Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.00/cwt +14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 418 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $134.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 660 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.00/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 600 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 371 215
Feeder cattle 330 346 177
Slaughter cattle 48 25 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
325 325 1 166.00 $166.00 $540 —
350–390 370 2 162.00–168.00 $164.84 $610 -2.16
461–465 462 12 154.00–156.00 $155.66 $719 —
510 510 1 149.00 $149.00 $760 -1.00
570 570 6 146.50 $146.50 $835 -4.50
633–640 635 6 135.00–146.00 $142.31 $904 -3.69
676–692 683 12 135.00–140.00 $137.89 $942 -5.47
729 729 16 142.00 $142.00 $1,035 —
763 763 2 127.00 $127.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–295 263 6 156.00–160.00 $156.75 $412 —
361 361 18 147.00 $147.00 $531 -4.30
451–456 454 12 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $647 —
539 539 18 140.00 $140.00 $755 -9.38
600 600 21 134.00 $134.00 $804 -14.00
677 677 3 125.00 $125.00 $846 -15.04
719–726 723 11 120.00–122.00 $121.28 $877 -14.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 338 6 143.00–146.00 $143.99 $487 —
420 420 7 135.00 $135.00 $567 -3.00
503 503 4 137.00 $137.00 $689 -4.00
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -7.84
674 674 5 119.00 $119.00 $802 —
790 790 2 105.00 $105.00 $830 -11.34
903 903 10 95.00 $95.00 $858 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 127.00 $127.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 4 182.00 $182.00 $499 —
353 353 10 173.00 $173.00 $611 +13.00
418 418 21 167.00 $167.00 $698 +14.11
497 497 16 153.50 $153.50 $763 —
581 581 10 146.00 $146.00 $848 —
660 660 21 134.00 $134.00 $884 +5.50
794 794 5 114.00 $114.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 149.00 $149.00 $507 —
373 373 2 148.00 $148.00 $552 +0.03
435 435 1 147.00 $147.00 $639 +12.00
488 488 5 146.00 $146.00 $712 +16.00
515–525 522 3 134.00–138.00 $136.68 $713 +2.68
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–445 430 6 145.00–159.00 $156.59 $673 —
592 592 3 139.00 $139.00 $823 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1490 1430 75-80% 2 56.50 $56.50 $808 —
1320–1715 1474 75-80% 10 58.50–67.50 $63.05 $929 -1.65
1240–1775 1525 75-80% 5 69.00–80.00 $71.80 $1,095 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1205 1090 85-90% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.45 $495 -8.40
1005–1960 1238 85-90% 6 51.50–56.00 $53.06 $657 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1170 1082 80-85% 3 50.50–56.50 $52.94 $573 -14.56
1170–1275 1223 80-85% 2 57.50–60.00 $58.80 $719 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,169 —
1475–1830 1653 2 92.00–97.00 $94.77 $1,567 —
1530–2015 1773 2 80.00–90.00 $84.32 $1,495 —

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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.