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Eastern Cornbelt Direct Cattle Report (IL/IN/MI/MN/OH/KY) Market Report

Kentucky · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

7,372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.91/cwt +13.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 750 lb · 3,575 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.91/cwt +13.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 850 lb · 1,915 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.08/cwt +13.08 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 710 lb · 482 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,372

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 60 141.00 $141.00 $1,128
850 850 755 144.00–145.00 $144.77 $1,231 +12.89
850 850 580 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 +13.12
850 850 580 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 +13.12
925 925 115 131.00 $131.00 $1,212
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 390 141.00 $141.00 $1,043
785 785 250 138.50 $138.50 $1,087
825 825 120 140.00 $140.00 $1,155
875 875 115 1,139.00 $1,139.00 $9,966

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 285 139.00 $139.00 $938
700 700 280 138.58–140.58 $139.58 $977 +14.58
725 725 135 134.00 $134.00 $972 +9.00
725 725 67 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 +15.00
750 750 910 135.00–142.00 $140.00 $1,050 +14.33
750 750 975 141.00–142.00 $141.67 $1,063 +16.00
750 750 130 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 +10.33
750 750 455 131.00–140.00 $137.43 $1,031 +11.76
750 750 455 133.00 $133.00 $998 +7.33
750 750 650 139.00 $139.00 $1,042 +13.33
800 800 65 125.45 $125.45 $1,004

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.