Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.31/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 438 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $119.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 670 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.00/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 425 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 800 574
Feeder cattle 395 697 505
Slaughter cattle 86 93 51
Replacement cattle 98 10 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate 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
330 330 2 162.00 $162.00 $535 -4.00
505–508 507 4 151.00 $151.00 $766 -6.61
591 591 5 157.00 $157.00 $928 +19.00
615 615 1 145.00 $145.00 $892 +3.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 136.00–153.00 $144.50 $629 +14.50
678 678 2 136.00 $136.00 $922 —
743 743 3 126.00 $126.00 $936 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 133.00 $133.00 $818 —

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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 3 136.00 $136.00 $360 -14.00
305 305 2 143.00 $143.00 $436 +8.80
354 354 12 144.00 $144.00 $510 +5.64
434–447 438 30 140.00–141.00 $140.31 $615 +4.21
495 495 5 143.00 $143.00 $708 +3.00
502 502 12 141.00 $141.00 $708 +13.00
563–585 574 21 133.00–138.00 $134.85 $774 +4.20
630–636 633 11 126.00–133.00 $129.20 $818 -4.84
660 660 4 123.00 $123.00 $812 -10.00
755 755 7 119.00 $119.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 390 3 126.00–136.00 $132.80 $518 —
434 434 5 134.00 $134.00 $582 +9.80
463–490 479 5 126.00–130.00 $127.55 $611 +4.55
651 651 18 118.00–119.00 $118.78 $773 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 10 169.00 $169.00 $473 +5.08
337 337 9 160.00 $160.00 $539 +7.00
425 425 21 156.00 $156.00 $663 +8.68
502 502 13 145.00 $145.00 $728 +14.08
576 576 20 135.00 $135.00 $778 +6.57
634 634 7 118.00 $118.00 $748 —
670 670 25 119.00 $119.00 $797 -6.00
791 791 4 105.00 $105.00 $831 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 145.00–147.00 $145.98 $566 —
415–443 434 3 140.00–150.00 $143.19 $621 —
497 497 5 133.00 $133.00 $661 —
568 568 3 121.00 $121.00 $687 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 —— 2 133.00 $133.00 $672 —
1560 1560 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 50.50 $50.50 $664 —
1190–1695 1419 75-80% 21 51.00–57.00 $54.44 $773 +6.27
1260–1680 1444 75-80% 6 58.00–62.00 $59.86 $864 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $531 —
965–1455 1223 80-85% 15 50.00–56.00 $52.00 $636 +6.08
1365–1415 1390 80-85% 2 57.00–62.50 $59.70 $830 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1315 1074 85-90% 12 42.50–47.00 $44.33 $476 +20.42
995–1245 1092 85-90% 3 41.50 $41.50 $453 +17.59
995–1245 1120 85-90% 2 50.50–52.50 $51.61 $578 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1935 1522 5 64.00–71.00 $66.53 $1,013 —
1325–2155 1783 4 75.00–80.00 $77.68 $1,385 —
2030 2030 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,746 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1480 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 900.00–1,125.00 $1,044.84
1120–1311 1223 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 725.00–875.00 $791.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1070 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–875.00 $837.06
1232 1232 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00 $750.00

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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.