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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 510▼ 65 vs year ago 587 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 59▲ 23 vs year ago 58 · +39.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 18 vs year ago 29 · −62.1%

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 good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with good 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 $152.06/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$152.06

172 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$17.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

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	489	154.83	757	141
Large 1	521	144.00	750	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	467	137.63	643	22

One grade step is worth $17.20/cwt here — about $114 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 sale172 hd

152.06

—

KY average26 barns · 6,529 hd

148.07

+3.99

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	1,716	92.71	1,591	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	77.79	1,000	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	76.85	1,121	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	65.38	675	16

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	734	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	189.62/cwt	189.00–190.00	827	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	168.98/cwt	153.00–177.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	172.83/cwt	168.00–174.00	894	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	524	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	943	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	156.83/cwt	154.50–158.00	885	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	168.73/cwt	168.00–170.00	962	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	607	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,026	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,000	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	992	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	140.60/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,010	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	369	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	664	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	159.58/cwt	158.00–163.00	707	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	740	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	151.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	774	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	670	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	521	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	750	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	819	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	136.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	867	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	521	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	155.67/cwt	151.00–165.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	155.90/cwt	145.00–161.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	436	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	650	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	775	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	502	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	768	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	840	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	137.98/cwt	133.00–143.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	879	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,599	85.68/cwt	73.00–92.00	1,370	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	106.15/cwt	104.00–108.00	2,033	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	66.40/cwt	63.00–69.00	675	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	75.29/cwt	74.00–76.00	783	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	59.24/cwt	53.00–62.00	620	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	67.59/cwt	58.00–72.00	840	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	78.49/cwt	74.00–84.00	994	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	87.94/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,225	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	86.27/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,221	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	79.98/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,171	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	68.22/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,005	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,575	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,506	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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 510Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 59Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	143.00	143.00
13	—	517	129.00–130.00	129.68
5	—	366	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	162.00	162.00
4	—	271	180.00	180.00
2	—	740	121.00	121.00
12	—	635	133.00–140.00	136.47
3	—	230	181.00	181.00
25	—	511	150.00–152.00	151.49
16	—	666	130.00	130.00
15	—	573	143.00	143.00
10	—	325	169.00	169.00
28	—	443	158.00–163.00	159.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	369	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	474	153.00–177.00	168.98
6	—	564	154.50–158.00	156.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	169.00	169.00
8	—	524	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	188.00	188.00
21	—	436	189.00–190.00	189.62
19	—	637	157.00	157.00
9	—	365	201.00	201.00
47	—	517	168.00–174.00	172.83
11	—	718	137.00–142.00	140.60
14	—	570	168.00–170.00	168.73
5	—	666	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	120.00	120.00
6	—	288	181.00	181.00
26	—	509	165.00	165.00
7	—	657	132.00	132.00
7	—	382	186.00	186.00
16	—	438	177.00	177.00
25	—	578	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	502	153.00	153.00
4	—	345	160.00	160.00
3	—	424	145.00–161.00	155.90
3	—	673	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
3	—	360	151.00–165.00	155.67
13	—	495	151.00	151.00
4	—	563	133.00–143.00	137.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	63.00–69.00	66.40
6	—	1,047	53.00–62.00	59.24
3	—	1,040	74.00–76.00	75.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,473	63.00–75.00	68.22
4	—	1,415	86.00–87.00	86.27
10	—	1,464	75.00–85.00	79.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	58.00–72.00	67.59
15	—	1,267	74.00–84.00	78.49
5	—	1,393	85.00–92.00	87.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	73.00–92.00	85.68
1	—	2,135	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,915	104.00–108.00	106.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.