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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 19

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 383▲ 39 vs year ago 338 · +11.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 53▼ 10 vs year ago 71 · −14.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 11▼ 14 vs year ago 33 · −42.4%

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate 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 $155.90/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$155.90

123 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

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	490	157.71	772	100
Medium and Large 2-3	463	149.40	691	20
Large 1	642	139.00	892	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale123 hd

155.90

—

KY average26 barns · 6,032 hd

155.65

+0.25

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	1,790	99.57	1,782	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	76.55	1,074	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	69.55	841	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	58.99	618	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,258	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$948	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,337	2thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	661	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	197.50/cwt	184.00–200.00	806	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	180.90/cwt	173.00–183.00	933	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	979	14
Steers	—	Large 1	665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,037	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	688	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	943	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,091	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,196	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	483	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	607	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	414	144.20/cwt	135.00–150.00	597	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	715	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	806	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	156.25/cwt	153.00–157.00	798	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	885	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	140.81/cwt	139.00–143.00	960	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	745	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	698	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	173.09/cwt	171.00–180.00	845	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	559	138.57/cwt	134.00–143.00	775	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	152.20/cwt	151.00–156.00	896	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,016	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,678	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	—	2,245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	714	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	55.24/cwt	52.50–58.00	579	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	63.31/cwt	60.50–67.50	664	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	73.78/cwt	70.00–77.00	837	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	62.11/cwt	59.00–64.00	759	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	67.99/cwt	61.00–70.00	873	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	85.03/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,146	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	76.41/cwt	72.50–82.00	1,086	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	94.19/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,488	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	947.53/head	900.00–985.00	948	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	1,257.65/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,258	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,337.11/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,337	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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 383Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 53Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	444	161.00	161.00
10	—	477	169.00	169.00
9	—	682	139.00–143.00	140.81
6	—	645	151.00	151.00
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
9	—	304	159.00	159.00
8	—	374	174.00	174.00
21	—	511	153.00–157.00	156.25
11	—	594	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	135.00–150.00	144.20
2	—	673	141.00	141.00
2	—	513	134.00	134.00
9	—	377	161.00	161.00
2	—	710	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	359	184.00	184.00
14	—	516	173.00–183.00	180.90
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
16	—	752	159.00	159.00
14	—	566	173.00	173.00
1	—	465	181.00	181.00
13	—	408	184.00–200.00	197.50
2	—	718	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	151.00–156.00	152.20
4	—	285	187.00	187.00
3	—	683	150.00	150.00
36	—	488	171.00–180.00	173.09
4	—	414	180.00	180.00
3	—	758	134.00	134.00
9	—	358	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	167.00	167.00
3	—	462	155.00	155.00
7	—	525	151.00	151.00
2	—	340	153.00	153.00
4	—	559	134.00–143.00	138.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,048	52.50–58.00	55.24
7	—	1,049	60.50–67.50	63.31
1	—	1,020	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,421	72.50–82.00	76.41
4	—	1,284	61.00–70.00	67.99
2	—	1,580	88.00–100.00	94.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	59.00–64.00	62.11
2	—	1,348	82.00–88.00	85.03
5	—	1,135	70.00–77.00	73.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,245	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,635	100.00–105.00	102.61
1	—	1,800	80.00	80.00

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)	6	—	1,203	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,257.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	900.00–985.00	947.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	1,053	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,337.11

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.