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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 28

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 162▼ 279 vs year ago 604 · −46.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 18▲ 7 vs year ago 22 · +31.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 14 · −50.0%

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 2.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light 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 $135.14/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$135.14

142 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$0.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	564	135.30	764	113
Medium and Large 2-3	478	134.53	643	29

One grade step is worth $0.77/cwt here — about $120 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 sale142 hd

135.14

—

KY average27 barns · 5,495 hd

136.77

−1.63

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	1,772	94.31	1,671	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	66.45	959	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	63.20	730	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	50.00	537	5thin

Every lot

46 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	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	146.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	854	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	849	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	143.33/cwt	141.00–146.00	893	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	954	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	165.69/cwt	152.00–172.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	560	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	134.22/cwt	133.00–135.00	658	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	140.72/cwt	134.00–142.00	712	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	136.36/cwt	130.00–142.00	762	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	127.76/cwt	124.00–130.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	132.13/cwt	131.00–136.00	805	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	132.84/cwt	132.00–133.00	885	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	354	158.68/cwt	152.00–160.00	562	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	610	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	139.78/cwt	137.00–140.00	619	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	149.21/cwt	149.00–150.00	733	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	125.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	709	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	832	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	89.73/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	103.47/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,966	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	52.08/cwt	50.50–55.50	540	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	46.88/cwt	45.00–48.50	529	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	61.73/cwt	58.00–66.00	702	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	937	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	70.57/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,010	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	58.20/cwt	56.50–59.50	856	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,518	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 Jun 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 162Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	58.00–66.00	61.73
1	—	1,275	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	69.00–71.00	70.57
3	—	1,470	56.50–59.50	58.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	50.50–55.50	52.08
2	—	1,128	45.00–48.50	46.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	103.00–104.00	103.47
4	—	1,708	87.00–92.00	89.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	154.00	154.00
3	—	517	158.00	158.00
6	—	835	122.00	122.00
18	—	623	141.00–146.00	143.33
16	—	581	145.00–153.00	146.99
13	—	707	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
2	—	478	145.00	145.00
5	—	598	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	124.00	124.00
2	—	440	150.00	150.00
27	—	491	149.00–150.00	149.21
9	—	374	163.00	163.00
3	—	760	111.00	111.00
3	—	508	135.00	135.00
3	—	287	172.00	172.00
10	—	578	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	120.00–130.00	125.97
6	—	354	152.00–160.00	158.68
13	—	443	137.00–140.00	139.78
5	—	483	141.00	141.00
2	—	660	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	753	120.00	120.00
13	—	559	130.00–142.00	136.36
11	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	460	135.00	135.00
3	—	290	152.00–172.00	165.69
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
11	—	435	145.00	145.00
20	—	506	134.00–142.00	140.72
25	—	609	131.00–136.00	132.13
9	—	381	147.00	147.00
6	—	666	132.00–133.00	132.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	143.00	143.00
10	—	490	133.00–135.00	134.22
8	—	560	124.00–130.00	127.76
6	—	436	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	126.00	126.00

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.