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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 13

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 395▲ 20 vs year ago 407 · +4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 86▲ 17 vs year ago 50 · +34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 98▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

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 bull calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of cows 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 $134.76/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$134.76

173 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

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	517	139.13	720	122
Large 1	533	127.34	679	27
Medium and Large 2-3	557	120.88	673	24

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $47 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 sale173 hd

134.76

—

KY average25 barns · 7,447 hd

134.75

+0.01

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	1,816	74.42	1,351	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	53.39	706	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	49.29	574	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	43.35	460	7thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	154.55/cwt	151.00–158.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	149.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	627	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	162.20/cwt	162.00–163.00	847	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	878	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	149.63/cwt	143.00–150.00	967	18
Steers	—	Large 1	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	991	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,045	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	314	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	430	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	404	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	437	130.20/cwt	130.00–131.00	569	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	134.25/cwt	132.00–137.00	769	36
Heifers	—	Large 1	576	126.95/cwt	126.00–128.00	731	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	893	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	693	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	771	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	817	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	612	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	150.23/cwt	149.00–151.00	805	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	799	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	126.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	855	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	109.01/cwt	104.00–112.00	908	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	66.74/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,070	4
Bulls	—	—	2,080	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,893	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	81.48/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,719	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	41.22/cwt	39.50–42.00	426	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	44.94/cwt	43.00–46.50	486	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	50.03/cwt	46.00–54.00	559	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	44.86/cwt	42.50–45.50	516	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	46.55/cwt	45.50–47.50	591	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	53.44/cwt	50.50–56.00	694	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	56.70/cwt	56.50–57.00	811	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	898	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,035	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	25,946	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,710	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 395Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 86Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 98Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	675	125.00–128.00	126.66
16	—	435	155.00	155.00
26	—	561	140.00–145.00	142.45
17	—	833	104.00–112.00	109.01
2	—	758	117.00	117.00
6	—	364	171.00	171.00
25	—	536	149.00–151.00	150.23
3	—	292	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
3	—	517	140.00	140.00
7	—	416	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	180.00	180.00
4	—	574	153.00	153.00
5	—	917	114.00	114.00
6	—	721	136.00–139.00	137.49
15	—	522	162.00–163.00	162.20
18	—	646	143.00–150.00	149.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	147.00–150.00	149.39
2	—	325	151.00–158.00	154.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	382	146.00	146.00
28	—	510	140.00	140.00
5	—	674	120.00	120.00
10	—	435	142.00	142.00
2	—	271	150.00	150.00
36	—	573	132.00–137.00	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	116.00	116.00
15	—	576	126.00–128.00	126.95
10	—	437	130.00–131.00	130.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	127.00	127.00
5	—	314	137.00	137.00
5	—	404	128.00	128.00
7	—	771	106.00	106.00
5	—	675	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	633	141.00	141.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	2,035	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	—	1,190	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	42.50–45.50	44.86
10	—	1,117	46.00–54.00	50.03
2	—	1,430	56.50–57.00	56.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,299	50.50–56.00	53.44
3	—	1,497	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,270	45.50–47.50	46.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	39.50–42.00	41.22
4	—	1,081	43.00–46.50	44.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,603	62.00–73.00	66.74
2	—	2,110	81.00–82.00	81.48

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.