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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.33/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 516 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.77/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 609 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.58/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 631 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 471 455
Feeder cattle 306 407 363
Slaughter cattle 50 50 65
Replacement cattle 9 14 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of 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
413 413 2 143.00 $143.00 $591 -1.00
470 470 3 143.00 $143.00 $672 +1.00
505–522 509 12 140.00–141.00 $140.26 $714 +0.82
558–583 570 11 125.00–133.00 $130.40 $743 -1.88
630–631 631 19 121.00–129.00 $128.58 $811 -3.42
749 749 9 125.50 $125.50 $940 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 134.00 $134.00 $429 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 143.00 $143.00 $265 —
328 328 3 133.00 $133.00 $436 -8.00
370 370 12 134.00 $134.00 $496 -3.00
437 437 3 126.00 $126.00 $551 -4.00
463 463 6 125.00 $125.00 $579 -5.00
512–519 516 27 121.00–125.00 $122.33 $631 -5.67
562–573 568 6 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $656 -5.82
603–611 607 16 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $725 —
611 value added 611 10 128.00 $128.00 $782 +5.00
704 704 5 114.00 $114.00 $803 —
708 708 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 133.00 $133.00 $336 —
440 440 1 118.00 $118.00 $519 —
470 470 1 116.00 $116.00 $545 —
508 508 12 120.00 $120.00 $610 +5.00
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 —
700 700 3 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
773 773 2 93.00 $93.00 $719 -2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 107.00 $107.00 $514 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 161.00 $161.00 $394 —
367 367 3 152.00 $152.00 $558 —
432 432 10 144.00 $144.00 $622 -1.00
512 512 17 134.00 $134.00 $686 -4.00
594 594 16 121.50 $121.50 $722 -4.50
683 683 13 117.00 $117.00 $799 ±0.00
738 738 10 110.00 $110.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 127.00 $127.00 $476 -4.99
545–548 547 11 119.00–125.00 $120.09 $657 -3.90

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1675 1361 75-80% 5 45.00–49.00 $47.01 $640 +0.35
970–1705 1414 75-80% 5 60.00–61.00 $60.14 $850 —
1240–1685 1465 75-80% 15 50.50–58.00 $54.45 $798 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1315 1218 80-85% 2 43.00–43.50 $43.23 $527 —
1190–1315 1259 80-85% 5 45.50–50.50 $47.01 $592 —
1370 1370 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $808 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $473 +7.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–2235 1915 2 72.00–74.00 $73.17 $1,401 —
2020 2020 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,353 —

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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
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00–1,185.00 $1,145.87 —

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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.