Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.36/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 509 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.11/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 579 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.00/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 593 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 559 389 484
Feeder cattle 451 305 423
Slaughter cattle 67 54 38
Replacement cattle 41 30 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Heavy 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
290 290 1 158.00 $158.00 $458 —
389 389 4 159.00 $159.00 $619 +2.00
465–498 494 18 150.00–152.50 $152.24 $752 +2.24
576–599 579 28 135.00–141.00 $140.11 $811 +5.11
600–636 632 9 131.00–133.00 $131.21 $829 +0.21
764 764 10 136.00 $136.00 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
560 560 2 116.00 $116.00 $650 —
645 645 2 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
730 730 3 117.00 $117.00 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 142.00–152.00 $147.00 $316 —
278 278 6 137.00 $137.00 $381 -3.00
349 349 8 140.00 $140.00 $489 —
444 444 19 135.00 $135.00 $599 ±0.00
521 521 23 135.00 $135.00 $703 +1.00
593 593 26 128.00 $128.00 $759 -0.22
639–640 639 10 116.00–125.00 $118.70 $758 —
725–733 728 9 105.00–110.00 $106.68 $777 —
834 834 4 107.00 $107.00 $892 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 124.00 $124.00 $397 —
425 425 6 116.00 $116.00 $493 —
563 563 9 113.00 $113.00 $636 —
682 682 13 111.00 $111.00 $757 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 123.00 $123.00 $453 -8.00
408 408 3 134.00 $134.00 $547 +10.00
505–517 510 20 110.00–127.00 $122.09 $623 +0.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 5 160.00 $160.00 $430 —
371 371 7 157.00 $157.00 $582 +7.00
417 417 15 153.00 $153.00 $638 +8.00
504–517 509 42 125.00–137.50 $132.36 $674 -4.64
664 664 19 116.00 $116.00 $770 ±0.00
748 748 21 105.00 $105.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–370 359 3 140.00 $140.00 $503 —
408–418 415 6 130.00 $130.00 $540 +10.00
485–494 493 14 118.00–123.00 $122.30 $603 —
587–590 588 8 113.00–116.00 $115.25 $678 —
635 635 1 111.00 $111.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1090 963 75-80% 3 45.50–49.50 $46.78 $450 —
1080–1680 1343 75-80% 18 49.50–56.50 $53.00 $712 —
1290–1440 1365 75-80% 3 58.00–60.50 $58.88 $804 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1310 1203 80-85% 3 56.50–57.00 $56.84 $684 —
1115–1370 1211 80-85% 5 42.50–47.50 $45.40 $550 —
1080–1505 1254 80-85% 14 48.50–55.50 $51.82 $650 -3.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1100 928 85-90% 3 41.00–42.50 $41.91 $389 —
920–1205 1063 85-90% 2 46.50–49.00 $47.92 $509 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1735 1361 6 57.00–70.00 $64.25 $874 —
1720–1845 1803 3 72.00–80.00 $76.32 $1,376 +6.32
1745–1935 1828 3 82.00–83.00 $82.65 $1,511 +12.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1050–1275 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–975.00 $907.22

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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
900–1000 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,000.00 $986.84 —

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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.