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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 11

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

679 head

▲ 373 vs last sale 306▲ 138 vs year ago 541 · +25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 50▲ 17 vs year ago 27 · +63.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 9▲ 29 vs year ago 8 · +362.5%

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. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate 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 $124.90/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$124.90

304 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

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	548	127.28	697	258
Large 1	498	113.00	563	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	578	111.46	644	43

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $53 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 sale304 hd

124.90

—

KY average26 barns · 7,679 hd

121.01

+3.89

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	1,753	65.63	1,151	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	50.64	758	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	48.96	639	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	39.49	426	6thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	151.44/cwt	141.00–154.00	722	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.23/cwt	130.50–137.00	782	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	124.31/cwt	120.50–127.00	835	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,021	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	536	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	130.83/cwt	129.00–132.00	495	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	591	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	579	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	115.03/cwt	112.00–116.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	655	51
Heifers	—	Large 1	498	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	128.01/cwt	120.00–131.00	739	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	120.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	764	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	647	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	116.68/cwt	115.00–118.00	790	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	831	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	823	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	841	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	157.32/cwt	157.00–165.00	541	46
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	133.30/cwt	131.00–134.00	572	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	706	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	121.27/cwt	119.00–127.00	639	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	729	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	56.71/cwt	53.00–64.00	857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	2,295	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	41.39/cwt	40.50–42.50	435	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	37.58/cwt	36.50–38.50	415	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	506	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	49.10/cwt	46.00–53.00	642	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	776	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	46.00/cwt	43.00–49.00	661	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	53.05/cwt	50.00–56.00	818	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,024	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	895.54/cwt	800.00–970.00	11,141	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,629	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,389	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,426.09/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	16,400	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 306Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 9Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	134.00	134.00
55	—	577	120.00–131.00	128.01
13	—	378	129.00–132.00	130.83
11	—	784	105.00	105.00
4	—	723	115.00	115.00
16	—	505	125.00	125.00
17	—	452	128.00	128.00
9	—	448	132.00	132.00
1	—	867	97.00	97.00
29	—	632	119.00–125.00	120.92
35	—	677	115.00–118.00	116.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	476	137.50	137.50
14	—	372	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	647	112.00	112.00
9	—	690	99.00	99.00
12	—	588	115.00	115.00
3	—	430	122.00	122.00
2	—	280	128.00	128.00
3	—	780	93.50	93.50
3	—	322	125.00	125.00
4	—	473	112.00–116.00	115.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	578	130.50–137.00	135.23
68	—	477	141.00–154.00	151.44
9	—	383	162.00	162.00
54	—	672	120.50–127.00	124.31
5	—	851	120.00	120.00
4	—	524	134.00	134.00
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
2	—	760	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	119.00	119.00
2	—	488	126.00	126.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
8	—	429	131.00–134.00	133.30
11	—	527	119.00–127.00	121.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	344	157.00–165.00	157.32
18	—	581	125.50	125.50
13	—	527	134.00	134.00
11	—	663	116.00	116.00
10	—	445	140.00	140.00
5	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	41.50	41.50
1	—	1,385	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,308	46.00–53.00	49.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	36.50–38.50	37.58
3	—	1,052	40.50–42.50	41.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,542	50.00–56.00	53.05
6	—	1,436	43.00–49.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,295	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,512	53.00–64.00	56.71
1	—	1,935	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,244	800.00–970.00	895.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	935.00	935.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426.09

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.