Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.08/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 579 lb · 46 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.72/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 446 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.42/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 514 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 493 308
Feeder cattle 338 444 241
Slaughter cattle 71 38 37
Replacement cattle 33 11 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifers calves were 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 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
460–496 486 7 151.00–153.00 $152.46 $741 —
545 545 5 154.00 $154.00 $839 -6.00
626–649 636 16 137.00–143.00 $139.68 $888 -2.53
653 653 7 134.00 $134.00 $875 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 433 3 145.00–146.00 $145.32 $629 —
598 598 4 140.00 $140.00 $837 —
697 697 6 120.00–127.00 $123.50 $861 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 3 135.00 $135.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 133.00 $133.00 $396 —
374–393 379 11 135.00–139.00 $136.13 $516 -6.87
438–449 446 20 136.00–143.00 $137.72 $614 -1.28
505–546 514 18 133.00–139.00 $134.42 $691 -2.17
560–599 579 46 131.00–141.00 $136.08 $788 -1.12
636 636 10 137.00 $137.00 $871 +8.01
684 684 18 132.00 $132.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–438 430 7 127.00–132.00 $130.12 $560 —
570 570 4 127.00 $127.00 $724 +7.00
658–675 664 6 120.00 $120.00 $797 —
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 4 123.00 $123.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 157.00 $157.00 $560 +3.00
453 453 11 148.00 $148.00 $670 —
509 509 16 146.00 $146.00 $743 —
572 572 15 145.00 $145.00 $829 +9.50
655–659 658 9 120.00–126.00 $124.67 $820 —
705 705 1 113.00 $113.00 $797 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 332 3 145.00–150.00 $146.61 $487 —
413 413 8 140.00–145.00 $143.75 $594 -1.25
513 513 4 133.00 $133.00 $682 -0.68
670 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 6 130.00 $130.00 $760 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $608 —
990–1255 1161 85-90% 7 42.50–47.50 $45.56 $529 —
985–1325 1173 85-90% 14 48.50–56.00 $50.98 $598 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1250 1180 80-85% 3 61.50–66.00 $64.56 $762 +12.56
1020–1355 1199 80-85% 10 54.50–59.00 $56.78 $681 —
1195–1350 1260 80-85% 8 46.50–52.50 $50.91 $641 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1530 1378 75-80% 3 52.50–54.50 $53.41 $736 —
1360–1530 1411 75-80% 4 64.00–68.50 $66.20 $934 +14.45
1100–1650 1520 75-80% 5 56.00–59.50 $57.62 $876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1525 1315 2 65.00–72.00 $69.06 $908 —
1880 1880 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,692 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220–1295 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,197.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1050–1275 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,303.20 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +125.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.