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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.33/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 512 lb · 61 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.69/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 669 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.75/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 612 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 554 273 222
Feeder cattle 495 242 203
Slaughter cattle 47 20 14
Replacement cattle 12 11 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday last Monday. Moderate supply of all classes of 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
313 313 2 158.00 $158.00 $495 —
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 —
413 413 3 153.00 $153.00 $632 —
514 514 17 158.00 $158.00 $812 +24.33
598 598 8 134.00 $134.00 $801 -4.00
647 647 5 136.00 $136.00 $880 +2.00
672 672 3 130.00 $130.00 $874 +12.00
775–790 786 4 117.00–118.00 $117.25 $922 +2.25
963 963 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 144.00 $144.00 $608 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —
693 693 2 119.00 $119.00 $825 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 5 126.00 $126.00 $770 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 5 140.50 $140.50 $736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346–348 347 7 140.00 $140.00 $486 —
355–391 367 15 140.00 $140.00 $514 —
438 438 10 138.00 $138.00 $604 -13.00
495 495 12 140.00 $140.00 $693 +2.63
512 512 61 130.00–136.00 $134.33 $688 +1.02
551–590 554 13 128.00–132.00 $131.67 $729 +5.67
612 612 35 125.75 $125.75 $770 +10.75
663–677 669 36 121.00–124.00 $122.69 $821 +6.74
740 740 2 101.00 $101.00 $747 —
795 795 7 101.00 $101.00 $803 —
800 800 5 100.00 $100.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 ±0.00
405–426 422 8 115.00–130.00 $123.15 $520 -9.85
468 468 3 120.00 $120.00 $562 —
524 524 6 126.00 $126.00 $660 —
587 587 8 127.50 $127.50 $748 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673–675 674 4 111.00–114.00 $112.50 $758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–388 372 10 156.50–160.00 $157.23 $585 —
455–485 477 18 150.00–165.00 $161.02 $768 —
511 511 13 152.00 $152.00 $777 +11.13
571–580 576 30 142.00–146.00 $143.72 $828 +16.72
637–641 639 18 118.00–123.00 $121.06 $774 -1.40
655 655 1 117.00 $117.00 $766 -4.00
745–746 746 24 110.00–112.00 $111.17 $829 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 160.00 $160.00 $392 —
355 355 6 128.00 $128.00 $454 -2.00
426–429 428 8 124.00–136.00 $130.02 $556 -2.01
535 535 3 135.00 $135.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1380 1174 80-85% 10 55.50–64.00 $58.64 $688 -0.04
1205–1325 1260 80-85% 3 65.50–70.50 $68.67 $865 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 51.50 $51.50 $675 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $405 —
1010–1255 1086 85-90% 7 50.50–56.50 $53.64 $583 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $870 —
1230–1370 1300 75-80% 2 53.50–55.50 $54.55 $709 —
1035–1500 1320 75-80% 4 60.00–65.50 $62.47 $825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1610 1535 2 73.00–80.00 $76.67 $1,177 —
1120–2065 1780 4 86.00–93.00 $90.48 $1,611 —
1720–1870 1782 3 97.00–102.00 $99.31 $1,770 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1195 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,041.78

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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.