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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 15

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 245▼ 105 vs year ago 330 · −31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 18 vs year ago 48 · −37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.90/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −1.24 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$164.90

87 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$19.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

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	497	170.39	846	61
Large 1	318	169.00	537	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	483	150.61	728	24

One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $118 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 sale87 hd

164.90

—

KY average25 barns · 2,227 hd

160.58

+4.32

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−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	—	High	1,749	101.31	1,772	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	81.85	1,168	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	76.95	920	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	62.27	687	9thin

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)	1,364	$1,356	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,337	$1,345	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,475	5

Every lot

46 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	184.02/cwt	182.00–185.00	804	6
Steers	—	Large 1	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	144.33/cwt	141.00–146.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	172.83/cwt	170.00–175.50	646	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	753	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	787	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	822	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	156.43/cwt	150.00–164.00	895	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	957	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	127.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	857	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	453	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	318	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	653	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	793	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	144.04/cwt	138.00–156.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	876	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	145.07/cwt	136.00–148.00	833	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	882	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	999	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	113.11/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,047	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	64.51/cwt	61.00–68.00	681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	738	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	55.59/cwt	53.00–59.00	630	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	940	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	72.65/cwt	70.00–79.00	856	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	90.03/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,157	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	868	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,349	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	83.42/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,215	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	1,344.76/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,345	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,364	1,355.64/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,356	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 Aug 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 245Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 19Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	144.00	144.00
1	—	250	181.00	181.00
6	—	355	178.00	178.00
20	—	499	175.50	175.50
19	—	437	181.50	181.50
5	—	724	138.00	138.00
8	—	584	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
8	—	574	136.00–148.00	145.07
3	—	477	138.00–156.00	144.04
12	—	412	158.00–159.00	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	145.00–146.00	145.50
3	—	392	149.00	149.00
3	—	325	141.00–146.00	144.33
2	—	673	120.00–135.00	127.30
8	—	647	124.00	124.00
4	—	464	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	150.00–164.00	156.43
5	—	638	150.00	150.00
10	—	374	170.00–175.50	172.83
8	—	434	173.50	173.50
15	—	501	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	385	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	182.00–185.00	184.02
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
2	—	550	166.00	166.00
2	—	685	145.00	145.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,315	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,457	80.50–87.00	83.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	70.00–79.00	72.65
1	—	1,085	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,285	85.00–96.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	53.00–59.00	55.59
1	—	1,175	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,055	61.00–68.00	64.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	112.00–114.00	113.11
1	—	1,320	80.00	80.00
1	—	2,055	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,364	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,355.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,337	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,344.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.