Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 602 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.79/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 631 lb · 25 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.76/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 327 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 434 404 286
Feeder cattle 359 318 228
Slaughter cattle 55 64 58
Replacement cattle 20 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday Steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate 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
364–370 365 6 168.00–169.00 $168.83 $616 -15.17
410 410 3 167.00 $167.00 $685 -3.00
474 474 10 160.00 $160.00 $758 -2.69
507 507 3 156.00 $156.00 $791 -4.65
576–581 579 12 140.00 $140.00 $811 -5.00
623–631 629 20 129.00–135.00 $131.24 $825 -8.03
637 value added 637 5 149.00 $149.00 $949 —
725–735 726 9 120.00–121.00 $120.11 $872 +2.11
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 8 145.00 $145.00 $655 —
527 527 3 137.00 $137.00 $722 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 160.00 $160.00 $584 -7.00
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
495 495 2 130.00 $130.00 $644 -5.00
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 —

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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 1 152.00 $152.00 $388 -8.00
310–340 327 21 153.00–164.00 $159.76 $522 -5.24
383 383 8 149.00 $149.00 $571 -11.42
424–448 440 17 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $595 -10.94
454 454 5 137.00 $137.00 $622 -9.00
514–533 524 11 124.00–127.00 $125.66 $658 -14.34
570 value added 570 5 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
597 597 7 120.00 $120.00 $716 —
618 618 10 128.00 $128.00 $791 +2.83
624 value added 624 10 133.00 $133.00 $830 —
655–686 671 14 115.00–122.50 $119.45 $802 +4.45
745 745 3 103.00 $103.00 $767 -4.20
810 810 11 109.50 $109.50 $887 —
938 938 8 102.00 $102.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 149.00 $149.00 $474 —
375 375 1 139.00 $139.00 $521 —
410–445 438 5 126.00–129.00 $126.56 $554 -7.04
565 565 4 117.00 $117.00 $661 +0.72
717 717 3 96.00 $96.00 $688 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 120.00 $120.00 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 4 200.00 $200.00 $568 +5.00
342 342 5 173.00 $173.00 $592 -9.00
433 433 6 158.00 $158.00 $684 —
494 494 4 146.00 $146.00 $721 —
571 571 8 136.00 $136.00 $777 -0.94
602 602 26 136.00 $136.00 $819 +6.00
673 673 4 117.00 $117.00 $787 —
749 749 6 108.00 $108.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 151.00 $151.00 $513 -18.00
356–373 359 11 130.00–140.00 $138.11 $496 -14.50
435 435 2 141.00 $141.00 $613 +2.80
467 467 3 135.00 $135.00 $630 —
530 530 1 136.00 $136.00 $721 —
583 583 3 126.00 $126.00 $735 -3.15

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1700 1495 75-80% 11 54.50–63.00 $59.67 $892 —
1060–1800 1549 75-80% 7 45.00–52.50 $50.40 $781 —
1670 1670 75-80% 1 64.50 $64.50 $1,077 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1380 1188 80-85% 9 53.50–58.50 $55.45 $659 —
1225–1260 1243 80-85% 2 61.50–64.50 $62.98 $783 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 51.50 $51.50 $680 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1315 1075 85-90% 6 40.50–45.50 $42.37 $455 -6.98
1020–1180 1098 85-90% 5 47.00–53.50 $50.63 $556 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1930 1617 6 77.00–86.00 $80.84 $1,307 —
2110 2110 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,983 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1395–1540 1468 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,110.00 $1,104.75

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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
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —

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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.