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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 6

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 302 vs last sale 697▼ 110 vs year ago 505 · −21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 93▲ 35 vs year ago 51 · +68.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 10▲ 80 vs year ago 18 · +444.4%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate 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 $133.77/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$133.77

138 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

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	507	136.60	692	107
Medium and Large 2-3	563	124.01	698	31

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale138 hd

133.77

—

KY average24 barns · 7,975 hd

133.09

+0.68

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	1,677	72.94	1,223	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	55.46	788	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	52.52	650	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	44.69	484	17

Every lot

52 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	144.50/cwt	136.00–153.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	928	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	—	Large 1	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	510	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	132.80/cwt	126.00–136.00	518	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	140.31/cwt	140.00–141.00	615	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	611	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	708	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	134.85/cwt	133.00–138.00	774	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	129.20/cwt	126.00–133.00	818	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	651	118.78/cwt	118.00–119.00	773	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	539	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	661	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	13
Bulls	—	Large 1	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	778	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	748	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	831	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,522	66.53/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,013	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	77.68/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,385	4
Bulls	—	—	2,030	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,746	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	44.33/cwt	42.50–47.00	476	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	453	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	51.61/cwt	50.50–52.50	578	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	531	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	52.00/cwt	50.00–56.00	636	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	59.70/cwt	57.00–62.50	830	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	54.44/cwt	51.00–57.00	773	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	59.86/cwt	58.00–62.00	864	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,747	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,047	837.06/cwt	750.00–875.00	8,764	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,044.84/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,726	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	791.72/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,683	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,232	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,240	5

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 697Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 93Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	133.00–138.00	134.85
12	—	502	141.00	141.00
7	—	755	119.00	119.00
5	—	495	143.00	143.00
11	—	633	126.00–133.00	129.20
30	—	438	140.00–141.00	140.31
12	—	354	144.00	144.00
2	—	305	143.00	143.00
4	—	660	123.00	123.00
3	—	265	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	126.00–130.00	127.55
3	—	390	126.00–136.00	132.80
18	—	651	118.00–119.00	118.78
5	—	434	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	280	169.00	169.00
20	—	576	135.00	135.00
25	—	670	119.00	119.00
21	—	425	156.00	156.00
13	—	502	145.00	145.00
7	—	634	118.00	118.00
9	—	337	160.00	160.00
4	—	791	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	121.00	121.00
5	—	497	133.00	133.00
3	—	434	140.00–150.00	143.19
2	—	388	145.00–147.00	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	126.00	126.00
2	—	678	136.00	136.00
2	—	435	136.00–153.00	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	151.00	151.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
2	—	330	162.00	162.00
5	—	591	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,223	50.00–56.00	52.00
1	—	1,155	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,390	57.00–62.50	59.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	41.50	41.50
2	—	1,120	50.50–52.50	51.61
12	—	1,074	42.50–47.00	44.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	58.00–62.00	59.86
21	—	1,419	51.00–57.00	54.44
1	—	1,315	50.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	75.00–80.00	77.68
5	—	1,522	64.00–71.00	66.53
1	—	2,030	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,232	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,047	750.00–875.00	837.06

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)	24	—	1,218	900.00–1,125.00	1,044.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,223	725.00–875.00	791.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,560	112.00	112.00

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.