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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 25

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 347▲ 17 vs year ago 301 · +5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 45▲ 5 vs year ago 47 · +10.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 9 vs year ago 10 · +90.0%

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. Moderate 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 $129.94/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$129.94

114 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

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	492	134.66	662	70
Medium and Large 2-3	464	125.31	582	36
Large 1	642	109.50	703	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale114 hd

129.94

—

KY average24 barns · 5,077 hd

133.59

−3.65

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	1,742	77.95	1,358	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	54.67	793	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	52.17	611	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	44.67	479	18

Every lot

57 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	150.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	596	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	155.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	758	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	132.46/cwt	131.00–135.00	685	8
Steers	—	Large 1	526	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	8
Steers	—	Large 1	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	4
Steers	—	Large 1	615	125.21/cwt	121.00–128.00	770	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	985	9
Steers	—	Large 1	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	783	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	987	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	589	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	579	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	134.28/cwt	134.00–136.00	686	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	665	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	126.58/cwt	122.00–129.00	843	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	682	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	410	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	138.06/cwt	131.00–145.00	439	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	151.71/cwt	149.00–153.00	587	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	127.26/cwt	125.00–134.00	590	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	704	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	694	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	747	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	763	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	77.92/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,378	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	39.90/cwt	38.00–41.00	409	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	45.24/cwt	42.50–49.00	491	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	50.75/cwt	50.50–51.00	556	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	52.86/cwt	50.50–55.50	615	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	667	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	46.97/cwt	46.50–47.50	567	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	49.10/cwt	48.50–49.50	702	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	53.06/cwt	50.50–56.50	762	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	61.06/cwt	58.50–63.50	912	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	71.29/cwt	67.00–75.00	781	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,036.87/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,940	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,016	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	21,356	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 347Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	131.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	783	126.00	126.00
2	—	400	129.00	129.00
8	—	568	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	154.00–157.00	155.99
3	—	450	153.00	153.00
7	—	555	141.00	141.00
7	—	395	150.00–157.00	150.96
11	—	512	148.00	148.00
9	—	724	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	126.00	126.00
2	—	738	125.00	125.00
5	—	615	121.00–128.00	125.21
5	—	526	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	123.00	123.00
5	—	255	130.00	130.00
4	—	682	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	300	132.00	132.00
5	—	528	127.00	127.00
12	—	442	131.00	131.00
6	—	573	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	511	134.00–136.00	134.28
14	—	365	142.00	142.00
9	—	666	122.00–129.00	126.58
15	—	424	139.00	139.00
10	—	570	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	105.00	105.00
2	—	550	114.00	114.00
3	—	628	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	149.00–153.00	151.71
9	—	564	123.00	123.00
6	—	741	103.00	103.00
8	—	445	145.00	145.00
4	—	273	150.00	150.00
7	—	644	116.00	116.00
16	—	529	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	131.00–145.00	138.06
4	—	665	105.00	105.00
8	—	464	125.00–134.00	127.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	50.50–55.50	52.86
2	—	1,208	46.50–47.50	46.97
1	—	1,170	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	38.00–41.00	39.90
2	—	1,095	50.50–51.00	50.75
12	—	1,085	42.50–49.00	45.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	58.50–63.50	61.06
9	—	1,437	50.50–56.50	53.06
2	—	1,430	48.50–49.50	49.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,660	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,769	75.00–82.00	77.92

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	—	1,095	67.00–75.00	71.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.