Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-12-13

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 13
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
32 vs last sale 395 20 vs year ago 407 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
19 vs last sale 86 17 vs year ago 50 · +34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
87 vs last sale 98 3 vs year ago 14 · 21.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of cows with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.76/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$134.76
173 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517139.13720122
Large 1533127.3467927
Medium and Large 2-3557120.8867324
One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $47 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 sale173 hd
134.76
KY average25 barns · 7,447 hd
134.75
+0.01
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
BullsHigh1,81674.421,3517thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32353.3970621
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16449.2957417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06043.354607thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675126.66/cwt125.00–128.0085525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435155.00/cwt155.00–155.0067416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561142.45/cwt140.00–145.0079926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2833109.01/cwt104.00–112.0090817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758117.00/cwt117.00–117.008872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2348180.00/cwt180.00–180.006262
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420149.39/cwt147.00–150.006275
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574153.00/cwt153.00–153.008784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2917114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721137.49/cwt136.00–139.009916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522162.20/cwt162.00–163.0084715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382146.00/cwt146.00–146.0055824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.0071428
HeifersLarge 1693116.00/cwt116.00–116.008042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500127.00/cwt127.00–127.006352
SteersLarge 1670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2646149.63/cwt143.00–150.0096718
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3314137.00/cwt137.00–137.004305
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3404128.00/cwt128.00–128.005175
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325154.55/cwt151.00–158.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674120.00/cwt120.00–120.008095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3771106.00/cwt106.00–106.008177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435142.00/cwt142.00–142.0061810
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2271150.00/cwt150.00–150.004072
HeifersLarge 1576126.95/cwt126.00–128.0073115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added633141.00/cwt141.00–141.0089317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573134.25/cwt132.00–137.0076936
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364171.00/cwt171.00–171.006226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2536150.23/cwt149.00–151.0080525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2292179.00/cwt179.00–179.005233
HeifersLarge 1437130.20/cwt130.00–131.0056910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3517140.00/cwt140.00–140.007243
BullsMedium and Large 2-3416147.00/cwt147.00–147.006127
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,0351,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0025,9461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15144.86/cwt42.50–45.505165
Bulls2,08091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,8931
Bulls1,60366.74/cwt62.00–73.001,0704
Bulls2,11081.48/cwt81.00–82.001,7192
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11750.03/cwt46.00–54.0055910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43056.70/cwt56.50–57.008112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29953.44/cwt50.50–56.0069415
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49760.00/cwt60.00–60.008983
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27046.55/cwt45.50–47.505913
CowsLean 85-90%1,03341.22/cwt39.50–42.004263
CowsLean 85-90%1,08144.94/cwt43.00–46.504864

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.