Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-09-20

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 20
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
106 vs last sale 444 97 vs year ago 241 · +40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
33 vs last sale 38 34 vs year ago 37 · +91.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
22 vs last sale 11 3 vs year ago 30 · +10.0%
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 heifers calves were 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 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 $133.90/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$133.90
148 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$12.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.98
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544135.52737126
Medium and Large 2-3554124.9469218thin
Large 1501123.006164thin
One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $121 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
133.90
KY average27 barns · 5,033 hd
136.88
−2.98
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
BullsLow1,50376.041,1433thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44859.4386112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22055.6667921
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16349.6257722

Every lot, as filed

47 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
BullsLarge 1585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2357157.00/cwt157.00–157.005609
BullsMedium and Large 1-2453148.00/cwt148.00–148.0067011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2509146.00/cwt146.00–146.0074316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2658124.67/cwt120.00–126.008209
SteersMedium and Large 1-2653134.00/cwt134.00–134.008757
SteersMedium and Large 2-3697123.50/cwt120.00–127.008616
SteersMedium and Large 2-3433145.32/cwt145.00–146.006293
SteersMedium and Large 2-3598140.00/cwt140.00–140.008374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486152.46/cwt151.00–153.007417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636139.68/cwt137.00–143.0088816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684132.00/cwt132.00–132.0090318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514134.42/cwt133.00–139.0069118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2446137.72/cwt136.00–143.0061420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2298133.00/cwt133.00–133.003963
SteersLarge 1680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545154.00/cwt154.00–154.008395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2636137.00/cwt137.00–137.0087110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579136.08/cwt131.00–141.0078846
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3664120.00/cwt120.00–120.007976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379136.13/cwt135.00–139.0051611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570127.00/cwt127.00–127.007244
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52057.62/cwt56.00–59.508765
Bulls1,31569.06/cwt65.00–72.009082
CowsLean 85-90%1,16145.56/cwt42.50–47.505297
CowsLean 85-90%1,03059.00/cwt59.00–59.006081
CowsLean 85-90%1,17350.98/cwt48.50–56.0059814
Bulls1,88090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37853.41/cwt52.50–54.507363
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41166.20/cwt64.00–68.509344
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26050.91/cwt46.50–52.506418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18064.56/cwt61.50–66.007623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19956.78/cwt54.50–59.0068110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2581,197.76/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0015,0682
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0012,8251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,303.20/cwt1,200.00–1,375.0015,4436
HeifersLarge 1501123.00/cwt123.00–123.006164
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572145.00/cwt145.00–145.0082915
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413143.75/cwt140.00–145.005948
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513133.00/cwt133.00–133.006824
BullsMedium and Large 2-3332146.61/cwt145.00–150.004873
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430130.12/cwt127.00–132.005607

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.