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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 26

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 426▲ 163 vs year ago 155 · +105.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 48▲ 30 vs year ago 34 · +88.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 16 · +37.5%

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 steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling cattle 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $134.78/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$134.78

118 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

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	555	138.32	768	88
Large 1	518	127.00	658	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	124.11	652	27

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $116 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 sale118 hd

134.78

—

KY average25 barns · 5,707 hd

133.73

+1.06

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	—	High	1,822	83.10	1,514	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	57.65	901	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	56.29	712	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	47.88	508	8thin

Every lot

53 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	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Steers	—	Large 1	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	162.69/cwt	160.00–169.00	776	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	160.65/cwt	153.00–163.50	861	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	139.27/cwt	138.00–145.00	889	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	999	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,368	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	546	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	160.42/cwt	157.00–164.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	146.28/cwt	145.00–149.00	630	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	133.60/cwt	115.00–140.00	578	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	499	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	708	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	518	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	116.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	125.17/cwt	124.00–126.00	781	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	107.20/cwt	105.50–109.00	777	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,144	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	633	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	152.61/cwt	147.00–158.00	597	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	138.20/cwt	137.00–139.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	713	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	146.35/cwt	137.00–151.00	755	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	136.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	794	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	129.15/cwt	122.00–131.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,816	80.11/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,455	7
Bulls	—	—	1,837	90.06/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,654	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	45.67/cwt	43.00–47.00	463	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	49.35/cwt	47.50–51.00	522	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	630	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	56.17/cwt	53.00–60.50	714	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	787	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	731	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	60.55/cwt	57.00–64.50	944	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	825	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,041	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,150.51/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	14,094	2

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 426Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 48Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	131.00	131.00
8	—	433	115.00–140.00	133.60
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
8	—	581	115.00–120.00	116.28
3	—	690	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	506	140.00	140.00
4	—	362	157.00–164.00	160.42
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
10	—	280	160.00	160.00
8	—	331	165.00	165.00
13	—	1,045	109.50	109.50
9	—	431	145.00–149.00	146.28
7	—	624	124.00–126.00	125.17
17	—	475	146.00	146.00
8	—	725	105.50–109.00	107.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	536	153.00–163.50	160.65
5	—	1,184	115.50	115.50
7	—	588	145.00	145.00
7	—	884	113.00	113.00
11	—	638	138.00–145.00	139.27
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
17	—	477	160.00–169.00	162.69
2	—	738	118.00	118.00
5	—	374	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
2	—	355	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	122.00–131.00	129.15
4	—	391	147.00–158.00	152.61
3	—	310	169.00	169.00
5	—	435	137.00–139.00	138.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	137.00–151.00	146.35
2	—	295	195.00	195.00
10	—	580	135.00–145.00	136.94
3	—	637	130.00	130.00
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
4	—	451	158.00	158.00
8	—	348	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	47.50–51.00	49.35
5	—	1,014	43.00–47.00	45.67
1	—	1,305	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,569	50.00–55.00	52.58
14	—	1,559	57.00–64.50	60.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	53.00–60.50	56.17
1	—	1,290	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,200	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	89.00–91.00	90.06
7	—	1,816	76.00–84.00	80.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	81.00	81.00

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)	1	—	1,400	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	2	—	1,225	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.51

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.