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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 30

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 211▼ 26 vs year ago 326 · −8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 53▼ 8 vs year ago 33 · −24.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 40 vs year ago 44 · −90.9%

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. Light supply of calves with good 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 $142.97/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$142.97

135 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

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	527	145.12	765	110
Medium and Large 2-3	514	134.68	693	19thin
Large 1	441	129.83	572	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about $193 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 sale135 hd

142.97

—

KY average27 barns · 3,255 hd

138.47

+4.50

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	1,595	86.66	1,382	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	68.22	943	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	65.11	824	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	55.29	662	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	156.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	788	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	936	5
Steers	—	Large 1	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,023	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	568	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	651	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	143.93/cwt	137.00–147.00	735	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	751	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	142.28/cwt	137.00–148.00	831	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	277	156.82/cwt	156.00–157.00	434	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	468	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	531	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	146.71/cwt	130.00–149.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	151.53/cwt	149.00–153.00	711	23
Bulls	—	Large 1	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	513	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	801	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	876	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.66/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,382	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	55.29/cwt	52.50–58.00	662	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	62.48/cwt	61.00–63.50	776	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	975	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	75.31/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,013	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	66.86/cwt	63.00–70.00	929	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	862	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	996	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 211Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 53Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	110.00	110.00
7	—	561	145.00	145.00
7	—	354	150.00	150.00
23	—	469	149.00–153.00	151.53
11	—	642	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	125.50	125.50
4	—	598	130.50	130.50
5	—	277	156.00–157.00	156.82
3	—	323	145.00	145.00
8	—	416	130.00–149.00	146.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	511	137.00–147.00	143.93
17	—	371	153.00	153.00
1	—	215	156.00	156.00
2	—	648	132.00	132.00
4	—	304	146.00	146.00
11	—	434	150.00	150.00
2	—	670	126.00	126.00
19	—	584	137.00–148.00	142.28
2	—	713	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	126.00	126.00
3	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	135.00	135.00
9	—	563	133.00–134.00	133.33
6	—	441	135.00–138.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	615	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	147.00	147.00
2	—	758	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
5	—	643	145.50	145.50
9	—	502	155.00–158.00	156.99
3	—	457	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,242	61.00–63.50	62.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,390	63.00–70.00	66.86
1	—	1,425	60.50	60.50
3	—	1,345	73.00–78.00	75.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	52.50–58.00	55.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	82.00–92.00	86.66

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.