Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 13
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 428▼ 67 vs year ago 288 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 89▲ 8 vs year ago 26 · +30.8%
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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 were steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $147.42/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$147.42
114 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$19.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542149.37809102
Medium and Large 2-3506131.1066310thin
Large 1460130.005982thin
One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $211 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 sale114 hd
147.42
—
KY average27 barns · 4,912 hd
149.00
−1.58
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—Average1,64498.021,6126thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45077.931,13010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15875.908798thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08860.786616thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423174.85/cwt170.00–180.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443162.00/cwt162.00–162.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480172.15/cwt171.00–173.008267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513165.39/cwt161.00–170.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631151.00/cwt151.00–151.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670143.50/cwt140.00–146.009615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340158.00/cwt158.00–158.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376174.00/cwt174.00–174.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408140.00/cwt140.00–140.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441164.00/cwt164.00–164.0072310
Heifers—Large 1460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464157.09/cwt154.00–160.0072935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3503130.00/cwt130.00–130.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505148.00/cwt148.00–148.007478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576142.78/cwt142.00–147.0082213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3598121.00/cwt121.00–121.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661140.25/cwt136.00–141.0092720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706129.00/cwt129.00–129.009115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775121.00/cwt121.00–121.009385
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368181.16/cwt174.00–185.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431175.00/cwt175.00–175.007544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511155.00/cwt155.00–155.0079216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518135.34/cwt135.00–136.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581144.00/cwt144.00–144.008376
Bulls—Large 1585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58584.76/cwt80.00–90.001,3432
Bulls——1,655101.87/cwt100.00–106.001,6863
Bulls——1,730113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,9551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04555.99/cwt53.00–57.505853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12777.02/cwt75.00–80.508685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12868.79/cwt65.50–72.507762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13065.57/cwt63.00–68.007413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35371.62/cwt71.00–72.009693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37084.50/cwt84.50–84.501,1581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48085.79/cwt84.00–87.501,2702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49678.57/cwt75.00–82.001,1755

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.