Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-09-27

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
16 vs last sale 338 90 vs year ago 412 · 21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
27 vs last sale 71 20 vs year ago 24 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
23 vs last sale 33 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%
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 were mostly steady. Light supply of calves moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 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 $131.91/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$131.91
117 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.38
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529133.8570791
Medium and Large 2-3502125.1562926
One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $79 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 sale117 hd
131.91
KY average26 barns · 6,057 hd
135.29
−3.38
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
BullsAverage1,77985.141,5156thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51059.7690319
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15355.626418thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07452.175604thin

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 2-3574123.00/cwt123.00–123.007065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320141.05/cwt139.00–142.004513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2310153.00/cwt153.00–153.004741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added652135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628120.32/cwt119.00–121.007569
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2508137.99/cwt137.00–140.0070118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423144.28/cwt143.00–145.0061011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3566139.00/cwt139.00–139.007877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723124.00/cwt124.00–124.008973
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665123.00/cwt123.00–123.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785104.00/cwt104.00–104.008163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569147.03/cwt145.00–148.0083728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475142.00/cwt142.00–142.006755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006596
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3362133.00/cwt133.00–133.004818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2338158.00/cwt158.00–158.005347
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278165.00/cwt165.00–165.004593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420150.59/cwt149.00–151.0063215
BullsLarge 1609119.00/cwt119.00–119.007255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30066.00/cwt66.00–66.008581
CowsLean 85-90%1,07452.17/cwt50.50–53.005604
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48852.07/cwt50.50–53.507752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59264.44/cwt63.50–66.001,0265
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48059.09/cwt55.00–62.5087512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16550.50/cwt50.50–50.505882
Bulls1,88588.12/cwt87.00–90.001,6613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11855.59/cwt52.50–57.506215
Bulls1,46075.75/cwt72.00–80.001,1062
Bulls2,10095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,9211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3338138.00/cwt138.00–138.004662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2658123.00/cwt123.00–123.008097
BullsMedium and Large 1-2464153.00/cwt153.00–153.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2502145.00/cwt145.00–145.007288
BullsMedium and Large 2-3351144.00/cwt144.00–144.005055
BullsMedium and Large 2-3513139.48/cwt138.00–140.007164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2205162.00/cwt162.00–162.003321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418130.00/cwt130.00–130.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3682115.00/cwt115.00–115.007845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494134.00/cwt134.00–134.0066211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573136.27/cwt135.00–138.0078112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433141.68/cwt131.00–145.006137
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368143.00/cwt143.00–143.005267
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571126.00/cwt126.00–126.0071914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3494127.00/cwt127.00–127.006274

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.