Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 18
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
693 head
14 vs last sale 679 297 vs year ago 396 · +75.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
5 vs last sale 44 0 vs year ago 39 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
20 vs last sale 37 0 vs year ago 17 · +0.0%
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 were mostly steady. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.45/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$141.45
327 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581141.50822316
Medium and Large 2-3469140.1865711thin
One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about $165 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 sale327 hd
141.45
KY average28 barns · 8,512 hd
131.67
+9.78
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
BullsAverage1,64372.181,1862thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71049.8885311
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29147.496137thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06039.074142thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,12396.751,08712

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3553109.00/cwt109.00–109.006032
SteersMedium and Large 2-3556128.00/cwt128.00–128.007124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2647124.37/cwt123.00–125.0080519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519137.00/cwt137.00–137.0071111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578119.49/cwt119.00–120.0069119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2349185.00/cwt185.00–185.006467
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527148.17/cwt146.00–150.00781103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-276596.00/cwt96.00–96.007343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added651130.50/cwt130.50–130.5085061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added451164.50/cwt164.50–164.5074245
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659126.85/cwt121.00–128.0083624
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,08496.50/cwt96.50–96.501,0467
BullsMedium and Large 1-2284161.00/cwt161.00–161.004574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328164.00/cwt164.00–164.005383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2832113.00/cwt113.00–113.009403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2217171.00/cwt171.00–171.003713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383171.00/cwt171.00–171.006559
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429142.00/cwt142.00–142.006099
HeifersSelect and Choice1,12396.75/cwt96.75–96.751,08712
Bulls1,64372.18/cwt70.00–75.001,1862
CowsLean 85-90%1,06039.07/cwt38.00–40.504142
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77346.00/cwt46.00–46.008162
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63561.00/cwt61.00–61.009971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,70449.46/cwt46.50–52.508438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.0073715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579120.00/cwt120.00–120.0069519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2307151.00/cwt151.00–151.004649
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284594.25/cwt94.25–94.257969
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3522115.41/cwt115.00–116.006025
SteersMedium and Large 2-3725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379135.00/cwt135.00–135.0051219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770118.05/cwt115.00–119.0090921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478129.99/cwt125.00–133.0062138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630119.95/cwt115.00–122.0075685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2897111.00/cwt111.00–111.009963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2661114.00/cwt114.00–114.0075416
BullsMedium and Large 2-3546124.00/cwt124.00–124.006779
BullsMedium and Large 2-3467120.00/cwt120.00–120.005602
BullsMedium and Large 2-3678108.00/cwt108.00–108.007323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31843.51/cwt42.50–44.505732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28049.08/cwt48.00–52.006285
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400121.00/cwt121.00–121.004842
SteersMedium and Large 2-3292167.00/cwt167.00–167.004883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519129.00/cwt129.00–129.006708
BullsMedium and Large 1-2748104.00/cwt104.00–104.007788
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263846.42/cwt800.00–885.0010,6904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,318898.20/cwt850.00–950.0011,8382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295131.00/cwt131.00–131.003861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3443140.00/cwt140.00–140.006203

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.