Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.09/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 526 lb · 114 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.95/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 630 lb · 85 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.47/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 653 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 760 452
Feeder cattle 693 679 396
Slaughter cattle 39 44 39
Replacement cattle 17 37 17

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 were mostly steady. 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
217 217 3 171.00 $171.00 $371 —
349 349 7 185.00 $185.00 $646 —
383 383 9 171.00 $171.00 $655 +9.00
451 value added 451 45 164.50 $164.50 $742 —
519 519 11 137.00 $137.00 $711 +3.00
505–547 value added 527 103 146.00–150.00 $148.17 $781 —
647 647 19 123.00–125.00 $124.37 $805 —
651 value added 651 61 130.50 $130.50 $850 —
651–661 659 24 121.00–128.00 $126.85 $836 +2.54
761–784 770 21 115.00–119.00 $118.05 $909 +0.05
832 832 3 113.00 $113.00 $940 —
897 897 3 111.00 $111.00 $996 —
1084 1084 7 96.50 $96.50 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 167.00 $167.00 $488 —
443 443 3 140.00 $140.00 $620 —
556 556 4 128.00 $128.00 $712 —
725 725 1 109.00 $109.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 9 151.00 $151.00 $464 +17.00
379 379 19 135.00 $135.00 $512 +4.17
454–497 478 38 125.00–133.00 $129.99 $621 +1.99
521 value added 521 42 130.00 $130.00 $677 —
565–592 578 19 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $691 -8.52
620–644 630 85 115.00–122.00 $119.95 $756 -0.97
670 670 15 110.00 $110.00 $737 -6.68
765 765 3 96.00 $96.00 $734 -9.00
845 845 9 94.25 $94.25 $796 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1123 1123 12 96.75 $96.75 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 131.00 $131.00 $386 +3.00
400 400 2 121.00 $121.00 $484 -1.00
512–538 522 5 115.00–116.00 $115.41 $602 —
553 553 2 109.00 $109.00 $603 -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
284 284 4 161.00 $161.00 $457 +2.00
328 328 3 164.00 $164.00 $538 +6.68
429 429 9 142.00 $142.00 $609 +2.00
519 519 8 129.00 $129.00 $670 -5.00
579 579 19 120.00 $120.00 $695 -5.50
661 661 16 114.00 $114.00 $754 -2.00
748 748 8 104.00 $104.00 $778 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 —
467 467 2 120.00 $120.00 $560 -6.00
546 546 9 124.00 $124.00 $677 +2.73
585 585 1 116.00 $116.00 $679 -3.00
678 678 3 108.00 $108.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $997 -3.00
1350–2110 1704 75-80% 8 46.50–52.50 $49.46 $843 —
1645–1900 1773 75-80% 2 46.00 $46.00 $816 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1400 1280 80-85% 5 48.00–52.00 $49.08 $628 —
1305–1330 1318 80-85% 2 42.50–44.50 $43.51 $573 -5.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1210 1060 85-90% 2 38.00–40.50 $39.07 $414 -2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1850 1643 2 70.00–75.00 $72.18 $1,186 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1340 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–885.00 $846.42
1270–1365 1318 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–950.00 $898.20

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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.