Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.25/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 573 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 510 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.45/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 561 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 579 471
Feeder cattle 427 395 407
Slaughter cattle 67 86 50
Replacement cattle 11 98 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of cows 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
348 348 2 180.00 $180.00 $626 +18.00
508–529 522 15 162.00–163.00 $162.20 $847 +11.20
574 574 4 153.00 $153.00 $878 -4.00
620–648 646 18 143.00–150.00 $149.63 $967 +4.63
717–725 721 6 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $991 —
917 917 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 151.00–158.00 $154.55 $502 —
419–425 420 5 147.00–150.00 $149.39 $627 +4.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 2 137.00 $137.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 2 150.00 $150.00 $406 +14.00
382 382 24 146.00 $146.00 $558 +2.00
435 435 10 142.00 $142.00 $618 +1.69
510 510 28 140.00 $140.00 $714 -1.00
561–598 573 36 132.00–137.00 $134.25 $769 -0.60
633 value added 633 17 141.00 $141.00 $893 —
674 674 5 120.00 $120.00 $809 -3.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–437 437 10 130.00–131.00 $130.20 $569 —
564–589 576 15 126.00–128.00 $126.95 $731 —
693 693 2 116.00 $116.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 137.00 $137.00 $430 —
404 404 5 128.00 $128.00 $517 -6.00
500 500 2 127.00 $127.00 $635 —
675 675 5 116.00 $116.00 $783 -2.78
771 771 7 106.00 $106.00 $817 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 179.00 $179.00 $523 +10.00
364 364 6 171.00 $171.00 $622 —
435 435 16 155.00 $155.00 $674 -1.00
518–548 536 25 149.00–151.00 $150.23 $805 +5.23
550–588 561 26 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $799 +7.45
668–684 675 25 125.00–128.00 $126.66 $855 +7.66
758 758 2 117.00 $117.00 $887 +12.00
820–849 833 17 104.00–112.00 $109.01 $908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 7 147.00 $147.00 $612 +3.81
517 517 3 140.00 $140.00 $724 —
690 690 1 108.00 $108.00 $745 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1410 1270 75-80% 3 45.50–47.50 $46.55 $591 —
1125–1430 1299 75-80% 15 50.50–56.00 $53.44 $694 —
1360–1595 1497 75-80% 3 60.00 $60.00 $898 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1190 1117 80-85% 10 46.00–54.00 $50.03 $559 —
1005–1230 1151 80-85% 5 42.50–45.50 $44.86 $516 -1.14
1155–1705 1430 80-85% 2 56.50–57.00 $56.70 $811 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1140 1033 85-90% 3 39.50–42.00 $41.22 $426 —
975–1200 1081 85-90% 4 43.00–46.50 $44.94 $486 +0.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1865 1603 4 62.00–73.00 $66.74 $1,070 —
2080 2080 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,893 —
2035–2185 2110 2 81.00–82.00 $81.48 $1,719 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
2035 2035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.