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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, November 1, 2021

1,970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.29/cwt ≈ $1,030/hd at 750 lb · 1,105 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.04/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 750 lb · 398 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.70/cwt ≈ $934/hd at 715 lb · 340 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,970

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 -2.00
750 750 333 162.00 $162.00 $1,215 +10.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 130.70 $130.70 $915
725 725 200 130.70 $130.70 $948
750 750 390 138.00 $138.00 $1,035
750 750 715 136.00–138.00 $136.91 $1,027
800 800 60 136.00 $136.00 $1,088
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 142.00 $142.00 $1,030

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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.