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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.00/cwt ≈ $1,166/hd at 839 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.19/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 616 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.64/cwt -12.36 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 430 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 461 497 234
Feeder cattle 428 407 212
Slaughter cattle 21 78 14
Replacement cattle 12 12 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light 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
375 375 1 177.00 $177.00 $664 —
420 420 1 187.00 $187.00 $785 +6.00
480 480 7 178.00–184.00 $179.71 $863 —
504 504 7 171.00 $171.00 $862 -4.00
568–594 583 15 160.00–165.00 $163.31 $952 +3.31
647 647 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,003 —
657 657 9 155.00 $155.00 $1,018 +0.86
751 751 21 140.00 $140.00 $1,051 -1.00
839 839 39 139.00 $139.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
589 589 8 156.00 $156.00 $919 —
738 738 2 133.00 $133.00 $982 -7.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 155.00 $155.00 $721 —

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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 4 158.00 $158.00 $419 -8.00
307 307 8 170.00 $170.00 $522 -6.00
383 383 7 161.00 $161.00 $617 -7.00
410–432 430 22 155.00–157.00 $156.64 $674 -12.36
500–504 503 22 152.00–159.00 $153.58 $773 —
578 578 15 143.00 $143.00 $827 -6.14
613–647 616 35 141.00–150.00 $149.19 $919 +7.19
658–679 666 18 139.00–148.00 $143.75 $957 +10.17
743 743 3 120.00 $120.00 $892 -12.13
774 774 20 128.00 $128.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 148.00 $148.00 $530 —
455–498 466 8 140.00–152.00 $145.86 $680 —
530 530 1 136.00 $136.00 $721 -9.95
569 569 6 141.00 $141.00 $802 —
615–630 628 8 124.00–138.00 $136.29 $856 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 5 130.00 $130.00 $852 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 13 216.00 $216.00 $629 +1.96
349 349 9 188.00 $188.00 $656 +5.00
440 440 14 176.00 $176.00 $774 -18.00
515 515 11 163.00 $163.00 $839 -6.00
608 608 2 143.00 $143.00 $869 —
684 684 11 138.00 $138.00 $944 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 164.00–167.00 $165.52 $621 —
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 -38.00
491 491 6 151.00 $151.00 $741 -4.00
516 516 7 137.00 $137.00 $707 -3.00
563 563 2 136.00 $136.00 $766 -7.76
609–643 626 8 131.00–132.00 $131.49 $823 —
670 670 1 123.00 $123.00 $824 -3.00
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 —— 2 135.00 $135.00 $659 —
1850 1850 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,054 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1695 1456 75-80% 4 62.50–68.00 $65.26 $950 -7.91
1400–1560 1480 75-80% 3 55.50–60.00 $57.24 $847 -15.93
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1250 1128 80-85% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.45 $851 +16.13
1195–1365 1265 80-85% 3 62.50–69.00 $66.88 $846 -3.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–995 937 85-90% 3 44.00–50.50 $47.42 $444 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $608 -3.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2025 2025 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,660 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
975–1310 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–925.00 $903.67

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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
1155–1205 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,775.00 $1,685.65 —

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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.