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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 4

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

306 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 407▼ 57 vs year ago 363 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 50▼ 15 vs year ago 65 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 18 vs year ago 27 · −66.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of 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 $123.80/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$123.80

122 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$18.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

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	540	125.92	680	99
Medium and Large 2-3	537	115.05	618	22
Large 1	480	107.00	514	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $166 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 sale122 hd

123.80

—

KY average8 barns · 1,394 hd

122.55

+1.25

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	—	Average	1,950	71.11	1,387	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	54.10	776	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	47.56	601	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	43.00	473	1thin

Every lot

45 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	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	714	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	743	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	128.58/cwt	121.00–129.00	811	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	940	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	253	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	336	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	122.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	631	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	656	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	725	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	782	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	803	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	708	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,012	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	719	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	686	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	547	120.09/cwt	119.00–125.00	657	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	722	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	799	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,915	73.17/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,401	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	43.23/cwt	43.00–43.50	527	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	47.01/cwt	45.50–50.50	592	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	47.01/cwt	45.00–49.00	640	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	808	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	60.14/cwt	60.00–61.00	850	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	54.45/cwt	50.50–58.00	798	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,145.87/cwt	1,110.00–1,185.00	13,178	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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 407Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 27

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
3	—	700	100.00	100.00
12	—	508	120.00	120.00
2	—	253	133.00	133.00
2	—	773	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	125.00	125.00
27	—	516	121.00–125.00	122.33
3	—	437	126.00	126.00
1	—	185	143.00	143.00
16	—	607	119.00–120.00	119.50
12	—	370	134.00	134.00
3	—	328	133.00	133.00
5	—	704	114.00	114.00
6	—	568	115.00–116.00	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	683	117.00	117.00
16	—	594	121.50	121.50
17	—	512	134.00	134.00
10	—	432	144.00	144.00
10	—	738	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	161.00	161.00
3	—	367	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	119.00–125.00	120.09
1	—	375	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	631	121.00–129.00	128.58
2	—	413	143.00	143.00
3	—	470	143.00	143.00
12	—	509	140.00–141.00	140.26
9	—	749	125.50	125.50
11	—	570	125.00–133.00	130.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	72.00–74.00	73.17
1	—	2,020	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,465	50.50–58.00	54.45
5	—	1,361	45.00–49.00	47.01
5	—	1,414	60.00–61.00	60.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,259	45.50–50.50	47.01
1	—	1,370	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,218	43.00–43.50	43.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,110.00–1,185.00	1,145.87

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.