Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-04-26

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 26
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
108 vs last sale 426 163 vs year ago 155 · +105.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
16 vs last sale 48 30 vs year ago 34 · +88.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
6 vs last sale 16 6 vs year ago 16 · +37.5%
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 steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling cattle 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $134.78/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$134.78
118 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.06
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555138.3276888
Large 1518127.006583thin
Medium and Large 2-3525124.1165227
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $116 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 sale118 hd
134.78
KY average25 barns · 5,707 hd
133.73
+1.06
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
BullsHigh1,82283.101,51410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56357.6590122
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26656.2971210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06147.885088thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2-3499131.00/cwt131.00–131.006547
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433133.60/cwt115.00–140.005788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2506140.00/cwt140.00–140.0070811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536160.65/cwt153.00–163.5086115
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,184115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,3685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362160.42/cwt157.00–164.005814
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580129.15/cwt122.00–131.007495
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516146.35/cwt137.00–151.0075511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588145.00/cwt145.00–145.008537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2884113.00/cwt113.00–113.009997
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580136.94/cwt135.00–145.0079410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.0044810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2638139.27/cwt138.00–145.0088911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477162.69/cwt160.00–169.0077617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2637130.00/cwt130.00–130.008283
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008422
CowsLean 85-90%1,05849.35/cwt47.50–51.005222
CowsLean 85-90%1,01445.67/cwt43.00–47.004635
CowsLean 85-90%1,30556.00/cwt56.00–56.007311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56952.58/cwt50.00–55.008258
Bulls1,83790.06/cwt89.00–91.001,6543
Bulls1,81680.11/cwt76.00–84.001,4557
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331165.00/cwt165.00–165.005468
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,045109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,14413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431146.28/cwt145.00–149.006309
BullsMedium and Large 2-3391152.61/cwt147.00–158.005974
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3581116.28/cwt115.00–120.006768
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624125.17/cwt124.00–126.007817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475146.00/cwt146.00–146.0069417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738118.00/cwt118.00–118.008712
SteersMedium and Large 2-3355167.00/cwt167.00–167.005932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3310169.00/cwt169.00–169.005243
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435138.20/cwt137.00–139.006015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725107.20/cwt105.50–109.007778
HeifersLarge 1518127.00/cwt127.00–127.006583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374184.00/cwt184.00–184.006885
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,28581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2451158.00/cwt158.00–158.007134
BullsMedium and Large 1-2348182.00/cwt182.00–182.006338
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27156.17/cwt53.00–60.507148
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3690104.00/cwt104.00–104.007183
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29061.00/cwt61.00–61.007871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20052.50/cwt52.50–52.506301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55960.55/cwt57.00–64.5094414
BullsLarge 1508135.00/cwt135.00–135.006862
SteersLarge 1420143.00/cwt143.00–143.006014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,150.51/cwt1,125.00–1,175.0014,0942

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.