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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 338▼ 27 vs year ago 318 · −8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 39▼ 6 vs year ago 52 · −11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%

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. 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 $143.56/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$143.56

128 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	547	145.37	795	99
Medium and Large 2-3	424	144.00	610	20
Large 1	585	122.78	718	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $76 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 sale128 hd

143.56

—

KY average22 barns · 5,964 hd

148.35

−4.78

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	2,172	86.28	1,874	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,364	63.83	871	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	61.82	732	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	53.33	593	8thin

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)	1,158	$891	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	563	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	840	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	152.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	877	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	131.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	148.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	998	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	152.29/cwt	143.00–155.00	439	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	317	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	586	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	688	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	813	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	141.01/cwt	137.00–143.00	855	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	879	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	964	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	944	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	167.76/cwt	165.00–173.00	710	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	143.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	661	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	775	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	129.99/cwt	120.00–136.00	736	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	808	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	824	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,143	84.37/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,808	3
Bulls	—	—	2,260	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	54.69/cwt	48.00–58.00	593	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	55.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	611	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	49.03/cwt	48.00–50.50	560	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	62.95/cwt	60.00–64.00	769	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	968	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,001	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	65.91/cwt	62.00–71.00	896	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	57.07/cwt	51.00–61.00	786	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	890.50/head	850.00–925.00	891	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 Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 338Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 39Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	186.00	186.00
3	—	717	120.00	120.00
7	—	681	121.00	121.00
9	—	569	142.00	142.00
10	—	513	151.00	151.00
11	—	423	165.00–173.00	167.76
2	—	623	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	120.00–136.00	129.99
6	—	505	125.00	125.00
5	—	360	130.00	130.00
11	—	462	139.00–145.00	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	120.00–135.00	131.25
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	343	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	174.00	174.00
3	—	503	167.00	167.00
8	—	574	150.00–161.00	152.75
11	—	673	145.00–150.00	148.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	714	135.00	135.00
5	—	529	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	137.00–143.00	141.01
11	—	444	155.00	155.00
3	—	787	120.00	120.00
13	—	505	147.00	147.00
4	—	288	143.00–155.00	152.29
17	—	581	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
10	—	666	132.00	132.00
13	—	347	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
3	—	470	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	144.00	144.00
4	—	491	146.00	146.00
4	—	363	145.00	145.00
6	—	428	149.00	149.00
3	—	513	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	48.00–50.50	49.03
5	—	1,093	54.00–59.00	55.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	51.00–61.00	57.07
2	—	1,343	74.00–75.00	74.52
6	—	1,360	62.00–71.00	65.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	79.00	79.00
10	—	1,221	60.00–64.00	62.95
4	—	1,084	48.00–58.00	54.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,260	92.00	92.00
3	—	2,143	80.00–87.00	84.37

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)	2	—	1,158	850.00–925.00	890.50

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.