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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, July 19, 2021

1,707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.03/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 708 lb · 420 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.86/cwt ≈ $1,063/hd at 800 lb · 420 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.83/cwt ≈ $1,055/hd at 754 lb · 390 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,707

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 62 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 ±0.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 150 141.00 $141.00 $881 -4.60
700–725 708 420 140.60–142.80 $142.03 $1,006 -0.97
750 750 325 141.00 $141.00 $1,058
775 775 65 134.00 $134.00 $1,038
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–730 727 135 130.00–136.95 $133.50 $971 +1.50
765 765 130 136.95 $136.95 $1,048
800 800 300 134.00 $134.00 $1,072
800 800 120 130.00 $130.00 $1,040

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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.