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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 18

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 306▲ 83 vs year ago 264 · +31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 38▲ 8 vs year ago 37 · +21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 8▼ 6 vs year ago 35 · −17.1%

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 were steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.64/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −31.50 against this barn's trailing median of $166.14.

Average price

$134.64

117 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

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	504	136.31	688	102
Large 1	570	125.00	713	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	480	123.17	592	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $96 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

134.64

—

KY average27 barns · 2,668 hd

132.04

+2.60

This barn, trailing median1 sales

166.14

−31.50

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	1,580	70.55	1,115	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	54.33	798	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	48.96	575	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	43.85	515	8thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	289	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	143.54/cwt	137.00–150.00	528	2
Steers	—	Large 1	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	1
Steers	—	Large 1	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	153.91/cwt	153.50–155.00	808	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	954	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	362	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	545	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	127.67/cwt	123.00–131.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	584	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	133.41/cwt	132.00–137.00	696	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	116.83/cwt	114.00–121.00	651	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	723	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	879	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	454	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	554	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	135.92/cwt	135.00–136.00	685	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	509	122.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	766	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	64.98/cwt	60.50–69.00	986	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	71.64/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,184	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	45.12/cwt	44.00–45.50	506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	46.34/cwt	45.00–47.50	542	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	42.35/cwt	41.00–43.50	499	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	51.01/cwt	50.00–51.50	607	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	828	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	53.31/cwt	50.00–56.50	777	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	60.47/cwt	58.00–64.00	927	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,338.30/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	15,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,644	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	977.38/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	10,653	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,271	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,798	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 306Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 38Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 8Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	138.00	138.00
2	—	440	135.00	135.00
4	—	509	120.00–130.00	122.60
5	—	561	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	738	110.00	110.00
16	—	367	151.00	151.00
10	—	666	115.00	115.00
22	—	431	150.00	150.00
26	—	504	135.00–136.00	135.92
4	—	291	156.00	156.00
16	—	579	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	121.00	121.00
33	—	522	132.00–137.00	133.41
2	—	675	117.00	117.00
6	—	257	141.00	141.00
31	—	423	138.00	138.00
3	—	308	141.00	141.00
8	—	574	126.00	126.00
7	—	366	149.00	149.00
5	—	709	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	114.00–121.00	116.83
5	—	418	123.00–131.00	127.67
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
4	—	495	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	130.00	130.00
6	—	492	150.00	150.00
6	—	507	145.00	145.00
13	—	710	133.00	133.00
1	—	360	159.00	159.00
3	—	663	136.00	136.00
1	—	415	151.00	151.00
2	—	763	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	145.00	145.00
2	—	289	154.00	154.00
2	—	478	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	525	153.50–155.00	153.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	137.00–150.00	143.54
3	—	640	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	45.00–47.50	46.34
5	—	1,179	41.00–43.50	42.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	58.00–64.00	60.47
12	—	1,458	50.00–56.50	53.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	50.00–51.50	51.01
5	—	1,121	44.00–45.50	45.12
1	—	1,380	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	70.00–73.00	71.64
3	—	1,517	60.50–69.00	64.98
1	—	1,550	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,320	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	850.00–1,075.00	977.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	825.00	825.00

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.