Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 361▼ 40 vs year ago 451 · −8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 82▼ 16 vs year ago 67 · −23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 28 vs year ago 41 · −68.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.to 2.00 higher Moderate 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 $143.63/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$143.63
172 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504145.84735129
Medium and Large 2-3519136.9971143
One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about $25 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 sale172 hd
143.63
—
KY average23 barns · 6,747 hd
148.74
−5.11
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—High1,87789.731,6846thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51060.989219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16458.3567911
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14549.9357210

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)1,243$9136

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340131.00/cwt131.00–131.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353174.96/cwt170.00–180.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472167.89/cwt165.00–170.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3502150.00/cwt150.00–150.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580163.00/cwt163.00–163.009457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3643133.00/cwt133.00–133.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0029
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677138.08/cwt130.00–140.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0246
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195163.00/cwt163.00–163.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2259170.00/cwt170.00–170.004405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320146.00/cwt146.00–146.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373153.00/cwt153.00–153.0057114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413145.00/cwt145.00–145.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436155.00/cwt155.00–155.0067634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486140.69/cwt136.00–142.0068413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509147.00/cwt147.00–147.0074825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584135.98/cwt130.00–137.0079413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585140.00/cwt140.00–140.0081927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638130.00/cwt130.00–130.0082910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3671120.00/cwt120.00–120.008057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684120.00/cwt120.00–120.008216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009006
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2264185.00/cwt185.00–185.004889
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2343170.00/cwt170.00–170.0058316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417146.98/cwt141.00–150.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436163.00/cwt163.00–163.0071124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3506145.00/cwt145.00–145.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515155.00/cwt155.00–155.0079823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585145.12/cwt142.00–147.0084932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658130.00/cwt130.00–130.0085524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788120.00/cwt120.00–120.009462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,675100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6751
Bulls——1,81575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3611
Bulls——1,94390.85/cwt90.00–93.001,7654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08343.94/cwt40.00–49.004764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09853.86/cwt53.00–56.005914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18753.92/cwt52.50–57.006406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20160.91/cwt58.00–64.007327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39557.50/cwt57.50–57.508021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52461.41/cwt60.00–65.009368
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243913.03/head875.00–975.009136

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.