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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 21

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

428 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 407▲ 216 vs year ago 212 · +101.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 78▲ 7 vs year ago 14 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%

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 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. 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 $146.76/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$146.76

184 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$18.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

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	563	148.17	834	154
Medium and Large 2-3	536	141.41	759	25
Large 1	655	130.00	852	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.17/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale184 hd

146.76

—

KY average26 barns · 7,754 hd

149.73

−2.98

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	2,025	82.00	1,661	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	70.31	851	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	61.82	906	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	49.57	483	4thin

Every lot

55 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	375	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	179.71/cwt	178.00–184.00	863	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	862	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	952	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	919	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,003	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,018	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	738	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	982	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,166	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	522	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	156.64/cwt	155.00–157.00	674	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	145.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	153.58/cwt	152.00–159.00	773	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	827	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	149.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	919	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	136.29/cwt	124.00–138.00	856	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	143.75/cwt	139.00–148.00	957	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	991	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	629	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	656	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	165.52/cwt	164.00–167.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	774	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	488	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	741	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	823	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,025	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	47.42/cwt	44.00–50.50	444	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	608	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	75.45/cwt	75.00–76.00	851	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	66.88/cwt	62.50–69.00	846	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	65.26/cwt	62.50–68.00	950	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	57.24/cwt	55.50–60.00	847	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,054	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,685.65/cwt	1,600.00–1,775.00	19,891	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	903.67/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,329	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 407Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 78Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	503	152.00–159.00	153.58
35	—	616	141.00–150.00	149.19
7	—	383	161.00	161.00
20	—	774	128.00	128.00
15	—	578	143.00	143.00
4	—	265	158.00	158.00
3	—	743	120.00	120.00
8	—	307	170.00	170.00
22	—	430	155.00–157.00	156.64
18	—	666	139.00–148.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	124.00–138.00	136.29
6	—	569	141.00	141.00
8	—	466	140.00–152.00	145.86
2	—	358	148.00	148.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	177.00	177.00
21	—	751	140.00	140.00
39	—	839	139.00	139.00
15	—	583	160.00–165.00	163.31
9	—	657	155.00	155.00
1	—	420	187.00	187.00
7	—	480	178.00–184.00	179.71
7	—	647	155.00	155.00
7	—	504	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	589	156.00	156.00
2	—	738	133.00	133.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	131.00–132.00	131.49
7	—	516	137.00	137.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
2	—	563	136.00	136.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
6	—	491	151.00	151.00
2	—	375	164.00–167.00	165.52
1	—	445	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	291	216.00	216.00
9	—	349	188.00	188.00
11	—	684	138.00	138.00
11	—	515	163.00	163.00
14	—	440	176.00	176.00
2	—	608	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	55.50–60.00	57.24
4	—	1,456	62.50–68.00	65.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	75.00–76.00	75.45
3	—	1,265	62.50–69.00	66.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	44.00–50.50	47.42
1	—	1,085	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	82.00	82.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,685.65

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	—	985	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	875.00–925.00	903.67

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	—	1,850	111.00	111.00

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.