Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-09-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 13

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Aug 30Sep 13Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

444 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 300▲ 104 vs year ago 340 · +30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 13 · −15.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Moderate 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 $136.22/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$136.22

149 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

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	520	136.92	712	126
Medium and Large 2-3	442	132.43	585	23

One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about $127 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 sale149 hd

136.22

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

139.12

−2.90

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	1,648	85.54	1,410	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	61.20	754	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	58.20	835	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	50.50	499	2thin

Every lot

45 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	477	141.05/cwt	136.00–146.00	673	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	7
Steers	—	Large 1	584	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	917	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	914	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,049	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	271	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	363	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	341	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	464	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	542	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	603	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	136.59/cwt	136.00–140.00	699	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	137.20/cwt	135.00–139.00	783	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	128.44/cwt	120.50–129.00	916	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	443	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	541	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	727	33
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	133.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	682	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	801	17
Bulls	—	Large 1	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	618	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	837	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	859	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	82.65/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,293	5
Bulls	—	—	2,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,065	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	499	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	598	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	61.25/cwt	60.00–63.00	740	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	65.72/cwt	65.00–66.50	862	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	980	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	51.75/cwt	50.50–54.50	733	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	60.09/cwt	56.00–63.50	874	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,276	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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 300Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	435	153.00	153.00
13	—	728	118.00	118.00
17	—	591	135.50	135.50
5	—	284	156.00	156.00
33	—	498	146.00	146.00
6	—	351	154.00	154.00
14	—	644	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	128.00	128.00
3	—	598	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	130.00–138.00	133.68
3	—	373	146.00	146.00
2	—	560	123.00	123.00
4	—	421	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	160.00	160.00
4	—	669	135.00	135.00
18	—	588	156.00	156.00
19	—	774	135.50	135.50
20	—	643	140.00–145.00	142.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	136.00–146.00	141.05
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	584	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
9	—	518	135.00	135.00
5	—	341	136.00	136.00
4	—	271	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	379	143.00	143.00
21	—	512	136.00–140.00	136.59
3	—	325	142.00	142.00
6	—	625	128.00–131.00	128.99
15	—	713	120.50–129.00	128.44
28	—	434	139.00	139.00
37	—	571	135.00–139.00	137.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	50.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	50.50–54.50	51.75
1	—	1,400	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,455	56.00–63.50	60.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	60.00–63.00	61.25
1	—	1,150	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,311	65.00–66.50	65.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,565	81.00–85.00	82.65

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	81.00	81.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.