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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 28

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 522▼ 284 vs year ago 489 · −58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 81▼ 24 vs year ago 48 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 41 vs year ago 47 · −87.2%

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. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test. 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 $153.52/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$153.52

72 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$7.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

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	497	154.06	766	67
Medium and Large 2-3	468	146.15	685	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.91/cwt here — about $81 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 sale72 hd

153.52

—

KY average24 barns · 5,910 hd

149.00

+4.52

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	—	High	1,770	102.56	1,816	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	79.27	960	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	75.14	1,015	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	59.00	513	1thin

Every lot

44 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 2-3	488	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	869	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	609	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	907	4
Steers	—	Large 1	688	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,077	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,179	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	628	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	150.32/cwt	149.00–151.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	158.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	757	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	149.36/cwt	149.00–150.00	810	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	132.73/cwt	129.00–135.00	885	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	889	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	180.48/cwt	178.00–181.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	731	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	159.53/cwt	159.00–160.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	433	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	832	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	851	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	911	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	636	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	90.02/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	104.88/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,946	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	784	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,170	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	948	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	893	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	85.04/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,089	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	84.96/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,128	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	66.64/cwt	65.00–68.00	950	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	14,036	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,080	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 Mar 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 522Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 81Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	440	189.00	189.00
3	—	672	130.00	130.00
4	—	588	155.00	155.00
7	—	371	197.00	197.00
6	—	516	165.00	165.00
7	—	282	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	119.00	119.00
3	—	692	120.00	120.00
6	—	511	155.00	155.00
6	—	355	178.00–181.00	180.48
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	159.00–160.00	159.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	168.00	168.00
2	—	848	139.00	139.00
8	—	728	148.00	148.00
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
3	—	608	156.00	156.00
2	—	495	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	166.00	166.00
4	—	609	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	165.00	165.00
3	—	563	145.00	145.00
16	—	479	155.00–160.00	158.00
10	—	667	129.00–135.00	132.73
3	—	270	168.00	168.00
4	—	723	123.00	123.00
14	—	359	175.00	175.00
14	—	542	149.00–150.00	149.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	149.00–151.00	150.32
2	—	520	135.00–145.00	139.90

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	65.00–68.00	66.64
1	—	1,170	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,328	84.00–86.00	84.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,045	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,280	84.00–86.00	85.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,683	87.00–92.00	90.02
2	—	1,855	102.00–109.00	104.88

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.