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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 322▼ 72 vs year ago 333 · −21.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 44▲ 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%

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 moderate demand. Slaughter cows and 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 $133.20/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$133.20

93 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$7.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

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	134.48	692	77
Large 1	500	128.00	640	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	126.74	646	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.74/cwt here — about $46 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 sale93 hd

133.20

—

KY average24 barns · 4,762 hd

130.61

+2.59

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	1,806	83.92	1,516	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	58.81	845	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	56.22	718	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	49.57	537	6thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	135.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	149.24/cwt	149.00–150.00	709	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	698	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	873	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,012	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	145.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	539	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.91/cwt	139.00–140.00	602	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	131.57/cwt	131.00–134.00	566	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	125.80/cwt	125.00–126.00	726	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	898	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	900	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	685	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	118.01/cwt	114.00–128.00	630	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,806	83.92/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,516	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	51.34/cwt	50.00–52.50	533	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	46.04/cwt	45.00–47.00	540	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	650	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	57.27/cwt	55.00–61.50	735	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	57.73/cwt	55.00–61.50	795	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	750	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,039	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	69.00/cwt	68.00–70.00	613	3

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 322Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 44Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	131.00–134.00	131.57
2	—	753	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	139.00	139.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
3	—	478	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	691	130.00	130.00
11	—	430	139.00–140.00	139.91
5	—	709	127.00	127.00
2	—	275	159.00	159.00
3	—	338	149.00	149.00
9	—	369	140.00–149.00	145.99
20	—	577	125.00–126.00	125.80
19	—	495	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	154.00	154.00
3	—	290	176.00	176.00
3	—	713	110.00	110.00
17	—	645	120.00	120.00
10	—	520	138.00	138.00
2	—	330	163.00	163.00
6	—	466	147.00	147.00
24	—	590	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
11	—	534	114.00–128.00	118.01
2	—	448	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	620	138.00	138.00
2	—	668	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
2	—	390	155.00	155.00
5	—	591	138.00	138.00
2	—	803	126.00	126.00
8	—	475	149.00–150.00	149.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	125.00	125.00
2	—	458	130.00–141.00	135.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	68.00–70.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	45.00–47.00	46.04
4	—	1,039	50.00–52.50	51.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,284	55.00–61.50	57.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,415	53.00	53.00
9	—	1,377	55.00–61.50	57.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,806	80.00–87.00	83.92

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.