Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-01-31

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 31

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

426 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 351▲ 32 vs year ago 394 · +8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 36▲ 5 vs year ago 17 · +29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.57/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$180.57

140 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$33.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.79

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	519	182.46	947	131
Large 1	375	167.00	626	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	546	149.16	815	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.30/cwt here — about $132 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 sale140 hd

180.57

—

KY average23 barns · 6,046 hd

157.78

+22.79

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	1,843	79.54	1,466	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	67.70	994	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	66.00	876	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	47.79	478	6thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	200.89/cwt	200.00–202.00	540	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	197.96/cwt	195.00–199.00	721	12
Steers	—	Large 1	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	976	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,038	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	144.70/cwt	138.00–150.00	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	152.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	951	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	933	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,030	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	490	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	348	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	129.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	653	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	123.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	135.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	793	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	125.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	817	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	193.52/cwt	186.00–196.00	712	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	795	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	160.89/cwt	160.00–161.00	763	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	152.29/cwt	151.00–153.00	868	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	811	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	856	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	872	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	86.31/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,605	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	45.15/cwt	43.00–47.00	445	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	653	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	874	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	877	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	65.65/cwt	63.00–69.00	964	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	75.64/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,118	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	20,081	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	1,099.47/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	12,930	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,006	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 351Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	128.00	128.00
11	—	570	151.00–153.00	152.29
16	—	506	155.00	155.00
16	—	368	186.00–196.00	193.52
10	—	439	181.00	181.00
6	—	752	116.00	116.00
5	—	629	129.00	129.00
6	—	317	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	149.00	149.00
9	—	474	160.00–161.00	160.89
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	420	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	135.00	135.00
8	—	505	125.00–130.00	129.36
8	—	578	120.00–130.00	123.75
7	—	348	151.00	151.00
3	—	457	140.00	140.00
2	—	668	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	585	135.00–138.00	135.61
12	—	388	155.00	155.00
12	—	653	123.00–130.00	125.09
2	—	308	159.00	159.00
18	—	441	150.00	150.00
4	—	266	172.00	172.00
15	—	519	140.00–145.00	143.04
3	—	707	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	176.00	176.00
3	—	500	163.00	163.00
12	—	364	195.00–199.00	197.96
4	—	763	135.00	135.00
7	—	269	200.00–202.00	200.89
7	—	662	141.00	141.00
19	—	622	148.00–155.00	152.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	151.00–152.00	151.51
3	—	570	138.00–150.00	144.70
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	564	184.00	184.00
44	—	488	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	61.00	61.00
5	—	985	43.00–47.00	45.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,478	71.00–80.00	75.64
4	—	1,468	63.00–69.00	65.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,370	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	85.00–88.00	86.31
1	—	1,810	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,176	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,099.47

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	—	1,510	103.00	103.00

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.