Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.99/cwt ≈ $861/hd at 594 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.00/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 444 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 438 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 378 285
Feeder cattle 211 330 254
Slaughter cattle 53 48 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate 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 2 160.00 $160.00 $520 -6.00
394 394 8 159.00 $159.00 $626 -5.84
460–478 472 3 150.00–154.00 $152.70 $721 -2.96
572–593 580 10 149.00–152.00 $150.77 $874 +4.27
740 740 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,006 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 140.00 $140.00 $591 —
482 482 3 146.00 $146.00 $704 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 152.00 $152.00 $623 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 2 167.00 $167.00 $322 —
276 276 5 160.00 $160.00 $442 +3.25
370–388 375 7 148.00–151.00 $150.11 $563 +3.11
443–446 444 12 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $653 —
493 493 6 149.00 $149.00 $735 —
538 538 5 150.00 $150.00 $807 +10.00
592–596 594 16 140.00–148.00 $144.99 $861 —
600–631 623 8 136.00–140.00 $139.04 $866 +5.04
740 740 5 120.00 $120.00 $888 -1.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–383 380 3 130.00–134.00 $132.69 $504 —
410 410 3 130.00 $130.00 $533 -5.00
525 525 2 138.00 $138.00 $724 +1.00
615 615 1 113.00 $113.00 $695 —
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 -4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 131.00 $131.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 165.00 $165.00 $429 -17.00
328 328 2 150.00 $150.00 $492 —
375 375 3 152.00 $152.00 $570 -21.00
438 438 11 155.00 $155.00 $679 -12.00
533 533 7 151.00 $151.00 $805 —
607 607 5 136.50 $136.50 $829 —
678 678 3 127.00 $127.00 $861 -7.00
730 730 1 121.00 $121.00 $883 —
794 794 8 115.00 $115.00 $913 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 -13.00
428–433 430 5 147.00–147.50 $147.30 $633 +0.30
480 480 2 145.00 $145.00 $696 -1.00
630 630 4 127.00 $127.00 $800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1255 1150 80-85% 8 60.00–63.00 $61.41 $706 —
1075–1460 1187 80-85% 6 51.50–58.50 $55.56 $659 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 70.50 $70.50 $881 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1500 1390 75-80% 3 58.50–61.50 $60.13 $836 —
1175–1775 1504 75-80% 7 62.50–70.00 $65.73 $989 -6.07
1595–1630 1613 75-80% 2 74.00–79.00 $76.53 $1,234 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1045 922 85-90% 3 47.00–51.50 $50.02 $461 —
985–1240 1125 85-90% 7 52.00–58.50 $54.58 $614 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1855 1725 4 86.50–91.00 $89.32 $1,541 —

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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.