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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.25/cwt ≈ $954/hd at 727 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.42/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 591 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.61/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 482 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 554 436
Feeder cattle 288 495 348
Slaughter cattle 26 47 85
Replacement cattle 5 12 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light 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
348 348 2 163.00 $163.00 $567 +5.00
420–441 438 8 159.00–160.00 $159.88 $700 +6.88
459–465 460 6 157.00–158.00 $157.83 $726 —
518–535 519 18 141.00–151.00 $150.43 $781 -7.57
568–595 583 9 148.00–154.00 $150.60 $878 +16.60
621 621 9 138.00 $138.00 $857 +2.00
713–748 727 39 128.50–133.25 $131.25 $954 —
756 756 12 130.00 $130.00 $983 +12.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 158.00 $158.00 $434 —
360–398 389 4 150.00–151.00 $150.77 $586 +10.77
424 424 5 141.00 $141.00 $598 +3.00
480–498 482 32 139.00–143.00 $142.61 $687 +2.61
501 501 5 138.00 $138.00 $691 +3.67
560–598 591 35 132.00–132.50 $132.42 $783 —
680 680 3 121.00 $121.00 $823 -1.69
721 721 8 116.00 $116.00 $836 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 382 4 136.00–140.00 $136.92 $523 —
445 445 1 137.00 $137.00 $610 +13.85
476 476 4 125.00 $125.00 $595 +5.00
645 645 4 118.00 $118.00 $761 —
765 765 1 97.00 $97.00 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 9 167.00 $167.00 $569 —
422 422 3 165.00 $165.00 $696 —
490 490 3 145.00 $145.00 $710 -16.02
533 533 3 141.00 $141.00 $752 -11.00
675 675 4 122.00 $122.00 $824 +5.00
733 733 4 120.00 $120.00 $880 +8.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 141.00–148.00 $144.59 $593 +14.57
490 490 2 140.00 $140.00 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1610 1411 75-80% 4 65.00–72.00 $69.52 $981 —
1300–1570 1415 75-80% 3 75.00–80.00 $76.99 $1,089 —
1235–1550 1438 75-80% 4 51.00–60.00 $55.85 $803 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1185 1161 80-85% 4 63.50–66.00 $64.64 $750 +6.00
1165 1165 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $839 +13.36
1265 1265 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $772 -7.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 96.50 $96.50 $1,505 —
1560–1940 1770 3 101.00–109.00 $104.02 $1,841 +13.54
2255–2505 2380 2 83.50–85.00 $84.21 $2,004 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270–1440 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–1,000.00 $917.99

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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.