Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.95/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 513 lb · 77 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.99/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 380 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.12/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 520 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 751 405 553
Feeder cattle 677 379 460
Slaughter cattle 48 20 46
Replacement cattle 26 6 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher over 600 lbs steady. Heavy supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
355–365 364 16 177.00–180.00 $177.37 $646 +7.37
425 425 10 160.00–162.00 $161.80 $688 -4.39
441 value added 441 10 180.50 $180.50 $796 —
453–455 453 17 158.00–161.00 $160.47 $727 +0.47
512 value added 512 9 160.00 $160.00 $819 —
522–523 522 31 145.00–155.00 $151.12 $789 +3.45
556–594 581 12 140.00–145.00 $143.41 $833 —
608–623 617 15 137.50–141.00 $138.88 $857 -1.36
669 669 15 125.00 $125.00 $836 -5.42
729 729 8 123.00 $123.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 5 159.00 $159.00 $660 +7.00
557 557 3 135.00 $135.00 $752 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 4 138.00 $138.00 $709 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 151.00 $151.00 $423 —
316 316 10 160.00 $160.00 $506 +5.00
375–393 380 53 147.00–158.00 $154.99 $589 —
430–446 435 35 141.00–146.00 $145.57 $633 +3.83
503–537 513 77 132.00–139.00 $134.95 $692 -0.05
565–579 577 34 131.00–139.00 $132.15 $763 —
663–687 668 22 113.00–118.00 $114.95 $768 +1.95
675 value added 675 4 126.00 $126.00 $850 -6.32
765 765 3 107.00 $107.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 141.00 $141.00 $465 -5.00
360 360 1 131.00 $131.00 $472 —
423 423 6 138.00 $138.00 $584 —
488 488 6 129.00 $129.00 $630 —
569 569 7 128.00 $128.00 $728 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 124.50 $124.50 $604 —
565–595 590 12 121.00–123.00 $122.68 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 9 178.00 $178.00 $511 —
359–390 377 25 166.00–177.50 $171.74 $647 +12.74
438 438 30 159.00 $159.00 $696 —
509–519 512 36 138.00–140.00 $138.56 $709 —
577 577 31 130.00 $130.00 $750 -9.00
662–672 666 31 117.50–121.75 $119.95 $799 +2.95
780 780 21 107.50 $107.50 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 157.00 $157.00 $620 —
443–447 446 11 150.00–153.00 $150.81 $673 +15.81
509 509 4 130.00 $130.00 $662 —
577–585 578 6 120.00–128.00 $121.35 $701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1655 1390 75-80% 2 46.50–47.50 $47.10 $655 —
1340–1545 1443 75-80% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.46 $858 +6.07
1235–1805 1536 75-80% 11 48.50–55.50 $52.98 $814 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–845 830 85-90% 2 39.00–40.50 $39.74 $330 —
920–1165 1053 85-90% 9 42.50–47.00 $45.42 $478 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1290 1196 80-85% 7 47.50–52.50 $51.32 $614 —
1195–1260 1228 80-85% 2 54.50–55.00 $54.74 $672 —
1485 1485 80-85% 1 43.50 $43.50 $646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2320 1565 3 62.00–70.00 $65.95 $1,032 —
1380–2210 1736 4 71.00–79.00 $75.02 $1,302 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
925–1275 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–825.00 $786.78

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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.