Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.72/cwt ≈ $1,030/hd at 846 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.22/cwt -9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 484 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 449 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 574 555 738
Feeder cattle 505 490 614
Slaughter cattle 51 36 91
Replacement cattle 18 29 33

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 were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate 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
418 418 2 147.00 $147.00 $614 +2.70
516 516 5 145.00 $145.00 $748 +11.00
568 568 9 137.00 $137.00 $778 +11.00
613 613 10 135.00 $135.00 $828 +2.00
655 655 4 127.00 $127.00 $832 +1.00
728 728 6 126.00 $126.00 $917 +10.95
843–849 846 31 121.00–122.50 $121.72 $1,030 —
940 940 10 114.00 $114.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
475 475 1 128.00 $128.00 $608 +3.00
582 582 3 129.00 $129.00 $751 —
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 130.00 $130.00 $595 -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
285 285 3 145.00 $145.00 $413 —
337 337 3 143.00 $143.00 $482 +3.00
358–374 373 25 137.00–142.00 $137.38 $512 -0.28
426–446 443 25 130.00–139.00 $131.39 $582 +4.39
457–493 484 27 125.00–130.00 $126.22 $611 -9.28
567–574 572 26 120.00–129.00 $122.40 $700 +0.24
641 641 4 111.00 $111.00 $712 —
672–692 677 21 120.00 $120.00 $812 +16.08
700 700 14 113.00 $113.00 $791 +13.00
775 775 8 99.50 $99.50 $771 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 3 122.00–134.00 $128.96 $487 —
429–436 431 15 118.00–127.00 $124.72 $538 +4.72
499 499 4 120.00 $120.00 $599 +0.55
516 516 8 111.00–116.00 $113.50 $586 —
683 683 11 107.00 $107.00 $731 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 3 113.00 $113.00 $664 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 171.00 $171.00 $436 +10.00
303 303 8 180.00 $180.00 $545 —
369 369 18 166.00 $166.00 $613 +24.00
449 449 26 140.00 $140.00 $629 +6.00
508 508 20 133.00 $133.00 $676 +6.00
585 585 23 131.00 $131.00 $766 +11.00
660 660 17 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
777 777 6 104.00 $104.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 4 165.00 $165.00 $559 —
350 350 2 145.00 $145.00 $508 +25.00
414–424 419 16 134.00–140.00 $137.72 $577 +16.16
490 490 1 127.00 $127.00 $622 +12.00
510 510 4 126.00 $126.00 $643 +6.40
583 583 4 119.00 $119.00 $694 +7.03

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1230 1039 85-90% 9 35.00–41.50 $37.71 $392 -4.56
935–1240 1086 85-90% 5 42.50–45.00 $43.46 $472 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1965 1500 75-80% 10 46.50–51.50 $49.51 $743 —
1445–1900 1604 75-80% 4 41.00–45.50 $43.54 $698 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1100 1087 80-85% 3 42.50–43.50 $43.17 $469 -6.06
1090–1185 1138 80-85% 2 52.00–52.50 $52.24 $594 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $638 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1950 1438 4 55.00–66.00 $60.86 $875 —
1785–1875 1842 3 73.00–80.00 $76.33 $1,406 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1370 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 785.00–835.00 $811.81
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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.