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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▲ 265 vs last sale 182▲ 247 vs year ago 200 · +123.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 35▲ 44 vs year ago 17 · +258.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 6▲ 23 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves 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 $147.35/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$147.35

268 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

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	525	149.15	784	220
Large 1	461	140.00	646	21
Medium and Large 2-3	477	138.44	661	27

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $123 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 sale268 hd

147.35

—

KY average26 barns · 7,471 hd

138.66

+8.69

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	1,659	78.16	1,297	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	66.15	944	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	60.44	716	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	49.80	544	10

Every lot

56 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	—	Large 1	378	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	165.95/cwt	164.50–170.00	740	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	757	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	810	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	856	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	148.68/cwt	141.00–153.00	843	23
Steers	—	Large 1	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	744	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	893	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	164.31/cwt	163.00–168.00	596	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	150.27/cwt	148.00–159.00	672	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	141.52/cwt	138.00–142.00	678	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	776	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	726	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	157.34/cwt	149.00–159.00	820	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	721	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	863	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	838	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	848	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	196.91/cwt	192.00–203.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	633	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	444	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	739	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	501	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	716	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	797	17
Bulls	—	Large 1	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	768	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	796	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	78.62/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,305	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,129	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	47.58/cwt	44.50–48.50	492	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	62.22/cwt	60.00–65.00	725	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	55.22/cwt	50.00–57.00	643	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	53.12/cwt	50.50–54.50	626	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	68.10/cwt	67.00–69.00	906	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	58.47/cwt	57.50–59.50	809	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	65.68/cwt	62.00–68.00	942	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	72.04/cwt	69.50–74.00	1,042	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 182Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 35Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	138.00–142.00	141.52
2	—	538	129.00	129.00
2	—	598	120.00	120.00
6	—	412	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	447	148.00–159.00	150.27
15	—	568	127.00	127.00
10	—	676	120.00–128.00	123.90
11	—	511	142.00	142.00
8	—	771	110.00	110.00
19	—	363	163.00–168.00	164.31
1	—	295	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	655	142.00	142.00
64	—	521	149.00–159.00	157.34
29	—	483	160.00–161.00	160.75
27	—	608	140.00–145.00	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	445	142.00	142.00
6	—	502	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
5	—	501	143.00	143.00
9	—	586	131.00	131.00
5	—	444	148.00	148.00
2	—	343	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	342	185.00	185.00
15	—	449	164.50	164.50
6	—	647	123.00	123.00
17	—	519	153.50	153.50
5	—	735	113.00	113.00
4	—	278	192.00–203.00	196.91
1	—	200	204.00	204.00
4	—	561	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
7	—	519	146.00	146.00
4	—	744	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	188.00	188.00
6	—	519	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	160.00	160.00
23	—	567	141.00–153.00	148.68
21	—	446	164.50–170.00	165.95
14	—	467	162.00	162.00
1	—	390	181.00	181.00
12	—	646	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
3	—	378	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,434	62.00–68.00	65.68
6	—	1,447	69.50–74.00	72.04
4	—	1,383	57.50–59.50	58.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	50.00–57.00	55.22
2	—	1,330	67.00–69.00	68.10
9	—	1,165	60.00–65.00	62.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	50.50–54.50	53.12
6	—	1,034	44.50–48.50	47.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	76.00–83.00	78.62
1	—	1,660	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,655	86.00	86.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00

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.