Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.46/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 515 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.26/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 662 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.10/cwt ≈ $603/hd at 424 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 428 452
Feeder cattle 368 380 405
Slaughter cattle 30 33 35
Replacement cattle 16 15 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were mostly steady. Steer and heifers over 600 lbs 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
330 330 1 171.00 $171.00 $564 -8.00
358 358 6 169.00 $169.00 $605 —
405 405 3 167.00 $167.00 $676 +9.00
464–478 470 12 161.00–163.00 $161.85 $761 +7.69
505 505 1 152.00 $152.00 $768 +4.00
556 556 4 135.00 $135.00 $751 +1.29
663 663 6 124.00 $124.00 $822 +6.00
716 716 8 122.00 $122.00 $874 -4.78
803 803 5 110.00 $110.00 $883 -8.00
865 865 5 113.00 $113.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 3 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
676 676 7 115.00 $115.00 $777 —
809 809 4 109.00 $109.00 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 10 152.00 $152.00 $476 +5.00
389 389 12 147.00 $147.00 $572 ±0.00
411–434 424 22 141.00–143.50 $142.10 $603 —
508–516 511 29 134.00 $134.00 $685 +4.38
526 value added 526 12 139.00 $139.00 $731 +3.83
564–590 573 22 124.00–130.00 $127.95 $733 +2.95
629 629 4 128.00 $128.00 $805 —
661–664 662 23 118.00–124.00 $120.26 $796 +3.26
755–773 772 12 100.00–110.00 $109.18 $843 +0.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 144.00 $144.00 $379 —
433 433 5 140.00 $140.00 $606 —
463–498 484 5 129.00 $129.00 $624 -2.41
598 598 6 119.00 $119.00 $712 +3.00
853 853 10 87.00 $87.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 5 170.00 $170.00 $473 —
312 312 3 171.00 $171.00 $534 +9.00
359–378 364 8 170.00–171.00 $170.26 $620 +3.26
419 419 7 168.50 $168.50 $706 —
482 482 6 150.00 $150.00 $723 -4.00
500 500 5 144.00 $144.00 $720 +3.60
581 581 6 126.00 $126.00 $732 -0.37
645 645 3 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
673 673 6 115.00 $115.00 $774 ±0.00
751 751 4 105.00 $105.00 $789 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–436 429 8 141.00–161.00 $150.82 $647 +5.82
510 510 6 130.00 $130.00 $663 —
560 560 2 118.00 $118.00 $661 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1575 1216 75-80% 6 55.50–64.50 $60.53 $736 —
1260–1550 1452 75-80% 3 67.00–70.00 $68.93 $1,001 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1140 1130 80-85% 2 49.50–51.00 $50.26 $568 -3.24
1105–1295 1192 80-85% 3 54.50–61.50 $58.50 $697 —
1280–1300 1290 80-85% 2 67.00–71.50 $69.27 $894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1175 1013 85-90% 2 46.50–50.50 $48.82 $495 +2.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1570 1530 2 81.00–87.00 $84.08 $1,286 —
1765–1885 1842 3 92.50–98.00 $95.18 $1,753 —
1995 1995 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,416 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1040–1285 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,025.00 $969.09

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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
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.