Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.00/cwt -6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 506 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 439 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $529/hd at 434 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 336 309 524
Feeder cattle 264 266 448
Slaughter cattle 37 43 59
Replacement cattle 35 — 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. We had a light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 133.00 $133.00 $479 —
440 440 4 131.00–136.00 $133.50 $587 -12.47
459 459 10 142.00 $142.00 $652 —
555 555 7 120.00 $120.00 $666 -11.00
643 643 2 108.00 $108.00 $694 -17.00
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 —
740 740 1 103.50 $103.50 $766 —
1037 1037 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 126.00 $126.00 $384 —
375 375 1 111.00 $111.00 $416 —
450 450 1 126.00 $126.00 $567 -2.00
560 560 1 113.00 $113.00 $633 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 5 132.00 $132.00 $367 —
329 329 4 129.00 $129.00 $424 -8.00
373 373 8 127.00 $127.00 $474 -13.00
434 434 16 122.00 $122.00 $529 -8.00
476 476 6 125.00 $125.00 $595 —
502–507 506 20 115.00 $115.00 $582 -6.82
573 573 9 108.00 $108.00 $619 -9.00
600–646 626 7 100.00–107.00 $102.87 $644 -10.13
701 701 5 96.50 $96.50 $676 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 5 115.00–125.00 $121.00 $373 —
444 444 4 107.00 $107.00 $475 —
470 470 2 109.00 $109.00 $512 —
542 542 3 100.00 $100.00 $542 -13.82
582–595 585 5 99.00–105.00 $103.78 $607 -13.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 142.00 $142.00 $398 -19.00
346 346 8 141.00 $141.00 $488 —
439 439 18 133.00 $133.00 $584 -10.00
514 514 15 124.00 $124.00 $637 -8.00
579 579 10 116.00 $116.00 $672 -4.00
646 646 9 106.00 $106.00 $685 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 115.00 $115.00 $400 -33.57
380 380 1 124.00 $124.00 $471 -13.40
417 417 9 115.00 $115.00 $480 —
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 —
576 576 4 105.00 $105.00 $605 -12.00
637 637 3 96.00 $96.00 $612 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 3 93.00 $93.00 $704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1390 1353 75-80% 2 45.00 $45.00 $609 -5.65
1300–1590 1408 75-80% 8 48.00–55.00 $51.56 $726 —
1435–1800 1618 75-80% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.11 $956 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1440 1180 80-85% 3 46.50–52.00 $49.77 $587 +2.18
1140–1360 1250 80-85% 2 45.00 $45.00 $562 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $720 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $523 —
1085–1100 1095 85-90% 3 31.50–36.50 $33.50 $367 —
1060–1195 1128 85-90% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.47 $513 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1705 1570 3 57.00–63.00 $60.49 $950 —
1285–1830 1605 3 67.00–76.00 $70.46 $1,131 —
1950–2115 2033 2 81.00–87.00 $84.12 $1,710 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1185–1210 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $949.48
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,075.00–1,225.00 $1,129.64 —

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Reading this report

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.