Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 26
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 377▼ 82 vs year ago 322 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 61▼ 19 vs year ago 44 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 19▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Light supply of feeder cattle with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Light 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 $148.82/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$148.82
83 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481151.6772965
Medium and Large 2-3447138.5262018thin
One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $109 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 sale83 hd
148.82
—
KY average25 barns · 5,188 hd
150.77
−1.96
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—Low1,55087.381,3555thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18573.338693thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50469.081,0399thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05956.215955thin

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)1,175$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,7751thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530173.00/cwt173.00–173.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1005
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272157.00/cwt157.00–157.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300144.00/cwt144.00–144.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343163.00/cwt163.00–163.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362167.00/cwt167.00–167.0060511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368141.31/cwt139.00–146.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448158.00/cwt158.00–158.0070811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508138.42/cwt131.00–140.007036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524148.98/cwt146.00–155.0078115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569140.00/cwt140.00–140.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665139.63/cwt135.00–144.009296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767130.00/cwt130.00–130.009973
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2298189.00/cwt189.00–189.005637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363187.00/cwt187.00–187.0067910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3448134.00/cwt134.00–134.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451178.80/cwt178.00–179.0080625
Bulls—Large 1485132.00/cwt132.00–132.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503169.00/cwt169.00–169.0085011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527133.05/cwt131.00–141.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625131.00/cwt131.00–131.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662135.00/cwt135.00–135.008947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06076.19/cwt72.00–80.008082
Bulls——1,87794.84/cwt90.00–100.001,7803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02154.01/cwt51.00–56.005514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16066.00/cwt66.00–66.007661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18084.00/cwt84.00–84.009911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21065.00/cwt65.00–65.007871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21570.00/cwt70.00–70.008511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39573.14/cwt70.00–77.001,0204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63062.29/cwt60.00–66.001,0154
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.