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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 4

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 205▲ 209 vs year ago 182 · +114.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 24▲ 12 vs year ago 35 · +34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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 moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate 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 $144.37/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$144.37

167 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$3.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	482	145.67	702	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	144.75	828	136
Medium and Large 2-3	486	141.96	690	25

One grade step is worth $3.71/cwt here — about $13 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 sale167 hd

144.37

—

KY average23 barns · 7,005 hd

149.09

−4.73

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	1,680	92.98	1,562	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	75.99	1,101	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	70.08	816	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	59.23	631	5thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	630	3
Steers	—	Large 1	340	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	163.43/cwt	160.00–167.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	174.75/cwt	170.00–177.00	828	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	158.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	919	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	960	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	145.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,036	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,108	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	644	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	660	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	699	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	464	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	690	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	518	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	141.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	809	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	135.48/cwt	132.00–142.00	875	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	177.31/cwt	174.00–179.00	770	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	148.54/cwt	133.00–154.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	813	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	847	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	154.56/cwt	150.00–156.00	903	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	697	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	871	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	82.17/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,834	94.13/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,726	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	63.09/cwt	60.00–66.00	667	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	53.45/cwt	52.50–54.50	575	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	72.50/cwt	70.00–76.00	811	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	63.44/cwt	60.50–66.00	741	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	81.50/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,074	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	67.39/cwt	60.50–73.00	893	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	79.48/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,207	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	89.55/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,415	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,555	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,115.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	11,852	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,424	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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 205Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 24Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
16	—	500	153.00	153.00
12	—	646	132.00–142.00	135.48
19	—	448	156.00	156.00
18	—	673	138.00	138.00
4	—	330	167.00	167.00
26	—	758	125.00	125.00
23	—	573	140.00–147.00	141.23
17	—	381	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	125.00	125.00
2	—	628	127.00	127.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
10	—	437	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	148.00	148.00
2	—	518	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	139.00	139.00
6	—	710	140.00–149.00	145.92
4	—	544	155.00	155.00
3	—	330	191.00	191.00
2	—	638	150.00–151.00	150.51
16	—	803	138.00	138.00
2	—	418	182.00	182.00
4	—	580	158.00–160.00	158.49
10	—	474	170.00–177.00	174.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	162.00	162.00
2	—	388	160.00–167.00	163.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	501	169.00	169.00
3	—	302	180.00	180.00
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
6	—	670	126.00	126.00
6	—	360	185.00	185.00
31	—	434	174.00–179.00	177.31
18	—	496	164.00	164.00
2	—	618	140.00	140.00
21	—	584	150.00–156.00	154.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	125.00	125.00
4	—	476	133.00–154.00	148.54
4	—	356	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	52.50–54.50	53.45
3	—	1,058	60.00–66.00	63.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,325	60.50–73.00	67.39
2	—	1,580	89.00–90.00	89.55
7	—	1,519	75.00–82.00	79.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	81.00–82.00	81.50
7	—	1,118	70.00–76.00	72.50
6	—	1,168	60.50–66.00	63.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,834	91.00–102.00	94.13
2	—	1,355	80.00–85.00	82.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	925.00	925.00

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.