Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.09/cwt +10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 520 lb · 75 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.27/cwt ≈ $672/hd at 447 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.75/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 483 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 531 223 217
Feeder cattle 447 182 200
Slaughter cattle 61 35 17
Replacement cattle 23 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves 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
390 390 1 181.00 $181.00 $706 —
427 value added 427 5 188.00 $188.00 $803 —
425–449 446 21 164.50–170.00 $165.95 $740 —
467 467 14 162.00 $162.00 $757 —
506 506 6 160.00 $160.00 $810 +6.60
519 value added 519 6 165.00 $165.00 $856 —
555–597 567 23 141.00–153.00 $148.68 $843 +10.68
643–647 646 12 135.00 $135.00 $872 -0.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 142.00 $142.00 $632 —
519 519 7 146.00 $146.00 $758 —
744 744 4 120.00 $120.00 $893 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 164.00 $164.00 $620 —
580 580 1 131.00 $131.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 190.00 $190.00 $560 +11.00
361–365 363 19 163.00–168.00 $164.31 $596 +7.13
445–447 447 29 148.00–159.00 $150.27 $672 —
474–495 value added 483 29 160.00–161.00 $160.75 $776 —
511 511 11 142.00 $142.00 $726 -2.28
502–529 value added 521 64 149.00–159.00 $157.34 $820 —
561–577 568 15 127.00 $127.00 $721 -13.00
603–617 value added 608 27 140.00–145.00 $141.88 $863 —
655 value added 655 7 142.00 $142.00 $930 —
658–693 676 10 120.00–128.00 $123.90 $838 +3.90
771 771 8 110.00 $110.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 6 139.00 $139.00 $573 -5.34
478–490 479 17 138.00–142.00 $141.52 $678 —
538 538 2 129.00 $129.00 $694 —
598 598 2 120.00 $120.00 $718 -4.36
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 15 142.00 $142.00 $632 —
502 502 6 135.00 $135.00 $678 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 204.00 $204.00 $408 —
268–290 278 4 192.00–203.00 $196.91 $547 +4.91
342 342 11 185.00 $185.00 $633 —
449 449 15 164.50 $164.50 $739 -5.50
519 519 17 153.50 $153.50 $797 +1.00
561 561 4 144.00 $144.00 $808 +14.00
647 647 6 123.00 $123.00 $796 +5.00
735 735 5 113.00 $113.00 $831 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 152.00 $152.00 $521 -6.72
444 444 5 148.00 $148.00 $657 +5.00
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 —
501 501 5 143.00 $143.00 $716 +7.20
586 586 9 131.00 $131.00 $768 +6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1545 1383 75-80% 4 57.50–59.50 $58.47 $809 -2.89
1210–1560 1434 75-80% 10 62.00–68.00 $65.68 $942 -3.00
1130–1610 1447 75-80% 6 69.50–74.00 $72.04 $1,042 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1490 1165 80-85% 6 50.00–57.00 $55.22 $643 +2.54
1045–1275 1165 80-85% 9 60.00–65.00 $62.22 $725 +9.54
1200–1460 1330 80-85% 2 67.00–69.00 $68.10 $906 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1170 1034 85-90% 6 44.50–48.50 $47.58 $492 —
1020–1325 1178 85-90% 4 50.50–54.50 $53.12 $626 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,423 —
1255–2050 1660 5 76.00–83.00 $78.62 $1,305 —
1660 1660 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,129 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.