Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 7
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 214▼ 394 vs year ago 677 · −58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 22 vs year ago 48 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 20 vs year ago 26 · −76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.99/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$146.99
116 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.70
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2431150.1664792
Medium and Large 2-3497134.8567124
One grade step is worth $15.32/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale116 hd
146.99
—
KY average19 barns · 6,027 hd
148.69
−1.70
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—Average1,66389.901,4955thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49475.851,13313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18272.108527thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03058.075983thin

Every lot

45 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3366169.20/cwt164.00–170.006198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432181.00/cwt181.00–181.007826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503147.02/cwt143.00–151.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521160.00/cwt160.00–160.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563151.00/cwt151.00–151.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690139.00/cwt139.00–139.009592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy185229.00/cwt229.00–229.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210225.00/cwt225.00–225.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2254184.00/cwt184.00–184.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313151.00/cwt151.00–151.004738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360132.00/cwt132.00–132.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374151.53/cwt147.00–155.0056721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434150.39/cwt149.00–153.0065328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436140.30/cwt140.00–143.0061210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2499143.00/cwt143.00–143.007147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3501129.00/cwt129.00–129.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2504140.00/cwt140.00–140.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561138.00/cwt138.00–138.0077411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579131.70/cwt130.00–133.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682121.32/cwt120.00–122.008273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2264200.00/cwt200.00–200.0052811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361178.52/cwt175.00–179.006448
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438178.00/cwt178.00–178.0078016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453168.00/cwt168.00–168.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474144.03/cwt140.00–148.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512155.00/cwt155.00–155.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572147.00/cwt147.00–147.0084114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656131.00/cwt131.00–131.008597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703121.00/cwt121.00–121.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39082.58/cwt82.00–83.001,1482
Bulls——1,78092.18/cwt87.00–96.001,6412
Bulls——1,975100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97561.00/cwt61.00–61.005951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05856.60/cwt54.50–59.005992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18272.10/cwt70.00–74.008527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41283.87/cwt80.00–90.001,1843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49274.31/cwt72.00–77.001,1098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,6081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,323950.05/cwt925.00–975.0012,5692

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.