Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.70/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 569 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.62/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 523 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.78/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 627 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 584 674 322
Feeder cattle 489 587 267
Slaughter cattle 48 58 36
Replacement cattle 47 29 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves 2.00 to three higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
300 300 2 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
373 373 2 181.00 $181.00 $675 +9.49
402–448 437 12 167.00–179.00 $169.76 $742 +4.06
453 453 2 158.00 $158.00 $716 -4.05
501–530 505 13 145.00–155.00 $153.39 $775 -0.46
534 value added 534 21 157.00 $157.00 $838 —
592 592 12 138.50 $138.50 $820 -6.50
614–646 639 19 135.50–138.00 $136.01 $869 -2.18
657–669 662 30 132.00–135.00 $133.69 $885 —
746 746 6 123.00 $123.00 $918 —
898 898 5 111.00 $111.00 $997 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 164.00 $164.00 $622 —
445 445 5 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
515 515 3 133.00 $133.00 $685 —
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 157.00 $157.00 $338 —
270 270 4 168.00 $168.00 $454 +3.00
384 384 15 157.00 $157.00 $603 -2.00
408–436 421 11 148.00–151.00 $149.59 $630 +4.59
457 457 29 145.00 $145.00 $663 +5.00
526–534 528 27 133.00–141.00 $135.31 $714 +0.52
565–586 569 34 130.00–138.50 $136.70 $778 +1.80
623–634 value added 626 31 138.00–138.50 $138.35 $866 +4.35
643 643 1 120.00 $120.00 $772 -11.00
695 695 8 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
788 788 3 114.00 $114.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–378 375 9 147.00–149.00 $147.90 $555 +8.41
414 414 4 137.00 $137.00 $567 +0.58
450–469 461 11 128.00–139.00 $133.28 $614 +6.28
501 501 4 130.00 $130.00 $651 +9.00
593–597 595 13 120.00–129.00 $123.48 $735 +0.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 2 112.50 $112.50 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 185.00 $185.00 $533 +10.00
363 363 8 176.00 $176.00 $639 —
431–441 438 12 162.00–164.50 $163.68 $717 -1.13
496 496 14 144.00 $144.00 $714 -11.50
514 514 6 131.00 $131.00 $673 -16.09
596 596 7 129.00 $129.00 $769 -3.00
600 600 1 133.00 $133.00 $798 +6.00
656 656 8 121.00 $121.00 $794 ±0.00
740 740 4 109.00 $109.00 $807 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 value added 370 8 164.00 $164.00 $607 —
370–397 390 11 159.50–160.00 $159.87 $623 -0.13
490 490 1 132.00 $132.00 $647 —
577 577 9 128.00 $128.00 $739 +1.00
628 628 3 117.00 $117.00 $735 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 128.00 $128.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1460 1322 75-80% 3 63.00–68.00 $65.06 $860 —
1160–1535 1328 75-80% 12 54.00–61.50 $57.73 $767 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 52.50 $52.50 $795 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1255 1090 80-85% 3 47.50–50.50 $48.82 $532 —
1110 1110 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $666 —
995–1315 1178 80-85% 10 51.00–56.00 $53.04 $625 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1020 1013 85-90% 2 43.50–45.50 $44.51 $451 —
1025–1355 1162 85-90% 3 47.00–52.50 $49.33 $573 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,001 —
1310–2360 1821 7 72.00–81.00 $75.27 $1,371 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1510 1292 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 900.00–1,250.00 $1,089.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.