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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 27

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

299 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 150▼ 26 vs year ago 325 · −8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 7 · +85.7%

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 to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. 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 $148.67/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$148.67

156 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$16.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	460	153.00	704	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	652	149.64	975	138
Medium and Large 2-3	470	136.70	643	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $61 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 sale156 hd

148.67

—

KY average25 barns · 3,524 hd

149.91

−1.24

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	1,705	100.00	1,705	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	80.30	1,144	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	77.25	961	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	64.14	687	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,262	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,350	2thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	393	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	164.27/cwt	163.00–165.00	956	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	990	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	801	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	151.69/cwt	144.00–157.00	851	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	138.82/cwt	134.00–142.00	795	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	145.02/cwt	134.00–146.00	953	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,089	70
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	177.49/cwt	175.00–183.00	586	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	812	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	832	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	123.30/cwt	121.00–128.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	53.04/cwt	50.50–56.00	512	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	920	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	69.11/cwt	66.00–71.50	804	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	77.25/cwt	73.50–81.00	961	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	69.66/cwt	69.00–70.50	909	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	77.37/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,031	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	90.33/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,443	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,350.36/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	1,262.19/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,262	5

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 Jun 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 150Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	175.00–183.00	177.49
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
13	—	433	170.00	170.00
26	—	511	159.00	159.00
6	—	566	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
3	—	610	121.00–128.00	123.30
3	—	442	153.00	153.00
1	—	660	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	170.00	170.00
6	—	702	145.00	145.00
22	—	582	163.00–165.00	164.27
2	—	215	183.00	183.00
9	—	643	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	726	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	134.00–142.00	138.82
3	—	428	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
4	—	355	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	125.00	125.00
8	—	456	160.00	160.00
11	—	517	155.00	155.00
15	—	561	144.00–157.00	151.69
25	—	657	134.00–146.00	145.02
4	—	331	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,241	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,262.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	75.00–80.00	77.37
3	—	1,597	88.00–93.50	90.33
2	—	1,305	69.00–70.50	69.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	73.50–81.00	77.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	50.50–56.00	53.04
3	—	1,163	66.00–71.50	69.11
1	—	1,115	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	100.00	100.00

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.