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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 3

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 318▲ 131 vs year ago 228 · +57.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 64▼ 3 vs year ago 58 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 20 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate 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 $130.03/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$130.03

148 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

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	559	131.14	733	131
Medium and Large 2-3	507	121.72	618	15thin
Large 1	578	120.00	694	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $39 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 sale148 hd

130.03

—

KY average26 barns · 4,821 hd

129.23

+0.80

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	1,687	82.72	1,396	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	56.51	861	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	56.38	681	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	46.12	501	11

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	168.83/cwt	168.00–169.00	616	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	—	Large 1	452	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	655	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	758	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	791	3
Steers	—	Large 1	527	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	811	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	131.24/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	120.11/cwt	120.00–121.00	872	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	159.76/cwt	153.00–164.00	522	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	571	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	126.56/cwt	126.00–129.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	595	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	125.66/cwt	124.00–127.00	658	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	791	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	830	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	119.45/cwt	115.00–122.50	802	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	717	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	887	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	957	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	592	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	359	138.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	721	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	777	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	819	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	809	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	80.84/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,307	6
Bulls	—	—	2,110	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,983	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	42.37/cwt	40.50–45.50	455	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	50.63/cwt	47.00–53.50	556	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	55.45/cwt	53.50–58.50	659	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	62.98/cwt	61.50–64.50	783	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	680	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	59.67/cwt	54.50–63.00	892	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	50.40/cwt	45.00–52.50	781	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,077	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	13,794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,105	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	1,104.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	16,218	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 318Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 64Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	124.00–127.00	125.66
8	—	938	102.00	102.00
8	—	383	149.00	149.00
5	—	454	137.00	137.00
3	—	745	103.00	103.00
17	—	440	135.00–136.00	135.34
14	—	671	115.00–122.50	119.45
10	—	618	128.00	128.00
21	—	327	153.00–164.00	159.76
1	—	255	152.00	152.00
7	—	597	120.00	120.00
11	—	810	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	133.00	133.00
5	—	570	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	96.00	96.00
2	—	318	149.00	149.00
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
4	—	565	117.00	117.00
5	—	438	126.00–129.00	126.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	158.00	158.00
26	—	602	136.00	136.00
8	—	571	136.00	136.00
6	—	749	108.00	108.00
4	—	284	200.00	200.00
4	—	673	117.00	117.00
5	—	342	173.00	173.00
4	—	494	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	151.00	151.00
2	—	435	141.00	141.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
11	—	359	130.00–140.00	138.11
3	—	583	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	140.00	140.00
10	—	474	160.00	160.00
9	—	726	120.00–121.00	120.11
6	—	365	168.00–169.00	168.83
3	—	507	156.00	156.00
3	—	410	167.00	167.00
20	—	629	129.00–135.00	131.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	137.00	137.00
8	—	452	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	64.50	64.50
11	—	1,495	54.50–63.00	59.67
7	—	1,549	45.00–52.50	50.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	51.50	51.50
9	—	1,188	53.50–58.50	55.45
2	—	1,243	61.50–64.50	62.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	47.00–53.50	50.63
6	—	1,075	40.50–45.50	42.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,617	77.00–86.00	80.84

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	—	1,140	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,085.00	1,085.00

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)	2	—	1,468	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,104.75

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.