Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.28/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 511 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.00/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 529 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 424 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 389 421 358
Feeder cattle 318 347 301
Slaughter cattle 52 45 47
Replacement cattle 19 29 10

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 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
380–397 395 7 150.00–157.00 $150.96 $596 -8.04
400–405 402 3 154.00–157.00 $155.99 $627 +4.99
450 450 3 153.00 $153.00 $688 —
512 512 11 148.00 $148.00 $758 +3.00
555 555 7 141.00 $141.00 $783 +11.00
724 724 9 136.00 $136.00 $985 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
400 400 2 129.00 $129.00 $516 —
503–526 517 8 131.00–135.00 $132.46 $685 —
568 568 8 130.00 $130.00 $738 —
783 783 2 126.00 $126.00 $987 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 5 132.00 $132.00 $694 —
580 580 4 126.00 $126.00 $731 —
613–617 615 5 121.00–128.00 $125.21 $770 —
738 738 2 125.00 $125.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 14 142.00 $142.00 $518 -7.00
424 424 15 139.00 $139.00 $589 +1.00
510–520 511 22 134.00–136.00 $134.28 $686 +0.87
570 570 10 126.00 $126.00 $718 ±0.00
654–690 666 9 122.00–129.00 $126.58 $843 +9.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 5 130.00 $130.00 $332 —
300 300 2 132.00 $132.00 $396 —
368 368 2 123.00 $123.00 $453 —
442 442 12 131.00 $131.00 $579 +3.33
528 528 5 127.00 $127.00 $671 —
573 573 6 116.00 $116.00 $665 -0.83
678–685 682 4 111.00–113.00 $112.01 $764 +2.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 114.00 $114.00 $627 —
628 628 3 111.00 $111.00 $697 —
718 718 3 105.00 $105.00 $754 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 4 150.00 $150.00 $410 -6.00
373–394 387 6 149.00–153.00 $151.71 $587 +0.71
445 445 8 145.00 $145.00 $645 -5.00
529 529 16 133.00 $133.00 $704 -2.92
564 564 9 123.00 $123.00 $694 -2.00
644 644 7 116.00 $116.00 $747 —
741 741 6 103.00 $103.00 $763 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 131.00–145.00 $138.06 $439 +0.06
463–465 464 8 125.00–134.00 $127.26 $590 —
665 665 4 105.00 $105.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1080 1026 85-90% 4 38.00–41.00 $39.90 $409 —
905–1280 1085 85-90% 12 42.50–49.00 $45.24 $491 —
1095 1095 85-90% 2 50.50–51.00 $50.75 $556 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1725 1430 75-80% 2 48.50–49.50 $49.10 $702 —
1270–1560 1437 75-80% 9 50.50–56.50 $53.06 $762 —
1310–1655 1494 75-80% 4 58.50–63.50 $61.06 $912 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1250 1163 80-85% 8 50.50–55.50 $52.86 $615 +1.85
1170 1170 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $667 +5.99
1140–1275 1208 80-85% 2 46.50–47.50 $46.97 $567 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,179 -0.64
1715 1715 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,458 —
1665–1965 1769 4 75.00–82.00 $77.92 $1,378 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1265 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 67.00–75.00 $71.29 $781

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1185–1310 1248 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,036.87
1335 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.