Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.23/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 578 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.12/cwt +10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 470 lb · 68 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.44/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 477 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 365 576
Feeder cattle 679 306 541
Slaughter cattle 44 50 27
Replacement cattle 37 9 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
383 383 9 162.00 $162.00 $620 —
453–481 477 68 141.00–154.00 $151.44 $722 +8.44
524 524 4 134.00 $134.00 $702 -6.26
553–596 578 80 130.50–137.00 $135.23 $782 +4.83
663–687 672 54 120.50–127.00 $124.31 $835 —
760 760 2 118.00 $118.00 $897 —
851 851 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,021 —
965 965 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 123.00 $123.00 $590 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 134.00 $134.00 $419 +1.00
372 value added 372 14 144.00 $144.00 $536 —
374–384 378 13 129.00–132.00 $130.83 $495 -3.17
448 448 9 132.00 $132.00 $591 +6.00
452 452 17 128.00 $128.00 $579 +3.00
476 value added 476 51 137.50 $137.50 $654 —
505 505 16 125.00 $125.00 $631 +2.67
576–578 577 55 120.00–131.00 $128.01 $739 +12.51
605–649 632 29 119.00–125.00 $120.92 $764 +1.42
664–695 677 35 115.00–118.00 $116.68 $790 —
723 723 4 115.00 $115.00 $831 -28.00
784 784 11 105.00 $105.00 $823 —
867 867 1 97.00 $97.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 128.00 $128.00 $358 -5.00
322 322 3 125.00 $125.00 $402 —
430 430 3 122.00 $122.00 $525 +4.00
460–477 473 4 112.00–116.00 $115.03 $544 -0.97
588 588 12 115.00 $115.00 $676 —
647 647 7 112.00 $112.00 $725 —
690 690 9 99.00 $99.00 $683 -6.00
780 780 3 93.50 $93.50 $729 +0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 113.00 $113.00 $563 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 159.00 $159.00 $413 —
318–345 344 46 157.00–165.00 $157.32 $541 —
445 445 10 140.00 $140.00 $623 -4.00
527 527 13 134.00 $134.00 $706 ±0.00
581 581 18 125.50 $125.50 $729 +4.00
663 663 11 116.00 $116.00 $769 -1.00
745 745 5 100.00 $100.00 $745 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–439 429 8 131.00–134.00 $133.30 $572 —
488 488 2 126.00 $126.00 $615 —
505–542 527 11 119.00–127.00 $121.27 $639 +1.18
588 588 2 119.00 $119.00 $700 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1715 1436 75-80% 6 43.00–49.00 $46.00 $661 -14.14
1365–1855 1542 75-80% 6 50.00–56.00 $53.05 $818 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,024 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1245 1052 85-90% 3 40.50–42.50 $41.39 $435 —
1005–1280 1105 85-90% 3 36.50–38.50 $37.58 $415 -5.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 41.50 $41.50 $506 -1.73
1245–1340 1308 80-85% 3 46.00–53.00 $49.10 $642 —
1385 1385 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $776 -3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1565 1512 3 53.00–64.00 $56.71 $857 —
1935 1935 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,664 +12.83
2295 2295 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,652 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1560 1244 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–970.00 $895.54
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

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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
1100–1200 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,450.00 $1,426.09 +280.22

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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.