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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 20, 2022

5,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.36/cwt +12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 750 lb · 4,550 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.00/cwt ≈ $1,083/hd at 690 lb · 280 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.04/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 713 lb · 275 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,352

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 57 152.00 $152.00 $1,330

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 280 157.00 $157.00 $1,083
700 700 135 156.00 $156.00 $1,092 +2.00
725 725 140 163.93 $163.93 $1,188 +9.93
750 750 650 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 +14.10
750 750 1,300 163.00 $163.00 $1,222 +13.10
750 750 1,300 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 +15.10
750 750 650 159.00 $159.00 $1,192 +9.10
750 750 650 157.00–158.00 $157.50 $1,181 +7.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 60 151.00 $151.00 $1,057
725 725 70 156.00 $156.00 $1,131
800 800 60 145.00 $145.00 $1,160

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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.