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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 29

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

489 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 587▲ 222 vs year ago 267 · +83.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 58▲ 12 vs year ago 36 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 29▲ 28 vs year ago 19 · +147.4%

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 bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves 2.00 to three higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $139.04/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$139.04

207 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$28.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

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	528	140.77	743	164
Medium and Large 2-3	484	133.42	646	41
Large 1	680	112.50	765	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.27/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale207 hd

139.04

—

KY average27 barns · 6,553 hd

131.57

+7.47

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	1,795	73.61	1,322	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	58.78	787	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	52.63	608	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	47.40	523	5thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	675	2
Steers	—	Large 1	379	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	169.76/cwt	167.00–179.00	742	12
Steers	—	Large 1	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	153.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	775	13
Steers	—	Large 1	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	838	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	820	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	136.01/cwt	135.50–138.00	869	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	133.69/cwt	132.00–135.00	885	30
Steers	—	Large 1	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	918	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	997	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	147.90/cwt	147.00–149.00	555	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	603	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	414	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	149.59/cwt	148.00–151.00	630	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	133.28/cwt	128.00–139.00	614	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	501	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.31/cwt	133.00–141.00	714	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	136.70/cwt	130.00–138.50	778	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	123.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	735	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	138.35/cwt	138.00–138.50	866	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	680	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	898	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	639	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	607	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	159.87/cwt	159.50–160.00	623	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	163.68/cwt	162.00–164.50	717	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	714	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	739	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	769	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	794	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,821	75.27/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,371	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	44.51/cwt	43.50–45.50	451	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	48.82/cwt	47.50–50.50	532	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	666	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	49.33/cwt	47.00–52.50	573	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	53.04/cwt	51.00–56.00	625	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,322	65.06/cwt	63.00–68.00	860	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	57.73/cwt	54.00–61.50	767	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	795	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	1,089.35/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	14,074	6

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 587Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 29Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	457	145.00	145.00
11	—	421	148.00–151.00	149.59
4	—	270	168.00	168.00
1	—	215	157.00	157.00
34	—	569	130.00–138.50	136.70
27	—	528	133.00–141.00	135.31
8	—	695	125.00	125.00
15	—	384	157.00	157.00
3	—	788	114.00	114.00
1	—	643	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	595	120.00–129.00	123.48
9	—	375	147.00–149.00	147.90
4	—	501	130.00	130.00
11	—	461	128.00–139.00	133.28
4	—	414	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	626	138.00–138.50	138.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	496	144.00	144.00
6	—	514	131.00	131.00
4	—	740	109.00	109.00
12	—	438	162.00–164.50	163.68
8	—	656	121.00	121.00
3	—	288	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
7	—	596	129.00	129.00
8	—	363	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	128.00	128.00
11	—	390	159.50–160.00	159.87
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
3	—	628	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	505	145.00–155.00	153.39
12	—	592	138.50	138.50
2	—	453	158.00	158.00
2	—	373	181.00	181.00
30	—	662	132.00–135.00	133.69
2	—	300	170.00	170.00
5	—	898	111.00	111.00
12	—	437	167.00–179.00	169.76
19	—	639	135.50–138.00	136.01
6	—	746	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	534	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
5	—	445	150.00	150.00
4	—	379	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,328	54.00–61.50	57.73
1	—	1,515	52.50	52.50
3	—	1,322	63.00–68.00	65.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,178	51.00–56.00	53.04
1	—	1,110	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,090	47.50–50.50	48.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	47.00–52.50	49.33
2	—	1,013	43.50–45.50	44.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	62.00	62.00
7	—	1,821	72.00–81.00	75.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	6	—	1,292	900.00–1,250.00	1,089.35

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.