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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.04/cwt ≈ $843/hd at 629 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.71/cwt ≈ $896/hd at 632 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.33/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 480 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 489 555
Feeder cattle 697 440 490
Slaughter cattle 93 32 36
Replacement cattle 10 17 29

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 166.00 $166.00 $564 —
385–395 390 2 145.00–146.00 $145.51 $567 -17.40
466–472 468 19 153.00–155.00 $154.47 $723 +1.47
523–549 539 10 157.00–158.00 $157.61 $850 —
581 581 6 138.00 $138.00 $802 -1.62
624–649 632 52 139.00–145.00 $141.71 $896 —
650 650 12 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
756–780 760 13 126.00–137.00 $135.26 $1,028 —
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
893 893 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
530 530 3 127.00 $127.00 $673 —
633 633 4 121.00 $121.00 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 4 150.00 $150.00 $398 —
310–348 323 3 131.00–136.00 $134.20 $433 +2.20
351–369 365 23 131.00–146.00 $138.36 $505 +1.36
407–434 417 24 130.00–140.00 $136.10 $568 +1.10
466 466 15 140.00 $140.00 $652 +4.00
487 value added 487 30 140.50 $140.50 $684 —
507 value added 507 35 139.00 $139.00 $705 —
511 511 4 128.00 $128.00 $654 -1.05
575–593 584 35 127.00–133.00 $130.65 $763 +10.65
603–645 629 59 125.00–142.00 $134.04 $843 —
689 689 15 133.00 $133.00 $916 +13.52
720–729 723 28 115.00–129.00 $123.96 $896 —
855 855 4 92.00 $92.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–430 428 5 123.00–125.00 $124.20 $532 —
481 481 1 123.00 $123.00 $592 —
518 518 4 123.00 $123.00 $637 —
830–845 840 3 85.00–90.00 $86.65 $728 —
885 885 1 85.00 $85.00 $752 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–299 297 9 160.00–165.00 $163.92 $487 —
313 313 3 153.00 $153.00 $479 —
363 363 13 152.00 $152.00 $552 -5.00
405–443 437 36 138.00–150.00 $147.32 $644 -1.68
453–478 470 9 130.00–140.00 $136.78 $643 —
503–540 518 18 126.00–134.00 $130.92 $678 -0.35
526 value added 526 22 140.00 $140.00 $736 —
555–594 586 25 126.00–129.00 $128.43 $753 +5.43
658 658 21 125.00 $125.00 $822 +13.00
740 740 2 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
764 764 21 114.00 $114.00 $871 —
852–880 855 9 91.00–97.00 $96.31 $823 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 129.00 $129.00 $450 —
598 598 2 116.00 $116.00 $694 —
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1430 1225 80-85% 4 45.00–46.50 $45.92 $563 —
1030–1430 1229 80-85% 15 48.50–54.50 $51.38 $631 —
1115–1475 1308 80-85% 4 37.00–41.50 $39.46 $516 —
1220–1580 1400 80-85% 2 56.50–57.50 $56.94 $797 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1275 1059 85-90% 12 37.00–42.50 $39.89 $422 —
930–1125 1069 85-90% 4 44.00–48.00 $45.83 $490 —
900–1275 1073 85-90% 6 20.00–34.00 $23.91 $257 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1450 1407 75-80% 3 46.50–49.50 $48.17 $678 —
1370–2090 1575 75-80% 13 50.00–56.50 $52.72 $830 —
1515–1645 1580 75-80% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.96 $932 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,429 —
1425–1790 1610 3 73.00–81.00 $77.30 $1,245 —
1370–2230 1704 7 63.00–72.00 $68.37 $1,165 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080–1280 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 63.50–67.00 $65.23 $768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1290 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,000.00 $930.29
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 (<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.