Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 26
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 251▼ 24 vs year ago 299 · −8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 64▲ 76 vs year ago 26 · +292.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 13 · +53.8%
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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 good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $207.95/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$207.95
95 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,086
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.23
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527210.101,10884
Medium and Large 2-3445192.438567thin
Medium and Large 2548190.001,0404thin
One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about $68 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 sale95 hd
207.95
—
KY average26 barns · 6,156 hd
211.18
−3.23
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—Low1,700116.381,9794thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42992.981,32822
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19089.201,06231
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03678.6881529

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)1,216$1,2538
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,6252thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370251.00/cwt251.00–251.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 2430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,26510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659221.98/cwt219.00–223.001,4638
Steers—Medium and Large 2691200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834199.47/cwt193.00–201.001,6645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375232.00/cwt232.00–232.0087010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413196.00/cwt196.00–196.008096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444225.00/cwt225.00–225.009998
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458219.99/cwt219.00–221.001,00810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508219.89/cwt213.00–223.001,11713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629193.67/cwt190.00–202.001,21822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2754170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2825
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2272268.00/cwt268.00–268.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325214.00/cwt214.00–214.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2352259.00/cwt259.00–259.009129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370214.00/cwt214.00–214.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434242.08/cwt231.00–245.001,05114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440214.00/cwt206.00–216.009425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487212.94/cwt210.00–217.001,03720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3658170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2974
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583116.27/cwt114.00–118.001,8412
Bulls——1,760100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7601
Bulls——1,875133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82065.00/cwt65.00–65.005331
Cows—Lean 85-90%94787.49/cwt86.50–88.508293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03980.24/cwt76.00–85.5083418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09972.84/cwt70.00–75.008017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12982.68/cwt80.00–84.009338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20188.86/cwt85.00–95.501,06719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260103.87/cwt100.00–108.001,3094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30986.33/cwt85.00–88.001,1304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45493.42/cwt90.00–100.001,35817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1651,106.52/head1,025.00–1,160.001,1073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,340.89/head1,250.00–1,500.001,3415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252

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.