Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-06-21

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 21
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
126 vs last sale 288 154 vs year ago 316 · 48.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
8 vs last sale 26 17 vs year ago 35 · 48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
10 vs last sale 5 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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 mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. 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 $136.63/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$136.63
61 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$152
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$6.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.80
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1355139.004931thin
Medium and Large 1-2599137.0182054
Medium and Large 2-3486132.816456thin
One grade step is worth $6.19/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale61 hd
136.63
KY average25 barns · 4,699 hd
133.83
+2.80
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
BullsHigh1,91090.501,7292thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34268.889244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28365.198366thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07555.595984thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2709126.00/cwt126.00–126.008937
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2313167.00/cwt167.00–167.005232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564140.00/cwt140.00–140.007908
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2507145.00/cwt145.00–145.007353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623127.98/cwt127.00–129.007972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672124.00/cwt124.00–124.008333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579140.00/cwt140.00–140.0081117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537157.87/cwt149.00–159.008489
BullsMedium and Large 2-3460141.00/cwt141.00–141.006491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423134.92/cwt133.00–137.005712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363165.00/cwt165.00–165.005993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383167.00/cwt167.00–167.006404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2653142.60/cwt137.00–145.0093110
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545133.00/cwt133.00–133.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470137.00/cwt137.00–137.006441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585139.50/cwt139.50–139.508163
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006933
BullsMedium and Large 2-3373146.00/cwt146.00–146.005453
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330146.00/cwt146.00–146.004824
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,1451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,131.83/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0013,3674
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485147.00/cwt147.00–147.007131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645129.00/cwt129.00–129.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303162.00/cwt162.00–162.004912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2190188.00/cwt188.00–188.003571
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33165.53/cwt62.00–70.008724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27573.50/cwt73.50–73.509372
SteersMedium and Large 2-3317139.00/cwt139.00–139.004413
SteersMedium and Large 2-3728120.00/cwt120.00–120.008744
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40864.27/cwt63.00–65.509052
CowsLean 85-90%1,11854.67/cwt52.50–57.006112
HeifersLarge 1355139.00/cwt139.00–139.004931
BullsLarge 1498140.50/cwt140.50–140.507002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511149.00/cwt149.00–149.007614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434145.88/cwt142.00–150.006336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673131.69/cwt126.00–132.0088619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2404163.00/cwt163.00–163.006595
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03058.00/cwt58.00–58.005971
CowsLean 85-90%87551.00/cwt51.00–51.004461
Bulls2,10098.00/cwt98.00–98.002,0581
Bulls1,72083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,4281
CowsLean 85-90%1,19062.00/cwt62.00–62.007381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34571.00/cwt71.00–71.009551

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.