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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.00/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 501 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.11/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 664 lb · 19 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.00/cwt ≈ $886/hd at 770 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 239 421 283
Feeder cattle 185 394 199
Slaughter cattle 38 17 25
Replacement cattle 16 10 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 —
420 420 2 154.00 $154.00 $647 +2.00
460 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 —
558 558 3 140.00 $140.00 $781 +7.79
625–645 637 5 125.00–127.00 $125.78 $801 -1.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 5 143.00 $143.00 $705 +8.68
645 645 3 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -1.00
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —

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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 3 140.00 $140.00 $438 -1.00
378 378 5 140.00 $140.00 $529 -9.00
429 429 6 137.00 $137.00 $588 +4.00
501 501 23 133.00 $133.00 $666 +4.09
563 563 9 119.00 $119.00 $670 -6.09
621 fancy 621 7 126.00 $126.00 $782 —
643 643 2 115.00 $115.00 $739 -12.00
662 value added 662 17 130.00 $130.00 $861 —
685 685 2 112.00 $112.00 $767 -5.17
748 748 3 103.00 $103.00 $770 —
770 770 13 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
938 938 2 95.00 $95.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–447 442 4 129.00–130.00 $129.76 $574 +2.76
510 510 2 119.00 $119.00 $607 -3.00
580–595 588 4 107.00–110.00 $108.52 $638 -9.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 167.00 $167.00 $563 —
393 393 3 159.00 $159.00 $625 —
461 461 5 151.00 $151.00 $696 —
533 533 10 131.00 $131.00 $698 -5.00
578 578 9 122.00 $122.00 $705 -6.00
633 633 9 114.00 $114.00 $722 -7.00
675 675 6 110.00 $110.00 $742 -4.84
810 810 1 90.00 $90.00 $729 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 2 127.00 $127.00 $683 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1670 1531 75-80% 5 52.50–55.00 $53.57 $820 —
1510–1815 1615 75-80% 3 62.50–70.00 $65.04 $1,050 —
1440–1910 1638 75-80% 5 45.50–50.50 $48.41 $793 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1565 1314 80-85% 7 46.50–52.00 $49.09 $645 —
1470 1470 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $882 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1165 1045 85-90% 3 41.00–43.50 $42.53 $444 +6.33
970–1260 1115 85-90% 2 34.00–38.00 $35.74 $399 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,368 —
1390–1835 1625 3 70.00–73.00 $71.30 $1,159 —
1370–1900 1630 4 62.00–65.00 $63.37 $1,033 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1145 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–975.00 $917.10
1035–1275 1127 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,200.00 $1,076.29

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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.