Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $119.34/cwt ≈ $964/hd at 808 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.64/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 692 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 693 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 751 231
Feeder cattle 336 677 163
Slaughter cattle 56 48 47
Replacement cattle 11 26 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Moderate 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
382 382 15 173.00 $173.00 $661 -4.37
431 431 6 167.00 $167.00 $720 +5.20
458–498 474 14 150.00–160.00 $157.46 $746 -3.01
524 value added 524 11 158.00 $158.00 $828 -2.00
590 590 2 136.00 $136.00 $802 -7.41
631 631 6 135.00 $135.00 $852 -3.88
693 693 19 130.00 $130.00 $901 +5.00
732 732 3 118.00 $118.00 $864 -5.00
803–810 808 30 118.00–120.00 $119.34 $964 —
1034 1034 8 107.00 $107.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 156.00 $156.00 $398 +5.00
314 314 5 160.00 $160.00 $502 ±0.00
368–378 377 17 155.00–160.00 $159.43 $601 +4.44
406–419 413 11 144.00–145.00 $144.45 $597 -1.12
451 451 12 147.00 $147.00 $663 —
528–537 532 9 137.00–141.00 $139.21 $741 +4.26
550–574 565 16 139.00–140.00 $139.37 $787 +7.22
610 610 2 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
624 value added 624 5 137.00 $137.00 $855 —
688–693 692 24 116.00–127.50 $124.64 $863 +9.69
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 144.00 $144.00 $569 +13.00
450–473 465 3 130.00–137.00 $134.74 $627 +5.74
570 570 11 120.00 $120.00 $684 -8.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 129.00 $129.00 $746 +6.32
610 610 2 116.00 $116.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 173.00 $173.00 $464 -5.00
370 370 2 169.00 $169.00 $625 -2.74
442 442 9 159.00 $159.00 $703 ±0.00
465 465 6 159.00 $159.00 $739 —
505–518 517 14 142.00–145.00 $142.21 $735 +3.65
555–583 574 9 138.00–140.00 $138.64 $796 +8.64
655–674 665 11 118.00–120.00 $119.11 $792 -0.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 141.00 $141.00 $501 —
405–407 406 6 145.00–152.00 $148.49 $603 —
490 490 3 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -10.00
742 742 3 105.00 $105.00 $779 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1385 1360 75-80% 3 51.50–53.50 $52.32 $712 +5.22
1120–1755 1439 75-80% 27 55.00–62.50 $59.26 $853 -0.20
1570–1875 1720 75-80% 3 65.00–67.00 $65.79 $1,132 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1360 1204 80-85% 6 51.00–58.50 $53.73 $647 -1.01
1245–1260 1253 80-85% 2 62.00–66.00 $64.01 $802 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 47.50 $47.50 $606 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1115 1031 85-90% 4 35.00–41.50 $38.93 $401 —
1115–1140 1132 85-90% 3 42.50–47.00 $45.19 $512 —
1255 1255 85-90% 1 51.50 $51.50 $646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1845 1478 2 55.00–64.00 $60.62 $896 —
1945 1945 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,614 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1190 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–1,000.00 $898.86
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.