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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 18

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 679▲ 297 vs year ago 396 · +75.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 44▲ 0 vs year ago 39 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 37▲ 0 vs year ago 17 · +0.0%

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 were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.45/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$141.45

327 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.78

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	581	141.50	822	316
Medium and Large 2-3	469	140.18	657	11thin

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about $165 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 sale327 hd

141.45

—

KY average28 barns · 8,512 hd

131.67

+9.78

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	1,643	72.18	1,186	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,710	49.88	853	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	47.49	613	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	39.07	414	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,123	96.75	1,087	12

Every lot

52 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	371	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	655	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	451	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	742	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	711	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	148.17/cwt	146.00–150.00	781	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	556	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	124.37/cwt	123.00–125.00	805	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	850	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	126.85/cwt	121.00–128.00	836	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	118.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	909	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	996	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,046	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	464	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	512	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	129.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	621	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	115.41/cwt	115.00–116.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	691	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	119.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	756	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	796	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	457	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	609	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	670	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	677	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	695	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	754	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	778	8
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,123	96.75/cwt	96.75–96.75	1,087	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,643	72.18/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,186	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	39.07/cwt	38.00–40.50	414	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	49.08/cwt	48.00–52.00	628	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	43.51/cwt	42.50–44.50	573	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	997	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,704	49.46/cwt	46.50–52.50	843	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,773	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	816	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	846.42/cwt	800.00–885.00	10,690	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	898.20/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,838	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 679Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 44Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 37Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	109.00	109.00
5	—	522	115.00–116.00	115.41
2	—	400	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	578	119.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	765	96.00	96.00
15	—	670	110.00	110.00
9	—	307	151.00	151.00
9	—	845	94.25	94.25
19	—	379	135.00	135.00
38	—	478	125.00–133.00	129.99
85	—	630	115.00–122.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	521	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	128.00	128.00
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
3	—	292	167.00	167.00
3	—	443	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	647	123.00–125.00	124.37
11	—	519	137.00	137.00
7	—	349	185.00	185.00
24	—	659	121.00–128.00	126.85
7	—	1,084	96.50	96.50
3	—	832	113.00	113.00
3	—	217	171.00	171.00
9	—	383	171.00	171.00
21	—	770	115.00–119.00	118.05
3	—	897	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	527	146.00–150.00	148.17
61	—	651	130.50	130.50
45	—	451	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
9	—	546	124.00	124.00
2	—	467	120.00	120.00
3	—	678	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	161.00	161.00
3	—	328	164.00	164.00
9	—	429	142.00	142.00
19	—	579	120.00	120.00
16	—	661	114.00	114.00
8	—	519	129.00	129.00
8	—	748	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,123	96.75	96.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	70.00–75.00	72.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	38.00–40.50	39.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,635	61.00	61.00
8	—	1,704	46.50–52.50	49.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	42.50–44.50	43.51
5	—	1,280	48.00–52.00	49.08

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	800.00–885.00	846.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,318	850.00–950.00	898.20

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.