Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.21/cwt ≈ $733/hd at 491 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.13/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 609 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.72/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 506 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 195 640
Feeder cattle 325 162 604
Slaughter cattle 29 18 22
Replacement cattle 7 15 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Light 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
438 438 4 154.00 $154.00 $675 -9.00
517 517 3 158.00 $158.00 $817 +0.13
579–595 581 16 145.00–153.00 $146.99 $854 —
621–635 623 18 141.00–146.00 $143.33 $893 —
707 707 13 135.00 $135.00 $954 —
835 835 6 122.00 $122.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 142.00 $142.00 $589 —
478 478 2 145.00 $145.00 $693 -2.00
598 598 5 142.00 $142.00 $849 +2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–298 290 3 152.00–172.00 $165.69 $481 —
320 320 1 156.00 $156.00 $499 -6.00
381 381 9 147.00 $147.00 $560 —
435 435 11 145.00 $145.00 $631 -0.88
460 460 2 135.00 $135.00 $621 —
500–540 506 20 134.00–142.00 $140.72 $712 -4.28
550–572 559 13 130.00–142.00 $136.36 $762 -3.64
601–621 609 25 131.00–136.00 $132.13 $805 —
650–669 666 6 132.00–133.00 $132.84 $885 +1.15
710 710 11 120.00 $120.00 $852 -6.00
753 753 12 120.00 $120.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 374 5 143.00 $143.00 $535 —
430–439 436 6 137.00 $137.00 $597 +2.08
480–497 490 10 133.00–135.00 $134.22 $658 -2.78
557–562 560 8 124.00–130.00 $127.76 $715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 —— 3 172.00 $172.00 $494 —
374 374 —— 9 163.00 $163.00 $610 -4.00
440 440 —— 2 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
466–498 491 —— 27 149.00–150.00 $149.21 $733 —
508 508 —— 3 135.00 $135.00 $686 -14.00
578 578 —— 10 144.00 $144.00 $832 +4.00
673 673 —— 8 124.00 $124.00 $835 ±0.00
760 760 —— 3 111.00 $111.00 $844 —
1205 1205 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 354 6 152.00–160.00 $158.68 $562 +12.68
430–444 443 13 137.00–140.00 $139.78 $619 +4.78
483 483 5 141.00 $141.00 $681 ±0.00
560–568 563 5 120.00–130.00 $125.97 $709 —
660 660 2 118.00 $118.00 $779 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1965 1431 75-80% 6 69.00–71.00 $70.57 $1,010 +6.30
1410–1510 1470 75-80% 3 56.50–59.50 $58.20 $856 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1345 1138 80-85% 7 58.00–66.00 $61.73 $702 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 73.50 $73.50 $937 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1100 1037 85-90% 3 50.50–55.50 $52.08 $540 —
1045–1210 1128 85-90% 2 45.00–48.50 $46.88 $529 -7.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1835 1708 4 87.00–92.00 $89.73 $1,533 +6.73
1780–2020 1900 2 103.00–104.00 $103.47 $1,966 —

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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.