Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.05/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 468 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.90/cwt -4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 578 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.79/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 513 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 403 92
Feeder cattle 587 336 67
Slaughter cattle 58 56 25
Replacement cattle 29 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. 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
370–373 372 8 170.00–173.00 $171.51 $638 -1.49
428–434 429 14 161.00–166.50 $165.70 $711 -1.30
464–494 468 87 156.50–163.00 $162.05 $758 +4.59
508–538 517 16 152.50–154.50 $153.85 $795 —
571 571 17 145.00 $145.00 $828 +9.00
633–635 634 11 135.00–142.00 $138.19 $876 +3.19
763 763 12 124.00 $124.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 166.00 $166.00 $531 —
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 —
573 573 2 141.00 $141.00 $808 +16.00
741 741 4 115.00 $115.00 $852 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 153.00 $153.00 $612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 5 165.00 $165.00 $452 +9.00
321 321 6 155.00 $155.00 $498 -5.00
367 367 28 159.00 $159.00 $584 -0.43
435 435 28 145.00 $145.00 $631 +0.55
458–469 464 17 140.00 $140.00 $650 -7.00
503–522 513 50 130.00–136.00 $134.79 $691 -4.42
563–591 578 51 131.00–137.00 $134.90 $780 -4.47
609 value added 609 21 134.00 $134.00 $816 -3.00
640 640 11 131.00 $131.00 $838 +6.00
703 703 6 115.00 $115.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
310–313 312 4 140.00–144.00 $142.01 $443 —
374–380 375 6 137.00–140.00 $139.49 $523 -4.51
420–428 426 9 129.00–138.50 $136.42 $581 —
485 485 6 127.00 $127.00 $616 -7.74
503 503 2 121.00 $121.00 $609 —
575 575 1 123.00 $123.00 $707 +3.00
655–673 662 17 113.00–115.00 $114.16 $756 —
713 713 2 103.00 $103.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 5 175.00 $175.00 $520 +2.00
336 336 7 171.00 $171.00 $575 —
415–421 420 32 164.00–165.00 $164.81 $692 +5.81
469 469 9 155.50 $155.50 $729 -3.50
505–506 506 22 135.00–149.00 $147.09 $744 +4.88
570 570 11 132.00 $132.00 $752 -6.64
608–621 620 23 127.00 $127.00 $787 —
653 653 4 121.00 $121.00 $790 +1.89
729 729 8 106.50 $106.50 $776 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 157.00 $157.00 $529 —
373 373 6 160.00 $160.00 $597 +19.00
443 443 2 145.00 $145.00 $642 —
501–545 507 8 128.00–129.00 $128.87 $653 +8.87
565 565 3 127.00 $127.00 $718 —
663 663 4 114.00 $114.00 $756 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1800 1464 75-80% 8 46.00–52.00 $49.51 $725 —
1225–1950 1464 75-80% 7 54.50–60.00 $57.80 $846 —
1410–1700 1558 75-80% 3 62.00–62.50 $62.17 $969 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1385 1246 80-85% 11 48.50–55.00 $51.84 $646 —
1215–1360 1263 80-85% 3 61.00–67.00 $63.31 $800 -0.70
1240–1360 1300 80-85% 2 41.50–45.00 $43.17 $561 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $312 —
995–1175 1105 85-90% 5 42.50–46.00 $44.65 $493 -0.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,228 —
1545–2100 1794 4 78.00–86.00 $82.34 $1,477 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1275–1475 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,075.00 $1,048.18
1415 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.