Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
298 vs last sale 379 217 vs year ago 460 · +47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
28 vs last sale 20 2 vs year ago 46 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
20 vs last sale 6 21 vs year ago 47 · 44.7%
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 bull calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher over 600 lbs steady. Heavy supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Moderate 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 $137.93/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$137.93
277 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$16.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.29
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491139.37685240
Medium and Large 2-3476132.3263022
Large 1569123.0470015thin
One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale277 hd
137.93
KY average25 barns · 8,519 hd
129.64
+8.29
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
BullsAverage1,66371.131,1837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50453.0679815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23151.2263110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01244.3944911

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 2-3488129.00/cwt129.00–129.006306
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423138.00/cwt138.00–138.005846
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425161.80/cwt160.00–162.0068810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729123.00/cwt123.00–123.008978
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522151.12/cwt145.00–155.0078931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316160.00/cwt160.00–160.0050610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3509130.00/cwt130.00–130.006624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513134.95/cwt132.00–139.0069277
SteersMedium and Large 1-2364177.37/cwt177.00–180.0064616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669125.00/cwt125.00–125.0083615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280151.00/cwt151.00–151.004232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377171.74/cwt166.00–177.5064725
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360131.00/cwt131.00–131.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2780107.50/cwt107.50–107.5083921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2287178.00/cwt178.00–178.005119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435145.57/cwt141.00–146.0063335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581143.41/cwt140.00–145.0083312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2666119.95/cwt117.50–121.7579931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668114.95/cwt113.00–118.0076822
CowsLean 85-90%83039.74/cwt39.00–40.503302
CowsLean 85-90%1,05345.42/cwt42.50–47.004789
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39047.10/cwt46.50–47.506552
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53652.98/cwt48.50–55.5081411
Bulls1,73675.02/cwt71.00–79.001,3024
Bulls1,56565.95/cwt62.00–70.001,0323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438159.00/cwt159.00–159.0069630
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168786.78/cwt750.00–825.009,1904
HeifersLarge 1590122.68/cwt121.00–123.0072412
HeifersLarge 1485124.50/cwt124.50–124.506043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44359.46/cwt59.00–60.008582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48543.50/cwt43.50–43.506461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3557135.00/cwt135.00–135.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3569128.00/cwt128.00–128.007287
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22854.74/cwt54.50–55.006722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19651.32/cwt47.50–52.506147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617138.88/cwt137.50–141.0085715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577130.00/cwt130.00–130.0075031
BullsMedium and Large 2-3446150.81/cwt150.00–153.0067311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415159.00/cwt159.00–159.006605
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,2271
SteersLarge 1514138.00/cwt138.00–138.007094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512160.00/cwt160.00–160.008199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2453160.47/cwt158.00–161.0072717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512138.56/cwt138.00–140.0070936
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578121.35/cwt120.00–128.007016
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380154.99/cwt147.00–158.0058953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added441180.50/cwt180.50–180.5079610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577132.15/cwt131.00–139.0076334
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330141.00/cwt141.00–141.004652

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.