Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-03-29

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 29
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
98 vs last sale 587 222 vs year ago 267 · +83.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
10 vs last sale 58 12 vs year ago 36 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
18 vs last sale 29 28 vs year ago 19 · +147.4%
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 were mostly steady. Heifer calves 2.00 to three higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $139.04/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$139.04
207 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$28.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.47
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528140.77743164
Medium and Large 2-3484133.4264641
Large 1680112.507652thin
One grade step is worth $28.27/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale207 hd
139.04
KY average27 barns · 6,553 hd
131.57
+7.47
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
BullsLow1,79573.611,3228thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33958.7878716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15452.6360814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10247.405235thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2457145.00/cwt145.00–145.0066329
BullsMedium and Large 1-2496144.00/cwt144.00–144.0071414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595123.48/cwt120.00–129.0073513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421149.59/cwt148.00–151.0063011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375147.90/cwt147.00–149.005559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505153.39/cwt145.00–155.0077513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270168.00/cwt168.00–168.004544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215157.00/cwt157.00–157.003381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569136.70/cwt130.00–138.5077834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2592138.50/cwt138.50–138.5082012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528135.31/cwt133.00–141.0071427
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514131.00/cwt131.00–131.006736
BullsMedium and Large 1-2740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2453158.00/cwt158.00–158.007162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373181.00/cwt181.00–181.006752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2662133.69/cwt132.00–135.0088530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008698
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534157.00/cwt157.00–157.0083821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added626138.35/cwt138.00–138.5086631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438163.68/cwt162.00–164.5071712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2898111.00/cwt111.00–111.009975
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437169.76/cwt167.00–179.0074212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639136.01/cwt135.50–138.0086919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32857.73/cwt54.00–61.5076712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17853.04/cwt51.00–56.0062510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11060.00/cwt60.00–60.006661
CowsLean 85-90%1,16249.33/cwt47.00–52.505733
CowsLean 85-90%1,01344.51/cwt43.50–45.504512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09048.82/cwt47.50–50.505323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51552.50/cwt52.50–52.507951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32265.06/cwt63.00–68.008603
Bulls1,61562.00/cwt62.00–62.001,0011
Bulls1,82175.27/cwt72.00–81.001,3717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,6881
HeifersLarge 1680112.50/cwt112.50–112.507652
SteersLarge 1515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006853
SteersLarge 1680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
SteersLarge 1445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006685
SteersLarge 1379164.00/cwt164.00–164.006224
BullsMedium and Large 2-3577128.00/cwt128.00–128.007399
BullsLarge 1555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2656121.00/cwt121.00–121.007948
BullsMedium and Large 1-2288185.00/cwt185.00–185.005333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3501130.00/cwt130.00–130.006514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2921,089.35/cwt900.00–1,250.0014,0746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384157.00/cwt157.00–157.0060315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2596129.00/cwt129.00–129.007697
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390159.87/cwt159.50–160.0062311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490132.00/cwt132.00–132.006471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3461133.28/cwt128.00–139.0061411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3Value Added370164.00/cwt164.00–164.006078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788114.00/cwt114.00–114.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2643120.00/cwt120.00–120.007721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628117.00/cwt117.00–117.007353
SteersMedium and Large 2-3695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363176.00/cwt176.00–176.006398
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3414137.00/cwt137.00–137.005674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2746123.00/cwt123.00–123.009186

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.