Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.41/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 512 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.78/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 638 lb · 40 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.78/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 713 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 434 355
Feeder cattle 380 359 322
Slaughter cattle 33 55 24
Replacement cattle 15 20 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light 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
320 320 1 179.00 $179.00 $573 —
432 432 3 158.00 $158.00 $683 -9.00
485–497 487 13 154.00–155.00 $154.16 $751 -5.84
502 value added 502 6 155.00 $155.00 $778 —
538 538 2 148.00 $148.00 $796 -8.00
561–597 584 19 133.00–135.00 $133.71 $781 -6.29
613–619 value added 616 19 139.00–141.00 $139.84 $861 -9.16
621 621 6 125.00 $125.00 $776 -6.24
685 685 3 118.00 $118.00 $808 —
708–725 713 39 125.00–127.50 $126.78 $904 +6.67
805 805 11 118.00 $118.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 134.00 $134.00 $583 -16.00
635 635 2 121.00 $121.00 $768 —
770 770 5 111.00 $111.00 $855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 147.00 $147.00 $382 -5.00
323 323 2 147.00 $147.00 $475 -12.76
370 370 2 147.00 $147.00 $544 -2.00
454 454 13 142.00 $142.00 $645 +5.00
504–508 506 13 129.00–130.00 $129.62 $656 +3.96
503–518 value added 515 28 135.00–136.00 $135.17 $696 —
572 572 9 125.00 $125.00 $715 +5.00
632–647 value added 638 40 129.50–130.00 $129.78 $828 -3.22
655 655 2 117.00 $117.00 $766 -2.45
751–784 769 15 105.00–112.00 $108.19 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 367 3 138.00–142.00 $140.60 $516 +1.60
461–485 464 11 122.00–133.00 $131.41 $610 —
520 520 3 120.00 $120.00 $624 —
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 -1.00
653 653 6 105.00 $105.00 $686 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 3 121.00 $121.00 $680 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 181.00 $181.00 $413 —
305 305 1 162.00 $162.00 $494 —
372 372 6 167.00 $167.00 $621 —
454 454 8 154.00 $154.00 $699 —
516–523 519 14 134.00–144.00 $140.40 $729 —
571–585 576 11 126.00–127.00 $126.37 $728 -9.63
671 671 9 115.00 $115.00 $772 -2.00
777 777 3 101.00 $101.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 154.00 $154.00 $393 —
363 363 2 136.00 $136.00 $494 -2.11
448 448 3 145.00 $145.00 $650 +4.00
610 610 2 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 4 122.00 $122.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1090 1008 85-90% 3 46.00–47.50 $46.69 $471 —
795–1275 1055 85-90% 7 38.50–45.50 $42.68 $450 +0.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1615 1385 75-80% 3 64.00–69.00 $65.94 $913 —
1130–1715 1431 75-80% 6 53.50–56.50 $54.63 $782 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 65.50 $65.50 $711 —
1140–1150 1145 80-85% 2 52.50–54.50 $53.50 $613 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 65.00 $65.00 $786 —
1485–1990 1747 5 73.00–85.00 $80.95 $1,414 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1250 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,110.00 $1,062.36

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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.