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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 8

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

677 head

▲ 298 vs last sale 379▲ 217 vs year ago 460 · +47.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 20▲ 2 vs year ago 46 · +4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 6▼ 21 vs year ago 47 · −44.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher over 600 lbs steady. Heavy supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $137.93/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$137.93

277 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

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	491	139.37	685	240
Medium and Large 2-3	476	132.32	630	22
Large 1	569	123.04	700	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale277 hd

137.93

—

KY average25 barns · 8,519 hd

129.64

+8.29

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	1,663	71.13	1,183	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	53.06	798	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	51.22	631	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	44.39	449	11

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	177.37/cwt	177.00–180.00	646	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	161.80/cwt	160.00–162.00	688	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	441	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	796	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	160.47/cwt	158.00–161.00	727	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	9
Steers	—	Large 1	514	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	151.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	789	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	143.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	833	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	138.88/cwt	137.50–141.00	857	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	897	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	506	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	154.99/cwt	147.00–158.00	589	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	145.57/cwt	141.00–146.00	633	35
Heifers	—	Large 1	485	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	134.95/cwt	132.00–139.00	692	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	728	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	132.15/cwt	131.00–139.00	763	34
Heifers	—	Large 1	590	122.68/cwt	121.00–123.00	724	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	114.95/cwt	113.00–118.00	768	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	511	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	171.74/cwt	166.00–177.50	647	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	696	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	150.81/cwt	150.00–153.00	673	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	138.56/cwt	138.00–140.00	709	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	121.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	119.95/cwt	117.50–121.75	799	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	839	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	65.95/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,032	3
Bulls	—	—	1,736	75.02/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,302	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	39.74/cwt	39.00–40.50	330	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	45.42/cwt	42.50–47.00	478	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	51.32/cwt	47.50–52.50	614	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	54.74/cwt	54.50–55.00	672	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	47.10/cwt	46.50–47.50	655	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	59.46/cwt	59.00–60.00	858	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	646	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	52.98/cwt	48.50–55.50	814	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,227	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	786.78/cwt	750.00–825.00	9,190	4

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 379Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 20Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	129.00	129.00
6	—	423	138.00	138.00
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
7	—	569	128.00	128.00
2	—	330	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	160.00	160.00
77	—	513	132.00–139.00	134.95
2	—	280	151.00	151.00
3	—	765	107.00	107.00
35	—	435	141.00–146.00	145.57
22	—	668	113.00–118.00	114.95
53	—	380	147.00–158.00	154.99
34	—	577	131.00–139.00	132.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	590	121.00–123.00	122.68
3	—	485	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	160.00–162.00	161.80
8	—	729	123.00	123.00
31	—	522	145.00–155.00	151.12
16	—	364	177.00–180.00	177.37
15	—	669	125.00	125.00
12	—	581	140.00–145.00	143.41
15	—	617	137.50–141.00	138.88
17	—	453	158.00–161.00	160.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	135.00	135.00
5	—	415	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	160.00	160.00
10	—	441	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	130.00	130.00
11	—	446	150.00–153.00	150.81
6	—	578	120.00–128.00	121.35
1	—	395	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	377	166.00–177.50	171.74
21	—	780	107.50	107.50
9	—	287	178.00	178.00
31	—	666	117.50–121.75	119.95
30	—	438	159.00	159.00
31	—	577	130.00	130.00
36	—	512	138.00–140.00	138.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	39.00–40.50	39.74
9	—	1,053	42.50–47.00	45.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	46.50–47.50	47.10
11	—	1,536	48.50–55.50	52.98
2	—	1,443	59.00–60.00	59.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	43.50	43.50
2	—	1,228	54.50–55.00	54.74
7	—	1,196	47.50–52.50	51.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	71.00–79.00	75.02
3	—	1,565	62.00–70.00	65.95

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	—	1,168	750.00–825.00	786.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	835.00	835.00

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.