Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-04-18

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 18
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 463▼ 139 vs year ago 426 · −32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 53▼ 14 vs year ago 48 · −29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.71/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$156.71
128 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504158.86801105
Medium and Large 2-3457146.9167223
One grade step is worth $11.95/cwt here — about $129 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 sale128 hd
156.71
—
KY average24 barns · 5,175 hd
147.84
+8.88
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—Average1,877102.621,9263thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,52091.001,3831thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30072.289406thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23371.9488712
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11064.977219thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423195.00/cwt195.00–195.0082513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523169.86/cwt160.00–171.0088819
Steers—Large 1543141.00/cwt141.00–141.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573144.00/cwt144.00–144.008258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644150.00/cwt150.00–150.009667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0409
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281160.81/cwt148.00–164.004525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348184.00/cwt184.00–184.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382168.73/cwt168.00–169.0064510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422153.39/cwt147.00–155.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431160.00/cwt160.00–160.006909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439172.00/cwt172.00–172.0075517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490143.00/cwt143.00–143.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494159.17/cwt158.00–160.0078612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505154.00/cwt154.00–154.0077812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515140.70/cwt139.00–142.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563142.00/cwt142.00–142.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564138.00/cwt138.00–138.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566161.01/cwt160.00–162.0091116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611151.00/cwt151.00–151.009238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663130.00/cwt130.00–130.008628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728125.00/cwt125.00–125.009103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376182.00/cwt182.00–182.006845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383173.00/cwt173.00–173.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425177.00/cwt177.00–177.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472161.00/cwt161.00–161.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511162.00/cwt162.00–162.008289
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582145.73/cwt144.00–148.0084816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635131.00/cwt131.00–131.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709128.00/cwt128.00–128.009089
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7431
Bulls——1,898106.43/cwt105.00–108.002,0202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04067.64/cwt67.00–68.007033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05370.91/cwt70.00–72.007472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18082.05/cwt79.00–85.009682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19160.00/cwt60.00–60.007154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20464.67/cwt60.00–69.007794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27073.42/cwt71.00–76.009326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28774.14/cwt70.00–77.009545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36563.00/cwt63.00–63.008601
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,52091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3831

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.