Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.34/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 509 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 635 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.58/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 442 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 484 463 0
Feeder cattle 423 388 0
Slaughter cattle 38 56 0
Replacement cattle 23 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light 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
349 349 6 159.00 $159.00 $555 —
365 365 6 150.00 $150.00 $548 -1.00
434 434 9 147.00 $147.00 $638 +1.00
462 462 5 150.00 $150.00 $693 +15.00
508 value added 508 9 149.00 $149.00 $757 —
556 value added 556 5 140.00 $140.00 $778 —
561 561 5 133.00 $133.00 $746 +3.00
629–646 635 34 122.00–135.00 $129.00 $819 +5.50
714–729 720 12 123.50 $123.50 $889 +3.69
760 760 3 121.00 $121.00 $920 —
815 815 5 122.50 $122.50 $998 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 7 119.50 $119.50 $742 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 132.00 $132.00 $657 +14.00
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 140.00 $140.00 $294 —
270–283 277 4 138.00–141.00 $139.54 $387 +14.54
313 313 5 135.00 $135.00 $423 +5.00
386 386 9 130.00 $130.00 $502 —
442–445 442 19 126.00–130.00 $129.58 $573 +4.58
503–516 509 39 125.00–130.00 $127.34 $648 +6.48
576 576 5 119.00 $119.00 $685 +3.02
603–632 615 17 123.00–126.00 $124.91 $768 +14.91
704 704 7 106.50 $106.50 $750 -6.34
773 773 6 102.50 $102.50 $792 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 125.00 $125.00 $404 —
378–389 385 6 109.00–123.00 $118.42 $456 -7.58
431 431 7 121.00 $121.00 $522 +6.00
456–488 463 9 113.00–123.00 $120.66 $559 +6.66
503–514 510 6 115.00–116.00 $115.33 $588 —
588 588 4 115.00 $115.00 $676 +7.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 138.00 $138.00 $341 —
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —
637 637 6 111.00 $111.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 183.00–187.00 $185.00 $342 —
205–235 227 4 160.00–173.00 $165.02 $375 —
308–332 325 7 155.00–166.00 $157.98 $513 +7.98
437 437 15 145.00 $145.00 $634 -3.00
511–520 516 11 124.00–128.00 $126.20 $651 -3.07
573 573 14 120.00 $120.00 $688 +2.00
675 675 13 110.00 $110.00 $742 -3.07
759 759 9 103.00 $103.00 $782 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 150.00 $150.00 $357 —
291 291 4 151.00 $151.00 $439 —
365–366 365 10 134.00–141.00 $136.80 $499 +1.80
433 433 3 125.00 $125.00 $541 ±0.00
450–465 458 2 134.00–137.00 $135.48 $620 —
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 +1.60
563 563 7 115.00 $115.00 $647 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1505 1349 75-80% 10 52.00–59.00 $55.91 $754 +6.76
1300–1525 1413 75-80% 2 46.00–49.50 $47.61 $673 -9.57
1420–1745 1560 75-80% 6 59.00–64.00 $62.26 $971 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1185 1110 80-85% 2 56.50–57.50 $57.03 $633 —
1028–1425 1182 80-85% 8 48.50–55.50 $52.18 $617 -5.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 47.50 $47.50 $522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1845 1758 2 61.00 $61.00 $1,072 —
1555–2080 1771 4 79.00–87.50 $83.59 $1,480 —
2015 2015 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,854 +26.19

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
958–970 964 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 80.50–83.00 $81.76 $788

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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.