Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.26/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 520 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.63/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 662 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.00/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 570 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 242 233
Feeder cattle 196 196 183
Slaughter cattle 18 33 31
Replacement cattle 16 13 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. Light supply of all classes 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
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
490 490 1 155.00 $155.00 $760 -5.00
562–568 565 6 150.00–153.00 $151.51 $856 +1.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 —
665 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
700–723 715 3 115.00–121.00 $119.04 $851 —

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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 2 161.00 $161.00 $504 +2.13
375 375 2 150.00 $150.00 $562 -5.00
428–443 436 12 144.00–149.00 $146.54 $639 -4.33
484–490 485 9 145.00 $145.00 $703 ±0.00
502–540 520 29 146.00–152.50 $149.26 $776 +4.26
591 591 10 141.00 $141.00 $833 +3.00
662 value added 662 16 142.00 $142.00 $940 —
665 665 3 127.00 $127.00 $845 -7.00
748 748 3 112.00 $112.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 372 3 123.00–142.00 $136.04 $506 —
428 428 3 135.00 $135.00 $578 —
512 512 3 130.00 $130.00 $666 —
570–595 590 5 125.00–130.00 $129.03 $761 —
663 663 2 115.00 $115.00 $762 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 2 117.00 $117.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 4 176.00 $176.00 $410 —
310–333 328 5 167.00–170.00 $167.57 $550 +6.54
444 444 7 156.00 $156.00 $693 +5.00
495 495 4 151.00 $151.00 $747 —
570 570 15 138.00 $138.00 $787 -2.40
659 659 4 128.50 $128.50 $847 —
743 743 5 110.00 $110.00 $817 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 365 7 145.00–150.00 $147.77 $539 —
412 412 3 143.00 $143.00 $589 —
460 460 1 131.00 $131.00 $603 —
523 523 2 139.00 $139.00 $727 —
667 667 3 115.00 $115.00 $767 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 121.00 $121.00 $599 —
575 575 2 122.00 $122.00 $702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1200 1119 80-85% 4 60.00–66.50 $62.73 $702 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $705 —
1165–1795 1480 75-80% 2 60.50–64.00 $62.62 $927 —
1565 1565 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,080 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1130 1028 85-90% 3 50.50 $50.50 $519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2055 1859 4 86.00–92.00 $89.82 $1,670 —
2020 2020 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,020 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1415 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,057.76
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.