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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.16/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 672 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.28/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 584 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.00/cwt ≈ $659/hd at 515 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 574 692
Feeder cattle 407 505 589
Slaughter cattle 50 51 64
Replacement cattle 14 18 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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
435 435 3 144.00 $144.00 $626 -3.00
487 487 5 142.00 $142.00 $692 —
510–530 524 7 138.00–140.00 $139.44 $731 -5.56
560–597 584 27 130.00–136.00 $132.28 $773 -4.72
618 618 17 132.00 $132.00 $816 -3.00
659–668 663 18 118.00–126.00 $122.42 $812 -4.58
775 775 4 124.00 $124.00 $961 —
889 889 5 108.00 $108.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 ±0.00
738 738 3 110.00 $110.00 $812 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 132.00 $132.00 $614 +2.00
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 6 144.00 $144.00 $383 -1.00
308 308 7 141.00 $141.00 $434 -2.00
372 372 14 137.00 $137.00 $510 -0.38
436 436 19 130.00 $130.00 $567 -1.39
462 462 5 130.00 $130.00 $601 +3.78
515 515 20 128.00 $128.00 $659 —
578–584 582 15 120.00–125.00 $121.32 $706 -1.08
639 value added 639 5 123.00 $123.00 $786 —
659 659 8 115.00 $115.00 $758 -5.00
653–679 value added 675 32 121.00–123.00 $122.70 $828 —
815 815 3 98.00 $98.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 131.00 $131.00 $472 +2.04
403 403 2 120.00 $120.00 $484 -4.72
503 503 2 115.00 $115.00 $578 +1.50
563–586 573 9 116.00–118.00 $116.91 $670 —
630 630 2 112.00 $112.00 $706 —
770 770 2 95.00 $95.00 $732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 5 169.00 $169.00 $483 -2.00
349 349 15 164.00 $164.00 $572 —
449 449 8 145.00 $145.00 $651 +5.00
527 527 13 138.00 $138.00 $727 +5.00
587 587 7 126.00 $126.00 $740 -5.00
646 646 10 120.00 $120.00 $775 —
662 662 3 117.00 $117.00 $775 +2.00
759 759 5 103.00 $103.00 $782 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–365 364 3 128.00–134.00 $131.99 $480 -13.01
425 425 2 133.00 $133.00 $565 -4.72
450–495 490 11 128.00–136.00 $134.03 $657 +7.03
530–538 535 3 123.00–126.00 $123.99 $663 -2.01
562 562 3 123.00 $123.00 $691 +4.00
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1490 1354 75-80% 9 44.50–50.00 $46.66 $632 —
1520–1700 1587 75-80% 3 40.00–43.50 $41.67 $661 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 50.50 $50.50 $846 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1460 1305 80-85% 4 38.50–42.50 $40.91 $534 -7.09
1245–1415 1329 80-85% 5 43.50–49.00 $45.85 $609 -2.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 40.50 $40.50 $379 —
1020–1160 1128 85-90% 6 30.00–38.50 $35.12 $396 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1995 1673 6 53.00–62.00 $58.40 $977 —
1195–2205 1692 8 63.00–71.00 $66.97 $1,133 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1340 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–925.00 $895.07

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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.