Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-01-04

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 4
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
101 vs last sale 407 57 vs year ago 363 · 15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
0 vs last sale 50 15 vs year ago 65 · 23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
5 vs last sale 14 18 vs year ago 27 · 66.7%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.80/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$123.80
122 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.25
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540125.9268099
Medium and Large 2-3537115.0561822
Large 1480107.005141thin
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $166 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 sale122 hd
123.80
KY average8 barns · 1,394 hd
122.55
+1.25
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,95071.111,3873thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43454.1077625
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26347.566018thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10043.004731thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2683117.00/cwt117.00–117.0079913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2594121.50/cwt121.50–121.5072216
Bulls1,91573.17/cwt72.00–74.001,4012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46554.45/cwt50.50–58.0079815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36147.01/cwt45.00–49.006405
CowsLean 85-90%1,10043.00/cwt43.00–43.004731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25947.01/cwt45.50–50.505925
Bulls2,02067.00/cwt67.00–67.001,3531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631128.58/cwt121.00–129.0081119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2413143.00/cwt143.00–143.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463125.00/cwt125.00–125.005796
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470143.00/cwt143.00–143.006723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512134.00/cwt134.00–134.0068617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516122.33/cwt121.00–125.0063127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437126.00/cwt126.00–126.005513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470116.00/cwt116.00–116.005451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2509140.26/cwt140.00–141.0071412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432144.00/cwt144.00–144.0062210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2738110.00/cwt110.00–110.0081210
BullsMedium and Large 2-3547120.09/cwt119.00–125.0065711
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320134.00/cwt134.00–134.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2185143.00/cwt143.00–143.002651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611128.00/cwt128.00–128.0078210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2607119.50/cwt119.00–120.0072516
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,145.87/cwt1,110.00–1,185.0013,1782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2749125.50/cwt125.50–125.509409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570130.40/cwt125.00–133.0074311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3508120.00/cwt120.00–120.0061012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement708143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,01210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370134.00/cwt134.00–134.0049612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37059.00/cwt59.00–59.008081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21843.23/cwt43.00–43.505272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41460.14/cwt60.00–61.008505
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3253133.00/cwt133.00–133.003362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328133.00/cwt133.00–133.004363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704114.00/cwt114.00–114.008035
HeifersLarge 1480107.00/cwt107.00–107.005141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245161.00/cwt161.00–161.003941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367152.00/cwt152.00–152.005583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568115.50/cwt115.00–116.006566
HeifersMedium and Large 2-377393.00/cwt93.00–93.007192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375127.00/cwt127.00–127.004761

How this sale compares

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.