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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.16/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 560 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.00/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 474 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 514 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 555 604 574
Feeder cattle 490 507 471
Slaughter cattle 36 55 95
Replacement cattle 29 42 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. 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
372–385 378 16 145.00–150.00 $146.91 $555 -9.05
425–435 434 7 140.00–145.00 $144.30 $626 +4.30
474 474 26 150.00 $150.00 $711 +5.21
511 511 6 134.00 $134.00 $685 —
591 591 4 126.00 $126.00 $745 -0.50
612 612 11 133.00 $133.00 $814 —
663 663 22 126.00 $126.00 $835 +5.00
709–713 711 18 114.50–115.50 $115.05 $818 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 5 135.00 $135.00 $649 —
586 586 13 131.00 $131.00 $768 —
612 612 6 123.00 $123.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 +5.00

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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 1 141.00 $141.00 $345 +2.00
329 329 8 140.00 $140.00 $461 +4.00
369–377 375 21 130.00–140.00 $137.66 $516 +2.66
440 440 17 127.00 $127.00 $559 -1.00
458 458 13 135.50 $135.50 $621 +3.50
514 514 23 122.00 $122.00 $627 -3.00
550–582 560 38 118.00–125.00 $122.16 $684 -0.42
605 605 12 115.00 $115.00 $696 -4.20
677–690 682 17 101.00–106.00 $103.92 $709 -6.08
717 717 5 100.00 $100.00 $717 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 132.00 $132.00 $453 +13.00
431 431 6 120.00 $120.00 $517 +0.66
456–485 471 10 118.00–121.00 $119.45 $563 +6.45
591 591 4 113.00 $113.00 $668 -6.00
639 639 4 105.00 $105.00 $671 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 124.00 $124.00 $429 —

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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 3 161.00 $161.00 $451 -5.00
370 370 8 142.00 $142.00 $525 -13.00
444 444 10 134.00 $134.00 $595 -8.00
507 507 18 127.00 $127.00 $644 -3.00
581 581 21 120.00 $120.00 $697 —
638 638 15 113.50 $113.50 $724 —
734 734 7 100.00 $100.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 -19.00
408–443 436 10 121.00–124.00 $121.56 $530 -8.44
490 490 2 115.00 $115.00 $564 —
500–504 503 10 118.00–120.00 $119.60 $602 -0.40
568–590 583 9 111.00–114.00 $111.97 $653 -3.03
640 640 2 108.00 $108.00 $691 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 140.00 $140.00 $473 —
400 400 3 130.00 $130.00 $520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $656 —
1215–1950 1598 75-80% 14 48.00–53.00 $50.17 $802 —
1620–1985 1833 75-80% 3 46.50 $46.50 $852 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 41.50 $41.50 $430 —
1065–1095 1080 80-85% 2 48.00–50.50 $49.23 $532 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1120 1028 85-90% 2 42.00–42.50 $42.27 $435 +7.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1760 1650 2 73.00–76.00 $74.60 $1,231 +10.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1285–1505 1346 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–875.00 $852.86

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 960.00 $960.00 —

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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.