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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 11

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 391▲ 16 vs year ago 447 · +3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 47▼ 8 vs year ago 61 · −13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 23 · −52.2%

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. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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 $143.51/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$143.51

244 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$0.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

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	629	143.57	903	222
Medium and Large 2-3	502	142.92	717	22

One grade step is worth $0.65/cwt here — about $186 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 sale244 hd

143.51

—

KY average23 barns · 6,036 hd

146.42

−2.91

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	1,591	96.83	1,540	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	77.45	932	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	76.21	1,168	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	65.27	700	9thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	183.17/cwt	179.00–184.00	892	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	543	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	163.90/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,023	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	994	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,071	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,136	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,306	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	151.35/cwt	147.00–155.00	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	701	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	757	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	501	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	151.25/cwt	140.00–153.00	849	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	862	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	926	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,049	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	998	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	656	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	778	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	136.93/cwt	133.00–141.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	841	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	130.84/cwt	130.00–133.00	839	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	88.85/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	96.27/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,561	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	65.26/cwt	63.00–67.00	646	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	78.55/cwt	78.00–79.00	823	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	58.64/cwt	56.00–61.50	673	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	68.84/cwt	66.00–70.00	794	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	78.34/cwt	75.00–83.00	942	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	85.34/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,085	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	79.12/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,159	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	71.11/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,174	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	21,735	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,038	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,150.80/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	13,556	2

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 391Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 47Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	134.00	134.00
18	—	452	155.00	155.00
19	—	501	151.00	151.00
5	—	363	165.00	165.00
9	—	763	120.00	120.00
61	—	561	140.00–153.00	151.25
28	—	671	138.00	138.00
1	—	443	165.00	165.00
5	—	349	169.00	169.00
5	—	853	117.00	117.00
1	—	250	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	137.00	137.00
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
2	—	693	120.00	120.00
4	—	501	139.00	139.00
9	—	428	147.00–155.00	151.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	777	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	736	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
8	—	820	137.00	137.00
48	—	624	163.00–164.00	163.90
4	—	874	130.00	130.00
15	—	776	138.00	138.00
17	—	487	179.00–184.00	183.17
2	—	1,028	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	145.00–148.00	146.50
1	—	485	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	130.00–133.00	130.84
6	—	347	189.00	189.00
11	—	441	176.50	176.50
6	—	568	148.00	148.00
19	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	133.00–141.00	136.93
1	—	420	156.00	156.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,610	1,350.00	1,350.00

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)	2	—	1,178	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	92.00–101.00	96.27
1	—	1,600	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,525	87.00–90.00	88.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	66.00–70.00	68.84
12	—	1,203	75.00–83.00	78.34
3	—	1,271	85.00–86.00	85.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,465	75.00–83.00	79.12
4	—	1,651	70.00–73.00	71.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	63.00–67.00	65.26
2	—	1,048	78.00–79.00	78.55
4	—	1,148	56.00–61.50	58.64

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.