Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.04/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 666 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.86/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 575 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.38/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 521 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 371 441 436
Feeder cattle 346 425 402
Slaughter cattle 25 16 34

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 were mostly steady on a light test. 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
385 385 1 167.00 $167.00 $643 —
510 510 8 150.00 $150.00 $765 -3.00
578 578 4 151.00 $151.00 $873 +5.52
628 628 12 146.00 $146.00 $917 +1.00
651–658 655 11 142.00–145.00 $143.36 $939 -9.64
830 830 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 140.00 $140.00 $571 -9.00
458 458 2 150.00 $150.00 $687 —
618 618 2 125.00 $125.00 $772 —
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 +7.02
365–380 367 7 151.00–153.00 $151.30 $555 -0.70
438 438 21 153.00 $153.00 $670 -3.00
491 491 7 146.00 $146.00 $717 —
509–541 521 22 149.00–150.00 $149.38 $778 +0.60
574–583 575 29 148.00–149.00 $148.86 $856 +0.55
616 616 9 148.00 $148.00 $912 +17.00
655–678 666 59 137.00–143.00 $140.04 $933 +9.04
725 725 10 135.50 $135.50 $982 +9.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 138.00 $138.00 $593 -4.00
490–494 493 5 135.00–137.00 $136.60 $673 —
535 535 1 141.00 $141.00 $754 —
580–587 584 5 120.00–133.00 $127.84 $747 —
755–760 757 3 115.00–119.00 $116.34 $881 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 10 160.00 $160.00 $570 +2.00
406–430 413 7 152.00–155.00 $152.89 $631 -1.11
511–540 514 11 145.00–147.00 $146.81 $755 -1.19
623–639 634 6 127.00–131.00 $128.31 $813 —
678 678 6 128.50 $128.50 $871 +2.50
743 743 3 113.00 $113.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 151.00 $151.00 $441 —
355–365 360 2 146.00–150.00 $147.97 $533 +7.05
430 430 2 135.00 $135.00 $580 -9.28
492 492 3 130.00 $130.00 $640 -9.01
512 512 6 134.00 $134.00 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1645 1455 75-80% 2 70.00 $70.00 $1,018 —
1360–1610 1488 75-80% 4 60.50–67.00 $64.70 $963 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–970 923 85-90% 2 61.50–62.50 $61.97 $572 —
995–1165 1075 85-90% 3 50.50–55.50 $53.85 $579 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 80-85% 1 67.50 $67.50 $719 —
1095–1210 1135 80-85% 3 59.00–62.50 $61.09 $693 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1945 1712 5 87.00–90.00 $88.97 $1,523 —

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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.