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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 22

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 225▼ 9 vs year ago 211 · −4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 31 vs year ago 53 · −58.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 7 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 las Monday: Steer and bull calves were steady 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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 $160.28/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$160.28

74 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$9.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

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	512	161.71	829	63
Medium and Large 2-3	450	152.10	684	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $144 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 sale74 hd

160.28

—

KY average24 barns · 4,783 hd

166.49

−6.20

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	—	Low	1,901	94.56	1,798	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	85.85	1,266	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	76.69	934	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	62.83	671	6thin

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)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$1,048	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,064	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,169	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,090	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,174	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	729	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,042	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	173.68/cwt	171.00–174.00	658	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	166.98/cwt	163.00–169.00	773	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	144.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	891	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	956	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	381	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	421	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	788	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	905	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	156.94/cwt	155.00–161.00	902	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	982	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,963	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	90.41/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,739	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	64.59/cwt	62.00–69.00	654	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	809	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	74.73/cwt	70.00–78.00	889	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	82.46/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,070	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	729	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	83.59/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,197	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	89.24/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,373	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,048.04/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,048	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 225Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	463	163.00–169.00	166.98
13	—	664	144.00	144.00
2	—	593	150.00	150.00
1	—	205	199.00	199.00
2	—	612	140.00	140.00
9	—	379	171.00–174.00	173.68
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
9	—	517	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
3	—	515	141.00–147.00	144.98
6	—	419	150.00–160.00	154.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	189.00	189.00
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
3	—	617	172.50	172.50
7	—	666	175.50	175.50
5	—	729	161.00	161.00
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
3	—	518	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	175.00	175.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	729	143.00	143.00
1	—	690	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
6	—	421	159.00	159.00
1	—	555	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	738	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
6	—	575	155.00–161.00	156.94
13	—	503	180.00	180.00
2	—	315	191.00	191.00
1	—	205	186.00	186.00
2	—	350	181.00	181.00
15	—	426	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	88.00–91.00	89.24
3	—	1,432	80.00–87.00	83.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,012	62.00–69.00	64.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,298	78.00–87.00	82.46
3	—	1,190	70.00–78.00	74.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	89.00–92.00	90.41
1	—	1,835	107.00	107.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,340	975.00–1,125.00	1,048.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.