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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 251▼ 49 vs year ago 245 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 64▲ 6 vs year ago 27 · +22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 13 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 mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $142.56/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$142.56

84 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

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	495	145.08	718	62
Medium and Large 2	501	135.49	678	22

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about $40 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 sale84 hd

142.56

—

KY average24 barns · 6,266 hd

140.81

+1.75

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	1,726	91.61	1,581	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	64.18	890	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	61.98	761	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	54.11	537	2thin

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 1-2	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	963	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	137.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	980	8
Steers	—	Large 1	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	152.46/cwt	147.50–157.50	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	158.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	515	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	569	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	150.87/cwt	150.00–153.00	638	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	137.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	699	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	847	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	880	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	119.02/cwt	116.00–125.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	161.03/cwt	157.00–162.00	523	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	623	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	489	138.51/cwt	137.00–139.00	677	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	140.40/cwt	140.00–141.00	810	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	82.13/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,776	91.25/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,999	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	54.11/cwt	51.50–56.50	537	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	53.15/cwt	47.00–59.00	576	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	63.03/cwt	60.50–67.50	804	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	58.34/cwt	56.50–60.50	782	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	65.42/cwt	61.00–68.50	889	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,052	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,258	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,449	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,925	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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 251Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 64Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	140.00–142.00	141.60
4	—	489	137.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	157.00–162.00	161.03
2	—	825	108.00	108.00
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
5	—	577	140.00–141.00	140.40
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
6	—	425	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	138.00	138.00
3	—	707	115.00	115.00
7	—	367	155.00	155.00
5	—	657	134.00	134.00
9	—	482	145.00	145.00
11	—	423	150.00–153.00	150.87
7	—	324	155.00–160.00	158.87
10	—	601	141.00	141.00
4	—	516	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	126.00–131.00	128.49
3	—	660	116.00–125.00	119.02
8	—	478	132.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	283	147.50–157.50	152.46
2	—	508	136.00	136.00
3	—	407	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	148.00	148.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	160.00	160.00
8	—	714	135.00–141.00	137.25
3	—	873	120.00	120.00
13	—	669	144.00	144.00
2	—	598	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	51.50–56.50	54.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,359	61.00–68.50	65.42
3	—	1,340	56.50–60.50	58.34
1	—	1,785	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	60.50–67.50	63.03
1	—	1,375	76.50	76.50
2	—	1,083	47.00–59.00	53.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,776	87.00–96.00	91.25
2	—	1,595	80.00–84.00	82.13

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	900.00	900.00

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.