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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 10

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 275▼ 296 vs year ago 679 · −43.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 30▼ 15 vs year ago 44 · −34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 27 vs year ago 37 · −73.0%

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 heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.79/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$140.79

150 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	142.81	750	127
Medium and Large 2-3	514	129.69	667	23

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $83 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 sale150 hd

140.79

—

KY average23 barns · 4,573 hd

141.13

−0.33

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,160	80.74	1,744	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	54.63	835	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	54.19	737	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	46.05	528	8thin

Every lot

48 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	165.64/cwt	164.00–167.00	769	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	3
Steers	—	Large 1	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,006	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,058	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,152	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	159.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	473	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	136.81/cwt	130.00–141.00	521	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	145.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	711	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	767	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	131.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	755	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	134.32/cwt	132.00–143.00	778	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	357	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	169.44/cwt	166.00–177.00	625	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	159.93/cwt	156.00–162.00	803	29
Bulls	—	Large 1	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	149.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	875	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	912	7
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	766	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	843	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,990	82.49/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,642	5
Bulls	—	—	3,010	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	2,167	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	42.93/cwt	41.50–45.00	473	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	47.92/cwt	45.50–50.50	563	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	797	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	52.72/cwt	50.50–58.00	725	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	49.26/cwt	49.00–49.50	735	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	939	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,295	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,412	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	19,453	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,714	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,018	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Mon Jan 10, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 275Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	635	143.00	143.00
7	—	518	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	579	132.00–143.00	134.32
14	—	489	142.00–150.00	145.38
13	—	373	146.00	146.00
9	—	446	146.00	146.00
5	—	297	157.00–160.00	159.40
4	—	665	131.00	131.00
25	—	521	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	134.00	134.00
4	—	520	128.00–132.00	131.04
5	—	775	115.00	115.00
7	—	381	130.00–141.00	136.81
2	—	443	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	761	139.00	139.00
3	—	580	160.00	160.00
2	—	420	162.00	162.00
11	—	464	164.00–167.00	165.64
3	—	893	129.00	129.00
17	—	641	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	131.00–133.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	165.00	165.00
2	—	270	190.00	190.00
32	—	586	144.00–154.00	149.36
3	—	475	162.00	162.00
13	—	369	166.00–177.00	169.44
11	—	676	131.00	131.00
29	—	502	156.00–162.00	159.93
7	—	724	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	145.00	145.00
3	—	357	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	142.00	142.00
2	—	485	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	109.00	109.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,990	77.00–86.00	82.49
1	—	3,010	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,376	50.50–58.00	52.72
1	—	1,265	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,493	49.00–49.50	49.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,174	45.50–50.50	47.92
3	—	1,102	41.50–45.00	42.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.