Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.96/cwt ≈ $1,097/hd at 813 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.58/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 578 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.75/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 585 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 490 531 296
Feeder cattle 426 447 275
Slaughter cattle 48 61 21
Replacement cattle 16 23 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
373 373 3 194.00 $194.00 $724 +13.00
410 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
465–477 467 20 164.00–166.00 $165.25 $772 +3.25
506 506 4 161.00 $161.00 $815 +1.00
585 585 25 148.75 $148.75 $870 +0.07
610–628 627 15 139.00–144.00 $143.68 $901 +8.68
672 672 3 132.00 $132.00 $887 —
764 764 7 126.00 $126.00 $963 —
806 806 5 121.00 $121.00 $975 —
813 value added 813 67 136.00 $136.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 141.00 $141.00 $656 —
613 613 1 134.00 $134.00 $821 —
685 685 2 128.00 $128.00 $877 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 138.00 $138.00 $787 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 184.00 $184.00 $484 -6.00
310 310 2 161.00 $161.00 $499 —
373 373 19 159.00 $159.00 $593 -5.31
427 427 15 147.00 $147.00 $628 -3.27
490–492 491 22 143.00–145.00 $144.46 $709 —
503–509 508 16 137.00–140.00 $139.26 $707 -2.74
554–583 576 27 128.00–136.00 $131.49 $757 +4.49
587 value added 587 6 143.00 $143.00 $839 —
663–678 674 7 118.00 $118.00 $795 -5.90
733–746 739 11 117.00–124.00 $120.21 $888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 139.00 $139.00 $486 —
590–595 594 9 120.00–129.00 $125.00 $742 +5.00
633 633 2 119.00 $119.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 2 197.00 $197.00 $429 -7.00
278 278 2 202.00 $202.00 $562 +5.09
359 fancy 359 7 194.00 $194.00 $696 —
400 400 1 179.00 $179.00 $716 —
463 463 12 157.50 $157.50 $729 —
508–511 509 22 152.00–153.00 $152.46 $776 -1.04
570 570 11 139.00 $139.00 $792 -5.00
602 602 3 142.00 $142.00 $855 —
658–681 668 14 125.50–127.50 $126.63 $846 —
770 770 3 114.00 $114.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 -15.00
560–589 583 5 135.00–136.00 $135.19 $788 +4.19

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1290 1190 75-80% 4 50.50–56.50 $53.59 $638 —
1115–1495 1353 75-80% 6 68.50–73.00 $70.62 $955 +12.15
1380–1840 1531 75-80% 12 58.50–65.50 $61.57 $943 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1215 1100 80-85% 2 66.00 $66.00 $726 —
1120–1310 1226 80-85% 6 59.50–65.00 $61.33 $752 —
1030–1475 1295 80-85% 4 50.50–55.00 $52.42 $679 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1100 998 85-90% 4 43.50–49.50 $47.54 $474 —
995–1070 1038 85-90% 4 50.00–50.50 $50.38 $523 +2.80
1070 1070 85-90% 1 57.50 $57.50 $615 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1585 1410 3 64.00–71.00 $68.68 $968 —
1445–1670 1558 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,340 —
2295 2295 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,295 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1335 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–1,025.00 $947.20

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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
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.