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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 15

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

336 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 677▲ 173 vs year ago 163 · +106.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 48▲ 9 vs year ago 47 · +19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 26▼ 10 vs year ago 21 · −47.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good 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 $138.50/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$138.50

122 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

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	522	141.15	737	103
Medium and Large 2-3	537	124.55	669	15thin
Large 1	594	122.50	728	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.65/cwt here — about $9 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

138.50

—

KY average26 barns · 9,256 hd

127.54

+10.96

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	1,634	68.08	1,112	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	59.22	863	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	55.32	676	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	42.85	470	8thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	661	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	720	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	157.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	746	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	828	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	964	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,106	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	502	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	159.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	601	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	144.45/cwt	144.00–145.00	597	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	663	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	134.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	139.21/cwt	137.00–141.00	741	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.37/cwt	139.00–140.00	787	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	578	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	855	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	124.64/cwt	116.00–127.50	863	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	464	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	148.49/cwt	145.00–152.00	603	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	703	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	142.21/cwt	142.00–145.00	735	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	138.64/cwt	138.00–140.00	796	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	119.11/cwt	118.00–120.00	792	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	742	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	779	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	60.62/cwt	55.00–64.00	896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,614	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	38.93/cwt	35.00–41.50	401	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	45.19/cwt	42.50–47.00	512	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	53.73/cwt	51.00–58.50	647	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	64.01/cwt	62.00–66.00	802	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	646	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	606	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	52.32/cwt	51.50–53.50	712	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	59.26/cwt	55.00–62.50	853	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	65.79/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,132	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	898.86/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,510	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,335	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 677Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	130.00–137.00	134.74
11	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	451	147.00	147.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	156.00	156.00
9	—	532	137.00–141.00	139.21
11	—	413	144.00–145.00	144.45
17	—	377	155.00–160.00	159.43
24	—	692	116.00–127.50	124.64
16	—	565	139.00–140.00	139.37
5	—	314	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	116.00	116.00
2	—	578	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	107.00	107.00
30	—	808	118.00–120.00	119.34
15	—	382	173.00	173.00
14	—	474	150.00–160.00	157.46
6	—	431	167.00	167.00
2	—	590	136.00	136.00
3	—	732	118.00	118.00
6	—	631	135.00	135.00
19	—	693	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	665	118.00–120.00	119.11
9	—	574	138.00–140.00	138.64
9	—	442	159.00	159.00
6	—	465	159.00	159.00
14	—	517	142.00–145.00	142.21
2	—	370	169.00	169.00
2	—	268	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
3	—	742	105.00	105.00
3	—	490	135.00	135.00
6	—	406	145.00–152.00	148.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	35.00–41.50	38.93
1	—	1,255	51.50	51.50
3	—	1,132	42.50–47.00	45.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	62.00–66.00	64.01
6	—	1,204	51.00–58.50	53.73
1	—	1,275	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	65.00–67.00	65.79
3	—	1,360	51.50–53.50	52.32
27	—	1,439	55.00–62.50	59.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,478	55.00–64.00	60.62

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	825.00–1,000.00	898.86

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.