Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-10-04

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 4
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
61 vs last sale 322 72 vs year ago 333 · 21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
12 vs last sale 44 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
6 vs last sale 10 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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 were mostly steady. Light 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 $133.20/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$133.20
93 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.59
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515134.4869277
Large 1500128.006404thin
Medium and Large 2-3510126.7464612thin
One grade step is worth $7.74/cwt here — about $46 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 sale93 hd
133.20
KY average24 barns · 4,762 hd
130.61
+2.59
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
BullsAverage1,80683.921,5165thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43758.8184513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27756.227185thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08449.575376thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2-3430131.57/cwt131.00–134.005665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2405154.00/cwt154.00–154.006248
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290176.00/cwt176.00–176.005103
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713110.00/cwt110.00–110.007843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.0077417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520138.00/cwt138.00–138.0071810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330163.00/cwt163.00–163.005382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt138.00–138.0085617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668130.00/cwt130.00–130.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3698125.00/cwt125.00–125.008732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006052
SteersMedium and Large 2-3458135.50/cwt130.00–141.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2591138.00/cwt138.00–138.008165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2691130.00/cwt130.00–130.008988
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430139.91/cwt139.00–140.0060211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709127.00/cwt127.00–127.009005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275159.00/cwt159.00–159.004372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2803126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475149.24/cwt149.00–150.007098
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3753110.00/cwt110.00–110.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370139.00/cwt139.00–139.005141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338149.00/cwt149.00–149.005043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369145.99/cwt140.00–149.005399
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478129.00/cwt129.00–129.006173
HeifersLarge 1500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577125.80/cwt125.00–126.0072620
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3534118.01/cwt114.00–128.0063011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466147.00/cwt147.00–147.006856
BullsMedium and Large 1-2590125.00/cwt125.00–125.0073824
BullsMedium and Large 2-3448135.00/cwt135.00–135.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495134.00/cwt134.00–134.0066319
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288869.00/cwt68.00–70.006133
CowsLean 85-90%1,17346.04/cwt45.00–47.005402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25052.00/cwt52.00–52.006501
Bulls1,80683.92/cwt80.00–87.001,5165
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62364.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0393
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41553.00/cwt53.00–53.007501
CowsLean 85-90%1,03951.34/cwt50.00–52.505334
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28457.27/cwt55.00–61.507354
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37757.73/cwt55.00–61.507959

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.