Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-01-25

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 25
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
429 vs last sale 693 428 vs year ago 692 · 61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
19 vs last sale 39 12 vs year ago 32 · 37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
47 vs last sale 17 43 vs year ago 21 · +204.8%
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. moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.81/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$121.81
95 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$0.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.01
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551121.8367291
Medium and Large 2-3430121.255224thin
One grade step is worth $0.58/cwt here — about $150 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 sale95 hd
121.81
KY average25 barns · 4,802 hd
121.82
−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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,86472.491,3514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18651.446104thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34850.686836thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01037.993843thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3403142.00/cwt142.00–142.005722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512129.00/cwt129.00–129.0066010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2637116.14/cwt114.00–117.0074014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569121.00/cwt121.00–121.006887
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410126.00/cwt126.00–126.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315131.00/cwt131.00–131.004131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2591136.15/cwt131.00–137.5080532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2778120.00/cwt120.00–120.0093417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2609123.00/cwt123.00–123.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3498114.00/cwt114.00–114.005682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676112.00/cwt112.00–112.007575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484125.00/cwt125.00–125.0060510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373139.00/cwt139.00–139.005186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509123.00/cwt123.00–123.006264
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25543.50/cwt43.50–43.505461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34060.00/cwt60.00–60.008041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13548.58/cwt47.00–50.505513
Bulls1,77067.47/cwt67.00–68.001,1942
Bulls1,81085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5391
Bulls2,10570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,4741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450137.00/cwt137.00–137.006171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2782103.40/cwt103.00–104.5080911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427142.00/cwt142.00–142.006068
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431130.88/cwt130.00–135.0056422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,533.06/cwt1,475.00–1,575.0015,83712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245996.59/cwt925.00–1,185.0012,4085
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,309914.59/cwt875.00–950.0011,9725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505138.98/cwt137.00–140.007026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2451147.00/cwt147.00–147.006638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562121.48/cwt120.00–122.0068319
CowsLean 85-90%97541.00/cwt41.00–41.004001
CowsLean 85-90%1,02836.49/cwt36.00–37.003752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36752.12/cwt50.50–55.007125
BullsMedium and Large 2-3538117.00/cwt117.00–117.006296
BullsMedium and Large 2-3582114.53/cwt113.00–115.0066713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2318161.04/cwt160.00–162.005122
BullsLarge 1395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
BullsLarge 1635108.00/cwt108.00–108.006863
SteersLarge 1654119.00/cwt119.00–119.007784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0021,445.88/cwt1,300.00–1,550.0014,48833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2658111.00/cwt111.00–111.007306
BullsMedium and Large 1-276296.00/cwt96.00–96.007326

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.