Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-11-08

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 8

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 305▲ 28 vs year ago 423 · +6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 54▲ 29 vs year ago 38 · +76.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 18 vs year ago 23 · +78.3%

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 good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Heavy 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 $125.31/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$125.31

163 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

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	533	129.06	688	107
Medium and Large 2-3	478	123.55	590	27
Large 1	579	113.10	655	29

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $32 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 sale163 hd

125.31

—

KY average24 barns · 7,723 hd

131.19

−5.88

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	1,588	71.87	1,141	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	52.96	688	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	51.05	632	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	44.31	435	5thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	152.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	752	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	140.11/cwt	135.00–141.00	811	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	131.21/cwt	131.00–133.00	829	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,039	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	147.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	316	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	381	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	489	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	453	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	599	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	122.09/cwt	110.00–127.00	623	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	703	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	563	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	636	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	118.70/cwt	116.00–125.00	758	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	682	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	757	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	892	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	430	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	359	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	503	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	582	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	638	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	122.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	603	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	132.36/cwt	125.00–137.50	674	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	115.25/cwt	113.00–116.00	678	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	770	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	785	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,361	64.25/cwt	57.00–70.00	874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	76.32/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,376	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	82.65/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,511	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	41.91/cwt	41.00–42.50	389	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	963	46.78/cwt	45.50–49.50	450	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	47.92/cwt	46.50–49.00	509	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	56.84/cwt	56.50–57.00	684	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	45.40/cwt	42.50–47.50	550	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	51.82/cwt	48.50–55.50	650	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	53.00/cwt	49.50–56.50	712	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	58.88/cwt	58.00–60.50	804	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	907.22/cwt	875.00–975.00	10,932	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	986.84/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	9,375	2

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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 305Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 54Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 30Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	494	150.00–152.50	152.24
9	—	632	131.00–133.00	131.21
28	—	579	135.00–141.00	140.11
4	—	389	159.00	159.00
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
10	—	764	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	116.00	116.00
3	—	730	117.00	117.00
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	107.00	107.00
8	—	349	140.00	140.00
23	—	521	135.00	135.00
19	—	444	135.00	135.00
9	—	728	105.00–110.00	106.68
2	—	215	142.00–152.00	147.00
6	—	278	137.00	137.00
10	—	639	116.00–125.00	118.70
26	—	593	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	124.00	124.00
13	—	682	111.00	111.00
9	—	563	113.00	113.00
6	—	425	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	134.00	134.00
20	—	510	110.00–127.00	122.09
4	—	368	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	417	153.00	153.00
21	—	748	105.00	105.00
19	—	664	116.00	116.00
5	—	269	160.00	160.00
7	—	371	157.00	157.00
42	—	509	125.00–137.50	132.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	493	118.00–123.00	122.30
8	—	588	113.00–116.00	115.25
3	—	359	140.00	140.00
6	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	42.50–47.50	45.40
3	—	1,203	56.50–57.00	56.84
14	—	1,254	48.50–55.50	51.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	41.00–42.50	41.91
2	—	1,063	46.50–49.00	47.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	58.00–60.50	58.88
18	—	1,343	49.50–56.50	53.00
3	—	963	45.50–49.50	46.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	82.00–83.00	82.65
6	—	1,361	57.00–70.00	64.25
3	—	1,803	72.00–80.00	76.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,205	875.00–975.00	907.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	975.00–1,000.00	986.84

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.