Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.17/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 699 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.09/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 585 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.00/cwt ≈ $841/hd at 689 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 348 594
Feeder cattle 394 264 520
Slaughter cattle 17 20 54
Replacement cattle 10 64 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 171.00 $171.00 $585 +9.96
425–428 427 4 152.00 $152.00 $649 —
508–525 512 12 138.00–141.00 $140.23 $718 +1.25
573–589 584 13 131.00–135.00 $132.21 $772 -3.94
625 625 12 127.50 $127.50 $797 +4.50
689 689 24 122.00 $122.00 $841 —
765 765 18 128.00 $128.00 $979 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–473 459 8 132.00–138.00 $134.32 $617 -2.68
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 —
713 713 2 117.00 $117.00 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 4 140.00 $140.00 $335 —
332 332 3 141.00 $141.00 $468 —
372 372 8 149.00 $149.00 $554 +10.00
447 447 8 133.00 $133.00 $595 +2.12
458 458 6 132.00 $132.00 $605 +7.00
508–549 517 19 128.00–130.00 $128.91 $666 +5.91
577–589 585 30 124.00–127.00 $125.09 $732 +3.61
618 618 10 127.00 $127.00 $785 +10.86
699 699 36 113.00–118.00 $117.17 $819 +5.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 127.00 $127.00 $540 +1.00
470–498 489 3 123.00–125.00 $123.64 $605 +9.64
510 510 7 122.00 $122.00 $622 —
582–590 583 12 113.00–119.00 $118.49 $691 —
634 634 11 103.00 $103.00 $653 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 146.00 $146.00 $642 +4.00
521 521 22 136.00 $136.00 $709 +7.00
580 580 16 128.00 $128.00 $742 +7.00
605 605 1 121.00 $121.00 $732 —
670–676 673 12 114.00–116.00 $114.84 $773 +3.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 +4.00
488–493 490 5 121.00–125.00 $123.39 $605 -11.61
593–595 593 14 118.00–120.00 $118.14 $701 +3.61
706 706 18 101.00 $101.00 $713 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1490 1298 75-80% 4 50.00–53.00 $51.28 $666 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 47.50 $47.50 $755 —
1685 1685 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,011 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1245 1159 80-85% 5 47.50–52.50 $49.50 $574 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1070 1010 85-90% 3 35.00–38.50 $36.20 $366 -0.29
1335 1335 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $534 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865–2010 1938 2 80.00–82.00 $81.04 $1,571 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–905 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 68.00–75.00 $71.32 $613

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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.