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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 11

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

306 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 261▲ 40 vs year ago 266 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 32▼ 5 vs year ago 43 · −11.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate 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 $139.19/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$139.19

122 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$14.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.24

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	459	142.39	654	95
Large 1	458	131.00	599	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	463	127.68	591	25

One grade step is worth $14.71/cwt here — about $63 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 sale122 hd

139.19

—

KY average25 barns · 4,630 hd

130.95

+8.24

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	1,758	79.13	1,391	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	57.05	867	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	56.47	717	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	46.60	488	7thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	—	Large 1	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	714	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.50	754	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	699	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	141.35/cwt	141.00–145.00	731	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	138.28/cwt	137.00–139.00	787	11
Steers	—	Large 1	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,033	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	442	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	558	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	129.93/cwt	129.00–130.00	546	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	611	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	679	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	452	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	138.27/cwt	135.00–146.00	666	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.86/cwt	125.00–137.00	752	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	337	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	140.46/cwt	138.00–148.00	499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	401	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	716	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	128.39/cwt	123.00–134.00	668	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	766	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	121.98/cwt	121.00–126.00	718	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	683	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	63.53/cwt	62.00–65.00	802	2
Bulls	—	—	1,948	85.90/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,673	3
Bulls	—	—	2,175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,958	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	43.09/cwt	34.00–46.50	445	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	51.27/cwt	50.50–53.00	547	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	574	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	759	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	56.52/cwt	53.50–59.50	731	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	729	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	60.43/cwt	60.00–61.00	922	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	57.31/cwt	55.00–60.00	887	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,790	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	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 Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 261Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 32Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	115.00–119.00	117.00
5	—	494	129.00	129.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
14	—	420	129.00–130.00	129.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	130.00	130.00
11	—	443	138.00	138.00
11	—	377	148.00	148.00
2	—	673	115.00	115.00
5	—	266	166.00	166.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
10	—	575	125.00–137.00	130.86
3	—	325	146.00	146.00
23	—	482	135.00–146.00	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
1	—	325	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	447	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
2	—	413	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	126.00	126.00
12	—	473	158.00–160.50	159.49
3	—	335	178.00	178.00
2	—	703	128.00	128.00
11	—	569	137.00–139.00	138.28
11	—	517	141.00–145.00	141.35
3	—	437	161.00	161.00
5	—	826	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	143.00	143.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	113.00	113.00
4	—	443	152.00	152.00
12	—	365	167.00	167.00
5	—	673	126.00	126.00
5	—	475	148.00	148.00
7	—	576	133.00	133.00
24	—	501	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
1	—	255	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	123.00–134.00	128.39
4	—	401	139.00	139.00
3	—	337	150.00	150.00
5	—	589	121.00–126.00	121.98
4	—	355	138.00–148.00	140.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	61.00	61.00
8	—	1,293	53.50–59.50	56.52
1	—	1,115	51.50	51.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	34.00–46.50	43.09
3	—	1,067	50.50–53.00	51.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	55.00–60.00	57.31
2	—	1,525	60.00–61.00	60.43
2	—	1,388	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,948	84.00–87.00	85.90
2	—	1,263	62.00–65.00	63.53

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	900.00	900.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.