Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-05-03

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 3
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
41 vs last sale 318 131 vs year ago 228 · +57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
9 vs last sale 64 3 vs year ago 58 · 5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
2 vs last sale 22 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate 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 $130.03/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$130.03
148 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$11.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.80
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559131.14733131
Medium and Large 2-3507121.7261815thin
Large 1578120.006942thin
One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $39 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 sale148 hd
130.03
KY average26 barns · 4,821 hd
129.23
+0.80
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
BullsHigh1,68782.721,3967thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52456.5186119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20856.3868112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08546.1250111

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 1-2524125.66/cwt124.00–127.0065811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433158.00/cwt158.00–158.006846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2602136.00/cwt136.00–136.0081926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624133.00/cwt133.00–133.0083010
BullsMedium and Large 2-3467135.00/cwt135.00–135.006303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2938102.00/cwt102.00–102.009578
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383149.00/cwt149.00–149.005718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2454137.00/cwt137.00–137.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2745103.00/cwt103.00–103.007673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571136.00/cwt136.00–136.007778
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440135.34/cwt135.00–136.0059517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579140.00/cwt140.00–140.0081112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474160.00/cwt160.00–160.0075810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726120.11/cwt120.00–121.008729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671119.45/cwt115.00–122.5080214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618128.00/cwt128.00–128.0079110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365168.83/cwt168.00–169.006166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2507156.00/cwt156.00–156.007913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2749108.00/cwt108.00–108.008096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410167.00/cwt167.00–167.006853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2284200.00/cwt200.00–200.005684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added637149.00/cwt149.00–149.009495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2629131.24/cwt129.00–135.0082520
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67064.50/cwt64.50–64.501,0771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32051.50/cwt51.50–51.506801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18855.45/cwt53.50–58.506599
CowsLean 85-90%1,09850.63/cwt47.00–53.505565
CowsLean 85-90%1,07542.37/cwt40.50–45.504556
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24362.98/cwt61.50–64.507832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49559.67/cwt54.50–63.0089211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54950.40/cwt45.00–52.507817
Bulls2,11094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,9831
Bulls1,61780.84/cwt77.00–86.001,3076
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673117.00/cwt117.00–117.007874
SteersLarge 1527137.00/cwt137.00–137.007223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0013,7941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0014,1051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4681,104.75/cwt1,100.00–1,110.0016,2182
SteersLarge 1452145.00/cwt145.00–145.006558
HeifersMedium and Large 2-371796.00/cwt96.00–96.006883
HeifersLarge 1578120.00/cwt120.00–120.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3318149.00/cwt149.00–149.004742
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340151.00/cwt151.00–151.005131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2342173.00/cwt173.00–173.005925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327159.76/cwt153.00–164.0052221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2494146.00/cwt146.00–146.007214
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565117.00/cwt117.00–117.006614
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005842
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255152.00/cwt152.00–152.003881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006132
BullsMedium and Large 2-3530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3359138.11/cwt130.00–140.0049611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3583126.00/cwt126.00–126.007353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2597120.00/cwt120.00–120.007167
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438126.56/cwt126.00–129.005545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810109.50/cwt109.50–109.5088711

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.