Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-10-31

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 31
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 291▲ 56 vs year ago 305 · +18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 46▲ 28 vs year ago 54 · +51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 7▼ 8 vs year ago 30 · −26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heavy 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 $146.27/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$146.27
133 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$23.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530148.93789108
Medium and Large 2-3535136.1172822
Large 1628125.007853thin
One grade step is worth $23.93/cwt here — about $4 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 sale133 hd
146.27
—
KY average24 barns · 5,455 hd
147.08
−0.82
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—Average1,56176.751,1984thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48062.9393126
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21158.5470922
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06050.0153017

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,2105

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350176.00/cwt176.00–176.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417184.30/cwt173.00–186.007698
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440158.00/cwt158.00–158.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532167.84/cwt165.00–175.0089323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573160.00/cwt160.00–160.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583165.32/cwt165.00–166.009646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624156.28/cwt156.00–157.009757
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624146.98/cwt146.00–152.009176
Steers—Large 1656145.00/cwt145.00–145.009516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3661146.00/cwt146.00–146.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0249
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315152.00/cwt152.00–152.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315142.00/cwt142.00–142.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356164.00/cwt164.00–164.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363135.00/cwt135.00–135.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.0070421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466145.00/cwt145.00–145.006764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513137.00/cwt137.00–137.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532147.04/cwt145.00–148.0078251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576137.90/cwt129.00–140.007945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578145.00/cwt145.00–145.0083816
Heifers—Large 1628125.00/cwt125.00–125.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668140.00/cwt140.00–140.0093511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714131.00/cwt131.00–131.009353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3752120.00/cwt120.00–120.009023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372181.00/cwt181.00–181.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510149.00/cwt149.00–149.007606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516160.00/cwt160.00–160.0082613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561161.00/cwt161.00–161.009039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578149.00/cwt149.00–149.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2636125.00/cwt125.00–125.007958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664123.34/cwt120.00–125.008196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752115.00/cwt115.00–115.008657
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2591
Bulls——1,57075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03445.83/cwt41.00–48.504749
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08954.71/cwt51.00–58.505968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19554.54/cwt52.50–55.506528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21758.69/cwt56.00–63.0071412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24073.66/cwt66.50–80.009132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37875.70/cwt69.50–82.001,0433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39956.71/cwt54.50–61.007937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53463.25/cwt60.00–68.0097016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,210.04/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2105

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.