Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.50/cwt +6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 445 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.79/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 477 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 501 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 309 309
Feeder cattle 306 261 266
Slaughter cattle 38 32 43
Replacement cattle 8 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 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
335 335 3 178.00 $178.00 $596 —
419 value added 419 10 170.50 $170.50 $714 —
437 437 3 161.00 $161.00 $704 —
460–482 473 12 158.00–160.50 $159.49 $754 +10.25
500–519 517 11 141.00–145.00 $141.35 $731 -4.65
563–573 569 11 137.00–139.00 $138.28 $787 +0.28
659 659 4 126.00 $126.00 $830 -4.00
703 703 2 128.00 $128.00 $900 —
826 826 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,032 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
487–495 489 4 143.00 $143.00 $699 +7.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 145.00 $145.00 $599 —
575 575 1 129.00 $129.00 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 5 166.00 $166.00 $442 +7.00
325 325 3 146.00 $146.00 $474 -3.00
377 377 11 148.00 $148.00 $558 +2.01
443 443 11 138.00 $138.00 $611 -1.91
447 value added 447 17 152.00 $152.00 $679 —
452 452 5 158.00 $158.00 $714 —
453–493 482 23 135.00–146.00 $138.27 $666 +4.27
509 509 7 130.00 $130.00 $662 —
562–588 575 10 125.00–137.00 $130.86 $752 +5.06
673 673 2 115.00 $115.00 $774 -15.00
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 -17.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 -4.00
420 420 14 129.00–130.00 $129.93 $546 -1.64
494 494 5 129.00 $129.00 $637 ±0.00
520 520 2 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
590 590 2 115.00–119.00 $117.00 $690 —
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 139.00 $139.00 $452 —
590 590 1 123.00 $123.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 12 167.00 $167.00 $610 —
443 443 4 152.00 $152.00 $673 —
475 475 5 148.00 $148.00 $703 +1.00
501 501 24 143.00 $143.00 $716 +5.00
576 576 7 133.00 $133.00 $766 +8.00
673 673 5 126.00 $126.00 $848 —
765 765 4 113.00 $113.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 150.00 $150.00 $506 —
350–357 355 4 138.00–148.00 $140.46 $499 —
401 401 4 139.00 $139.00 $557 —
510–530 520 8 123.00–134.00 $128.39 $668 +10.38
575–593 589 5 121.00–126.00 $121.98 $718 -0.02
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 148.00 $148.00 $377 —
465 465 1 127.00 $127.00 $591 —
683 683 2 118.00 $118.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1430 1388 75-80% 2 52.50 $52.50 $729 -5.23
1310–1740 1525 75-80% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.43 $922 —
1400–1725 1548 75-80% 9 55.00–60.00 $57.31 $887 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 51.50 $51.50 $574 —
1245 1245 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $759 —
1135–1395 1293 80-85% 8 53.50–59.50 $56.52 $731 -0.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1220 1033 85-90% 4 34.00–46.50 $43.09 $445 -8.25
980–1165 1067 85-90% 3 50.50–53.00 $51.27 $547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1290 1263 2 62.00–65.00 $63.53 $802 —
1625–2140 1948 3 84.00–87.00 $85.90 $1,673 —
2175 2175 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,958 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1400 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.