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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 22

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

587 head

▲ 251 vs last sale 336▲ 520 vs year ago 67 · +776.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 56▲ 33 vs year ago 25 · +132.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 11▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 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 $137.52/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$137.52

271 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

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	506	139.96	708	223
Medium and Large 2-3	517	126.18	652	48

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $56 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 sale271 hd

137.52

—

KY average27 barns · 6,811 hd

129.62

+7.90

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	—	Low	1,781	80.07	1,426	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	54.84	812	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	52.91	664	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	43.71	461	6thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	638	8
Steers	—	Large 1	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	165.70/cwt	161.00–166.50	711	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	162.05/cwt	156.50–163.00	758	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	153.85/cwt	152.50–154.50	795	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	828	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	138.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	876	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	741	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	852	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	452	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	312	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	443	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	584	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	139.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	523	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	136.42/cwt	129.00–138.50	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	134.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	691	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	134.90/cwt	131.00–137.00	780	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	816	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	114.16/cwt	113.00–115.00	756	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	734	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	575	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	337	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	529	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	164.81/cwt	164.00–165.00	692	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	729	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	147.09/cwt	135.00–149.00	744	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	128.87/cwt	128.00–129.00	653	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	776	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	82.34/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,477	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	312	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	44.65/cwt	42.50–46.00	493	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	51.84/cwt	48.50–55.00	646	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	63.31/cwt	61.00–67.00	800	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	43.17/cwt	41.50–45.00	561	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	57.80/cwt	54.50–60.00	846	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	49.51/cwt	46.00–52.00	725	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	62.17/cwt	62.00–62.50	969	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,239	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,205	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,048.18/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	14,412	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,735	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 336Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 56Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	517	152.50–154.50	153.85
87	—	468	156.50–163.00	162.05
17	—	571	145.00	145.00
8	—	372	170.00–173.00	171.51
14	—	429	161.00–166.50	165.70
12	—	763	124.00	124.00
11	—	634	135.00–142.00	138.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	166.00	166.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
4	—	741	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	578	131.00–137.00	134.90
5	—	274	165.00	165.00
50	—	513	130.00–136.00	134.79
28	—	435	145.00	145.00
17	—	464	140.00	140.00
6	—	703	115.00	115.00
6	—	321	155.00	155.00
28	—	367	159.00	159.00
11	—	640	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	103.00	103.00
6	—	485	127.00	127.00
9	—	426	129.00–138.50	136.42
4	—	312	140.00–144.00	142.01
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
17	—	662	113.00–115.00	114.16
6	—	375	137.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	503	121.00	121.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	609	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	420	164.00–165.00	164.81
4	—	653	121.00	121.00
11	—	570	132.00	132.00
9	—	469	155.50	155.50
8	—	729	106.50	106.50
7	—	336	171.00	171.00
5	—	297	175.00	175.00
22	—	506	135.00–149.00	147.09
23	—	620	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	127.00	127.00
5	—	337	157.00	157.00
4	—	663	114.00	114.00
8	—	507	128.00–129.00	128.87
6	—	373	160.00	160.00
2	—	443	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	39.00	39.00
5	—	1,105	42.50–46.00	44.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	54.50–60.00	57.80
8	—	1,464	46.00–52.00	49.51
3	—	1,558	62.00–62.50	62.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	61.00–67.00	63.31
11	—	1,246	48.50–55.00	51.84
2	—	1,300	41.50–45.00	43.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,794	78.00–86.00	82.34

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)	1	—	1,215	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,048.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	900.00	900.00

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.