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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 451▼ 67 vs year ago 507 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 67▼ 23 vs year ago 55 · −41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 41▼ 25 vs year ago 42 · −59.5%

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 2.00 lower. 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 $126.41/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$126.41

189 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

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	129.37	667	145
Large 1	520	120.00	624	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	443	116.03	514	37

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $153 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 sale189 hd

126.41

—

KY average25 barns · 7,233 hd

130.15

−3.74

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	—	Low	1,812	71.74	1,299	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	51.68	635	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	51.20	757	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	41.24	416	2thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	162.91/cwt	161.00–166.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	139.62/cwt	136.00–141.00	792	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	272	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	351	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	583	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	44
Heifers	—	Large 1	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	761	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	687	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	119.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	784	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	744	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	714	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	131.40/cwt	130.00–134.00	569	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	665	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	131.27/cwt	128.00–132.00	677	38
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	22
Bulls	—	Large 1	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	666	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	73.47/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,284	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,313	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	41.24/cwt	40.00–42.50	416	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	51.54/cwt	47.00–53.50	615	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	769	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	47.22/cwt	46.50–48.00	687	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	52.09/cwt	50.50–54.50	772	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	648	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,168	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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 451Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 67Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 41Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	111.00	111.00
3	—	780	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	563	123.00	123.00
38	—	516	128.00–132.00	131.27
13	—	660	112.00	112.00
14	—	365	157.00	157.00
18	—	446	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	99.00	99.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
16	—	433	130.00–134.00	131.40
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
9	—	265	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	520	125.00–130.00	129.05
24	—	432	135.00	135.00
21	—	583	120.00	120.00
5	—	320	132.00	132.00
16	—	656	115.00–121.00	119.48
9	—	360	137.00	137.00
6	—	460	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	96.00	96.00
3	—	339	118.00–119.00	118.67
8	—	642	107.00	107.00
9	—	360	117.00	117.00
12	—	272	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	135.00	135.00
6	—	543	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	153.00	153.00
5	—	366	161.00–166.00	162.91
14	—	567	136.00–141.00	139.62
3	—	438	154.00	154.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1	—	965	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,748	73.00–74.00	73.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,490	43.50	43.50
8	—	1,193	47.00–53.50	51.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,483	50.50–54.50	52.09
2	—	1,455	46.50–48.00	47.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	40.00–42.50	41.24

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.