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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.58/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 584 lb · 46 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $122.00/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 600 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.00/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 516 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 604 484 690
Feeder cattle 507 423 599
Slaughter cattle 55 38 68
Replacement cattle 42 23 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–390 374 7 150.00–157.00 $155.96 $583 +5.96
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 -7.00
455–495 484 17 137.00–148.00 $144.79 $701 -5.21
574 574 25 126.50 $126.50 $726 -6.50
695 695 4 121.00 $121.00 $841 —
705 value added 705 14 132.00 $132.00 $931 —
909 909 13 115.00 $115.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 4 120.00 $120.00 $634 —
550–593 584 5 116.00–124.00 $117.51 $686 -2.49
753–779 774 11 110.00–115.00 $114.12 $883 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 139.00 $139.00 $341 -1.00
345 345 2 136.00 $136.00 $469 +1.00
362–380 369 21 135.00 $135.00 $498 +5.00
442 442 18 128.00 $128.00 $566 -1.58
471 471 7 132.00 $132.00 $622 —
507 507 25 125.00 $125.00 $634 -2.34
579–593 584 46 121.00–125.00 $122.58 $716 +3.58
635–640 637 23 113.00–124.00 $119.20 $759 -5.71
695 695 6 110.00 $110.00 $764 —
713 value added 713 13 117.00 $117.00 $834 —
754 754 8 102.00 $102.00 $769 -0.50
886 886 10 104.00 $104.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 119.00 $119.00 $387 -6.00
363 363 4 127.00 $127.00 $461 +8.58
416–438 432 15 109.00–123.00 $119.34 $516 -1.66
475 475 1 113.00 $113.00 $537 -7.66
505–545 523 5 109.00–120.00 $114.28 $598 -1.05
566 566 4 119.00 $119.00 $674 +4.00
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 —
653 653 2 103.00 $103.00 $673 —

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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 1 201.00 $201.00 $372 +16.00
200 200 1 180.00 $180.00 $360 +14.98
284 284 4 166.00 $166.00 $471 —
351 351 14 155.00 $155.00 $544 —
441 441 26 142.00 $142.00 $626 -3.00
458 458 5 132.50 $132.50 $607 —
516 516 28 130.00 $130.00 $671 +3.80
600 600 29 122.00 $122.00 $732 —
651 651 7 112.50 $112.50 $732 +2.50
750 750 2 100.00 $100.00 $750 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 139.00 $139.00 $493 +2.20
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 +5.00
502 502 6 120.00 $120.00 $602 +5.00
593 593 5 115.00 $115.00 $682 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 3 109.00 $109.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1685 1412 75-80% 5 42.50–46.00 $43.78 $618 -3.83
1435–1545 1472 75-80% 3 55.00–61.00 $57.11 $841 —
1260–1840 1491 75-80% 11 47.50–54.50 $50.18 $748 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1315 1153 80-85% 8 37.50–45.50 $43.56 $502 -8.62
1130–1365 1240 80-85% 8 46.50–53.00 $48.82 $605 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1095 1018 85-90% 3 33.50–35.50 $34.28 $349 —
1115–1305 1221 85-90% 5 41.50–46.00 $43.63 $533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1895 1655 5 58.00–66.00 $63.79 $1,056 —
1745–2015 1880 5 71.00–80.00 $74.32 $1,397 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1040 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,120.88
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1271 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1530 1530 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —

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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.