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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 29

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

697 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 440▲ 207 vs year ago 490 · +42.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 32▲ 57 vs year ago 36 · +158.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 19 vs year ago 29 · −65.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.24/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$133.24

293 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	550	134.26	738	279
Medium and Large 2-3	578	112.93	653	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $85 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 sale293 hd

133.24

—

KY average15 barns · 2,621 hd

131.46

+1.78

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	1,666	72.86	1,214	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	52.66	815	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	49.04	615	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	36.61	390	22

Every lot

66 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	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	154.47/cwt	153.00–155.00	723	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	157.61/cwt	157.00–158.00	850	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	802	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	141.71/cwt	139.00–145.00	896	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	135.26/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,028	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,072	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	134.20/cwt	131.00–136.00	433	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	138.36/cwt	131.00–146.00	505	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	136.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	124.20/cwt	123.00–125.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	684	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	130.65/cwt	127.00–133.00	763	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	134.04/cwt	125.00–142.00	843	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	916	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	123.96/cwt	115.00–129.00	896	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	86.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	163.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	487	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	349	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	450	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	552	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	147.32/cwt	138.00–150.00	644	36
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	130.92/cwt	126.00–134.00	678	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	128.43/cwt	126.00–129.00	753	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	871	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	96.31/cwt	91.00–97.00	823	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,429	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	77.30/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,245	3
Bulls	—	—	1,704	68.37/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,165	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	39.89/cwt	37.00–42.50	422	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	45.83/cwt	44.00–48.00	490	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	23.91/cwt	20.00–34.00	257	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	45.92/cwt	45.00–46.50	563	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	51.38/cwt	48.50–54.50	631	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	39.46/cwt	37.00–41.50	516	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	56.94/cwt	56.50–57.50	797	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	48.17/cwt	46.50–49.50	678	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	52.72/cwt	50.00–56.50	830	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	932	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	65.23/cwt	63.50–67.00	768	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,985	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,872	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	930.29/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,210	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,300	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 440Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 32Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	507	139.00	139.00
30	—	487	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	128.00	128.00
15	—	466	140.00	140.00
28	—	723	115.00–129.00	123.96
4	—	265	150.00	150.00
4	—	855	92.00	92.00
3	—	323	131.00–136.00	134.20
35	—	584	127.00–133.00	130.65
24	—	417	130.00–140.00	136.10
15	—	689	133.00	133.00
59	—	629	125.00–142.00	134.04
23	—	365	131.00–146.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	123.00–125.00	124.20
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
3	—	840	85.00–90.00	86.65
1	—	481	123.00	123.00
4	—	518	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	650	145.00	145.00
6	—	581	138.00	138.00
3	—	893	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	166.00	166.00
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
2	—	390	145.00–146.00	145.51
52	—	632	139.00–145.00	141.71
19	—	468	153.00–155.00	154.47
13	—	760	126.00–137.00	135.26
10	—	539	157.00–158.00	157.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
3	—	530	127.00	127.00
4	—	633	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	658	125.00	125.00
36	—	437	138.00–150.00	147.32
9	—	470	130.00–140.00	136.78
9	—	297	160.00–165.00	163.92
2	—	740	130.00	130.00
21	—	764	114.00	114.00
13	—	363	152.00	152.00
9	—	855	91.00–97.00	96.31
25	—	586	126.00–129.00	128.43
18	—	518	126.00–134.00	130.92
3	—	313	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
4	—	349	129.00	129.00
2	—	598	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	45.00–46.50	45.92
15	—	1,229	48.50–54.50	51.38
2	—	1,400	56.50–57.50	56.94
4	—	1,308	37.00–41.50	39.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	20.00–34.00	23.91
12	—	1,059	37.00–42.50	39.89
4	—	1,069	44.00–48.00	45.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	46.50–49.50	48.17
2	—	1,580	58.00–60.00	58.96
13	—	1,575	50.00–56.50	52.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	73.00–81.00	77.30
7	—	1,704	63.00–72.00	68.37
1	—	1,570	91.00	91.00

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	—	1,178	63.50–67.00	65.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	855	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	850.00–1,000.00	930.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	560.00	560.00

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	1	—	1,300	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	950.00	950.00

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.