Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 579 lb · 19 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $117.50/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 878 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 577 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	234	239	398
Feeder cattle	212	185	347
Slaughter cattle	14	38	33
Replacement cattle	8	16	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to last week's weather shut down. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	2	160.00	$160.00	$653	+6.00
513	513	3	142.00	$142.00	$728	—
560–591	587	8	136.00–136.50	$136.44	$801	-3.56
670	670	7	127.00	$127.00	$851	—
716	716	4	119.00	$119.00	$852	—
752	752	6	125.00	$125.00	$940	—
832	832	14	120.50	$120.50	$1,003	—
878	878	19	117.50	$117.50	$1,032	—
917	917	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	131.00	$131.00	$694	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–315	314	4	150.00–155.00	$153.74	$483	+13.74
370	370	1	143.00	$143.00	$529	+3.00
415–436	428	8	138.00–145.00	$140.54	$602	+3.54
509–523	514	14	129.00–136.00	$130.95	$673	-2.05
579	579	19	133.00	$133.00	$770	+14.00
611	611	4	120.00	$120.00	$733	+5.00
636 value added	636	10	133.50	$133.50	$849	—
692 value added	692	10	127.00	$127.00	$879	-3.00
708	708	2	105.00	$105.00	$743	—
815	815	1	101.00	$101.00	$823	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	121.00	$121.00	$544	—
535	535	1	115.00	$115.00	$615	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	157.00	$157.00	$400	—
354	354	7	164.00	$164.00	$581	—
430–436	436	12	146.00–154.00	$153.34	$669	—
485	485	2	143.00	$143.00	$694	-8.00
577	577	15	132.00	$132.00	$762	+10.00
630	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	+1.00
743	743	2	100.00	$100.00	$743	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
430	430	1	140.00	$140.00	$602	—
650	650	2	110.00	$110.00	$715	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	3	128.00	$128.00	$758	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1340	1305	85-90%	2	42.50–43.00	$42.76	$558	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	80-85%	1	50.50	$50.50	$563	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1525	1438	2	62.00–64.00	$63.06	$907	—
1650–1660	1655	2	68.50–76.00	$72.24	$1,196	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1265	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	66.00–68.00	$67.06	$803

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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.