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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 15, 2026

4,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.48/cwt ≈ $2,524/hd at 750 lb · 1,495 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.00/cwt ≈ $2,864/hd at 850 lb · 580 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.00/cwt ≈ $2,708/hd at 857 lb · 122 head
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Cattle Report shows 7-weight heifers at $336/cwt—near the bottom of the state, $7/cwt below the KY average ($343) and $25/cwt under Albany, KY ($361). The class is down $15 from its mid-May peak of $351. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,076

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 64 342.41 $342.41 $2,739
850 850 290 337.00 $337.00 $2,864
850 850 290 337.00 $337.00 $2,864

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 195 333.00 $333.00 $2,498
750 750 650 337.00 $337.00 $2,528
750 750 650 337.00 $337.00 $2,528
800 800 60 319.00 $319.00 $2,552
857 857 122 316.00 $316.00 $2,708

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 270 508.00 $508.00 $1,778
350 350 405 508.00 $508.00 $1,778
350 350 135 508.00 $508.00 $1,778
350 350 945 508.00 $508.00 $1,778

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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.