Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.98/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 583 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $118.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 596 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.86/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 525 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 358 922
Feeder cattle 388 301 742
Slaughter cattle 56 47 140
Replacement cattle 19 10 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Light supply of calves with Moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 higher Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 151.00 $151.00 $528 —
404 404 4 146.00 $146.00 $590 —
465 465 2 135.00 $135.00 $628 -5.00
513 513 4 140.00 $140.00 $718 +5.80
555 555 6 130.00 $130.00 $722 +6.00
604 604 8 123.50 $123.50 $746 +8.50
650–685 680 20 121.00–129.00 $126.82 $862 —
708–748 721 6 118.50–120.50 $119.81 $864 +6.81
772 value added 772 14 129.00 $129.00 $996 —
832 832 11 117.50 $117.50 $978 +1.50
928 928 15 111.50 $111.50 $1,035 —
954 954 4 110.50 $110.50 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
490 490 1 118.00 $118.00 $578 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 6 125.00 $125.00 $339 +2.00
320 320 6 130.00 $130.00 $416 —
426 426 7 125.00 $125.00 $532 +5.00
521–536 525 25 120.00–123.00 $120.86 $635 +5.86
578–590 583 28 110.00–123.00 $115.98 $676 +5.04
613 613 9 110.00 $110.00 $674 +12.00
701–715 712 18 110.50–113.50 $112.84 $803 +20.84
757 value added 757 3 121.00 $121.00 $916 —
831 value added 831 18 120.00 $120.00 $997 —
858 858 7 106.50 $106.50 $914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 126.00 $126.00 $485 —
438 438 3 115.00 $115.00 $504 -2.00
483 483 2 114.00 $114.00 $551 —
565 565 2 108.00 $108.00 $610 —
623 623 2 104.00 $104.00 $648 +12.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 112.00 $112.00 $551 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 151.00 $151.00 $378 —
344 344 5 150.00 $150.00 $516 —
428 428 5 148.00 $148.00 $633 —
502–506 505 19 120.00–131.00 $129.27 $653 —
555–598 596 26 118.00 $118.00 $703 +1.00
653–658 654 18 106.00–114.50 $113.07 $739 —
731 731 6 105.50 $105.50 $771 +15.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 135.00 $135.00 $481 +5.88
415 415 2 125.00 $125.00 $519 +5.00
495 495 4 123.00 $123.00 $609 +1.54
525–545 535 2 108.00–119.00 $113.40 $607 -1.60
587 587 3 114.00 $114.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1760 1317 75-80% 7 46.00–51.50 $49.15 $647 —
1195–1615 1411 75-80% 10 53.50–59.50 $57.18 $807 +13.64
1265–1685 1480 75-80% 7 60.00–63.00 $60.73 $899 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 49.50 $49.50 $483 —
955–1105 1025 85-90% 4 43.00–47.00 $44.73 $458 —
885–1200 1041 85-90% 6 34.00–40.50 $36.91 $384 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1240 1150 80-85% 3 49.50–52.00 $50.89 $585 —
1100–1280 1160 80-85% 3 43.00–45.50 $44.53 $517 —
1180 1180 80-85% 1 57.50 $57.50 $678 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–2200 1890 4 79.00–83.50 $81.24 $1,535 —
1610–2405 2008 2 61.00–73.00 $65.81 $1,321 —
2110 2110 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,857 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.