Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-09-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 13
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
144 vs last sale 300 104 vs year ago 340 · +30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
13 vs last sale 25 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
7 vs last sale 4 2 vs year ago 13 · 15.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $136.22/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$136.22
149 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.90
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520136.92712126
Medium and Large 2-3442132.4358523
One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about $127 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 sale149 hd
136.22
KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd
139.12
−2.90
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
BullsHigh1,64885.541,4106thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23361.207546thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43458.208358thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98850.504992thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435153.00/cwt153.00–153.0066626
BullsLarge 1618128.00/cwt128.00–128.007912
BullsLarge 1598130.00/cwt130.00–130.007773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2728118.00/cwt118.00–118.0085913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2591135.50/cwt135.50–135.5080117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2284156.00/cwt156.00–156.004435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2542160.00/cwt160.00–160.008677
SteersMedium and Large 2-3477141.05/cwt136.00–146.006739
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669135.00/cwt135.00–135.009034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588156.00/cwt156.00–156.0091718
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3775121.00/cwt121.00–121.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2774135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,04919
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3564120.00/cwt120.00–120.006774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379143.00/cwt143.00–143.0054216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512136.59/cwt136.00–140.0069921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004623
SteersLarge 1584143.50/cwt143.50–143.508389
SteersMedium and Large 1-2643142.21/cwt140.00–145.0091420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625128.99/cwt128.00–131.008066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713128.44/cwt120.50–129.0091615
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
CowsLean 85-90%98850.50/cwt50.50–50.504992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41751.75/cwt50.50–54.507333
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40070.00/cwt70.00–70.009801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20861.25/cwt60.00–63.007403
Bulls2,065100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0651
Bulls1,56582.65/cwt81.00–85.001,2935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45560.09/cwt56.00–63.508744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15052.00/cwt52.00–52.005981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31165.72/cwt65.00–66.508622
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292581.00/cwt81.00–81.007491
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,2761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434139.00/cwt139.00–139.0060328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571137.20/cwt135.00–139.0078337
BullsMedium and Large 2-3510133.68/cwt130.00–138.0068211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2498146.00/cwt146.00–146.0072733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2351154.00/cwt154.00–154.005416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2644130.00/cwt130.00–130.0083714
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3518135.00/cwt135.00–135.006999
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3341136.00/cwt136.00–136.004645
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3271134.00/cwt134.00–134.003634
BullsMedium and Large 2-3373146.00/cwt146.00–146.005453
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560123.00/cwt123.00–123.006892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3421145.00/cwt145.00–145.006104

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.