Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 11
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 299▲ 196 vs year ago 251 · +78.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 26▲ 5 vs year ago 64 · +7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 13▼ 14 vs year ago 21 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Moderate 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 $153.50/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$153.50
181 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$11.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539155.32837141
Medium and Large 2-3473147.9270032
Large 1541143.887788thin
One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $59 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 sale181 hd
153.50
—
KY average17 barns · 4,540 hd
154.02
−0.52
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—Low1,74498.561,7199thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44284.721,22112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16176.0088212
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00960.8761429

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,0553thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$1,0601thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341183.00/cwt183.00–183.006244
Steers—Large 1392160.00/cwt160.00–160.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425172.00/cwt172.00–172.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491171.00/cwt171.00–171.0084018
Steers—Large 1506154.00/cwt154.00–154.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520152.00/cwt152.00–152.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540166.00/cwt166.00–166.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557154.24/cwt153.00–157.0085913
Steers—Large 1595152.00/cwt152.00–152.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624158.71/cwt153.00–160.0099028
Steers—Large 1638147.00/cwt147.00–147.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0504
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288157.00/cwt157.00–157.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369156.20/cwt150.00–160.0057613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374171.00/cwt171.00–171.0064012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442159.00/cwt159.00–159.0070313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480161.00/cwt161.00–161.0077320
Heifers—Large 1490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501167.00/cwt167.00–167.008377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506149.00/cwt149.00–149.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522157.66/cwt155.00–163.0082336
Heifers—Large 1571146.20/cwt145.00–147.008355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574153.64/cwt152.00–155.0088211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613153.00/cwt153.00–153.0093814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662132.38/cwt131.00–133.0087610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665141.82/cwt141.00–145.0094324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748120.00/cwt120.00–120.008984
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265178.00/cwt178.00–178.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2359173.00/cwt173.00–173.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3361156.51/cwt150.00–164.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453164.00/cwt164.00–164.0074321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007273
Bulls—Large 1525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527150.23/cwt148.00–154.0079227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579148.00/cwt148.00–148.008576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655143.00/cwt143.00–143.0093721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717129.34/cwt121.00–132.0092725
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67390.84/cwt90.00–92.001,5203
Bulls——1,74597.39/cwt93.00–101.001,6994
Bulls——1,848112.46/cwt110.00–115.002,0782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96856.76/cwt51.00–61.5054916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04572.00/cwt72.00–72.007521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06165.42/cwt62.00–70.0069412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13059.81/cwt51.00–66.006763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14077.33/cwt72.50–82.008825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20986.49/cwt84.00–88.001,0464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39594.65/cwt91.00–100.001,3203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41066.00/cwt66.00–66.009311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46383.34/cwt77.50–86.001,2198
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,055.03/head975.00–1,135.001,0553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601

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.