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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 16

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

330 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 346▲ 153 vs year ago 177 · +86.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 25▲ 10 vs year ago 38 · +26.3%

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. Moderate 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 $133.59/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$133.59

125 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

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	515	138.65	714	89
Large 1	570	127.00	724	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	616	120.91	745	35

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale125 hd

133.59

—

KY average24 barns · 4,176 hd

138.11

−4.52

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	1,686	86.44	1,458	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	64.85	962	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	55.28	629	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,201	51.16	614	8thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	164.84/cwt	162.00–168.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	155.66/cwt	154.00–156.00	719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	142.31/cwt	135.00–146.00	904	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	942	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,035	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	969	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	156.75/cwt	156.00–160.00	412	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	143.99/cwt	143.00–146.00	487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	531	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	647	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	755	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	674	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.00	877	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	903	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	858	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	611	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	698	21
Bulls	—	Large 1	430	156.59/cwt	145.00–159.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	712	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	763	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	848	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	905	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	94.77/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	84.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,495	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	52.94/cwt	50.50–56.50	573	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	45.45/cwt	45.00–46.00	495	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	58.80/cwt	57.50–60.00	719	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	53.06/cwt	51.50–56.00	657	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	808	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	63.05/cwt	58.50–67.50	929	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	71.80/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,095	5

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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 346Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 25Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	660	134.00	134.00
21	—	418	167.00	167.00
10	—	353	173.00	173.00
4	—	274	182.00	182.00
10	—	581	146.00	146.00
5	—	794	114.00	114.00
16	—	497	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
2	—	373	148.00	148.00
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
5	—	488	146.00	146.00
3	—	522	134.00–138.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	139.00	139.00
6	—	430	145.00–159.00	156.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	143.00–146.00	143.99
2	—	790	105.00	105.00
4	—	503	137.00	137.00
7	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
10	—	903	95.00	95.00
5	—	674	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	454	142.00–143.00	142.50
18	—	539	140.00	140.00
21	—	600	134.00	134.00
6	—	263	156.00–160.00	156.75
11	—	723	120.00–122.00	121.28
18	—	361	147.00	147.00
3	—	677	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	166.00	166.00
6	—	570	146.50	146.50
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
16	—	729	142.00	142.00
2	—	763	127.00	127.00
6	—	635	135.00–146.00	142.31
2	—	370	162.00–168.00	164.84
12	—	683	135.00–140.00	137.89
12	—	462	154.00–156.00	155.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	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	—	1,090	45.00–46.00	45.45
6	—	1,238	51.50–56.00	53.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	56.50	56.50
5	—	1,525	69.00–80.00	71.80
10	—	1,474	58.50–67.50	63.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	50.50–56.50	52.94
2	—	1,223	57.50–60.00	58.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	80.00–90.00	84.32
1	—	1,580	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,653	92.00–97.00	94.77

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.