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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 24

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

242 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 368▲ 242 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 11 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 mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle 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 $129.35/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$129.35

98 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$2.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	401	129.75	521	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	595	129.34	770	89
Large 1	470	127.00	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.75/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale98 hd

129.35

—

KY average25 barns · 4,820 hd

131.24

−1.89

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	1,974	86.41	1,706	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	66.63	987	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	62.48	720	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	53.96	624	5thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	147.47/cwt	143.00–149.00	723	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	126.47/cwt	123.00–130.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	927	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	137.37/cwt	137.00–138.00	648	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	133.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	728	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	833	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.95/cwt	111.00–125.00	775	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	132.03/cwt	124.00–137.00	553	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	140.87/cwt	132.00–144.00	725	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	776	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	109.41/cwt	109.00–110.00	845	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,818	84.62/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,538	2
Bulls	—	—	2,285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	68.18/cwt	66.00–70.00	781	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	53.96/cwt	51.50–60.00	624	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.50	680	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,062	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	65.25/cwt	62.00–69.50	971	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,230	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,410	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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 368Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	66.00–70.00	68.18
3	—	1,158	58.00–59.50	58.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	73.50	73.50
5	—	1,488	62.00–69.50	65.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,156	51.50–60.00	53.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	83.00–87.00	84.62
1	—	2,285	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	756	119.00	119.00
17	—	622	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	220.00	220.00
1	—	415	151.00	151.00
2	—	618	115.00	115.00
17	—	472	137.00–138.00	137.37
14	—	668	111.00–125.00	115.95
15	—	526	130.00–137.00	133.31
8	—	578	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	133.00	133.00
2	—	333	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	127.00	127.00
12	—	515	132.00–144.00	140.87
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
15	—	772	109.00–110.00	109.41
3	—	670	121.00	121.00
8	—	634	120.00–125.00	122.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
11	—	419	124.00–137.00	132.03
4	—	473	134.00–135.00	134.48
3	—	368	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	539	133.00–135.00	133.67
6	—	691	118.00	118.00
5	—	619	134.00	134.00
11	—	724	128.00	128.00
8	—	490	143.00–149.00	147.47
7	—	588	138.00	138.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	123.00–130.00	126.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,085.00	1,085.00

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.