thin
Medium and Large 2642178.361,1458thin
One grade step is worth $49.68/cwt here — about $123 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 sale86 hd
220.99
KY average26 barns · 3,304 hd
205.22
+15.77
This barn, trailing median1 sales
166.14
+54.85
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
BullsLow1,652104.531,7273thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,452103.811,5073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19885.761,0278thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98566.596565thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,2001thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2367215.12/cwt206.00–239.007897
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2852165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519216.45/cwt210.00–221.001,12314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy341295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274246.00/cwt246.00–246.006744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,16610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437180.19/cwt180.00–181.007875
HeifersMedium and Large 2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3235211.00/cwt211.00–211.004961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
HeifersMedium and Large 2875150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2391223.04/cwt221.00–225.008724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2735220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2511257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3134
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,067156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6653
HeifersMedium and Large 2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2454220.00/cwt220.00–220.009994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 2520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408233.00/cwt233.00–233.009513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2666201.83/cwt180.00–205.001,34416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2509241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,22712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,38013
CowsLean 85-90%94562.07/cwt61.00–63.005872
CowsLean 85-90%1,01269.61/cwt66.00–74.007043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13690.32/cwt86.00–93.001,0264
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470106.71/cwt101.00–112.501,5692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25981.19/cwt78.00–83.501,0224
Bulls1,652104.53/cwt95.00–112.001,7273
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265282.00/cwt282.00–282.007472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,0646
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1129
BullsMedium and Large 2-3238200.00/cwt200.00–200.004762
BullsMedium and Large 2-3280191.00/cwt191.00–191.005351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3352220.00/cwt220.00–220.007743
BullsMedium and Large 2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
BullsMedium and Large 2476207.96/cwt197.00–220.009904
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335260.00/cwt260.00–260.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
BullsMedium and Large 21,050110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2776170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3195
HeifersMedium and Large 2575189.35/cwt188.00–190.001,0893
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315239.00/cwt239.00–239.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 2518189.00/cwt189.00–189.009793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658184.51/cwt180.00–190.001,2149

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.