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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 27

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 338▼ 90 vs year ago 412 · −21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 71▲ 20 vs year ago 24 · +83.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 33▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%

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 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 $131.91/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$131.91

117 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

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	529	133.85	707	91
Medium and Large 2-3	502	125.15	629	26

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $79 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 sale117 hd

131.91

—

KY average26 barns · 6,057 hd

135.29

−3.38

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	1,779	85.14	1,515	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	59.76	903	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	55.62	641	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	52.17	560	4thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	147.03/cwt	145.00–148.00	837	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	141.05/cwt	139.00–142.00	451	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	481	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	526	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	144.28/cwt	143.00–145.00	610	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	662	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	137.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	701	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	719	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	120.32/cwt	119.00–121.00	756	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	682	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	459	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	534	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	351	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	505	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.59/cwt	149.00–151.00	632	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	141.68/cwt	131.00–145.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	139.48/cwt	138.00–140.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	781	12
Bulls	—	Large 1	609	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	725	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	75.75/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	88.12/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,661	3
Bulls	—	—	2,100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	52.17/cwt	50.50–53.00	560	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	55.59/cwt	52.50–57.50	621	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	588	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	858	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	59.09/cwt	55.00–62.50	875	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	52.07/cwt	50.50–53.50	775	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	64.44/cwt	63.50–66.00	1,026	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,921	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 338Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 71Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	123.00	123.00
8	—	362	133.00	133.00
2	—	418	130.00	130.00
5	—	682	115.00	115.00
2	—	535	116.00	116.00
4	—	494	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	139.00–142.00	141.05
9	—	628	119.00–121.00	120.32
18	—	508	137.00–140.00	137.99
11	—	423	143.00–145.00	144.28
3	—	785	104.00	104.00
1	—	205	162.00	162.00
11	—	494	134.00	134.00
7	—	368	143.00	143.00
14	—	571	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	652	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
3	—	723	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
28	—	569	145.00–148.00	147.03
5	—	475	142.00	142.00
2	—	395	157.00	157.00
6	—	445	148.00	148.00
1	—	825	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	139.00	139.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	338	158.00	158.00
3	—	278	165.00	165.00
2	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
15	—	420	149.00–151.00	150.59
7	—	658	123.00	123.00
1	—	464	153.00	153.00
8	—	502	145.00	145.00
12	—	573	135.00–138.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	138.00	138.00
5	—	351	144.00	144.00
4	—	513	138.00–140.00	139.48
7	—	433	131.00–145.00	141.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,165	50.50	50.50
5	—	1,118	52.50–57.50	55.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	50.50–53.00	52.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	50.50–53.50	52.07
5	—	1,592	63.50–66.00	64.44
12	—	1,480	55.00–62.50	59.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,885	87.00–90.00	88.12
2	—	1,460	72.00–80.00	75.75
1	—	2,100	95.00	95.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	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.