Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.87/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 518 lb · 55 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.58/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 443 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $165.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 509 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 588 674
Feeder cattle 522 510 587
Slaughter cattle 81 59 58
Replacement cattle 11 19 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 9 201.00 $201.00 $734 +8.07
431–443 436 21 189.00–190.00 $189.62 $827 +8.12
453 453 6 188.00 $188.00 $852 —
504–544 517 47 168.00–174.00 $172.83 $894 +10.83
524 thin fleshed 524 8 180.00 $180.00 $943 —
562–583 570 14 168.00–170.00 $168.73 $962 -0.85
607 thin fleshed 607 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,026 —
637 637 19 157.00 $157.00 $1,000 —
666 666 5 149.00 $149.00 $992 +2.07
711–738 718 11 137.00–142.00 $140.60 $1,010 +0.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–475 474 3 153.00–177.00 $168.98 $801 +4.98
563–565 564 6 154.50–158.00 $156.83 $885 +4.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 181.00 $181.00 $416 +17.00
271 271 4 180.00 $180.00 $488 —
325 325 10 169.00 $169.00 $549 +7.13
369 value added 369 17 180.00 $180.00 $664 —
435–447 443 28 158.00–163.00 $159.58 $707 +3.58
457 457 9 162.00 $162.00 $740 +5.00
501–543 511 25 150.00–152.00 $151.49 $774 +3.49
573 573 15 143.00 $143.00 $819 -3.98
629–641 635 12 133.00–140.00 $136.47 $867 —
663–668 666 16 130.00 $130.00 $866 -5.56
740 740 2 121.00 $121.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 154.00 $154.00 $564 +13.00
430 430 4 143.00 $143.00 $615 +7.00
504–545 517 13 129.00–130.00 $129.68 $670 -1.32
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 9 144.00 $144.00 $750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 6 181.00 $181.00 $521 —
382 382 7 186.00 $186.00 $711 -9.30
438 438 16 177.00 $177.00 $775 ±0.00
509 509 26 165.00 $165.00 $840 +2.00
578 578 25 152.00 $152.00 $879 -5.17
657 657 7 132.00 $132.00 $867 —
748 748 4 120.00 $120.00 $898 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 180.00 $180.00 $432 —
345 345 4 160.00 $160.00 $552 +4.99
360 360 3 151.00–165.00 $155.67 $560 -4.33
405–433 424 3 145.00–161.00 $155.90 $661 +8.94
495 495 13 151.00 $151.00 $747 ±0.00
502 502 12 153.00 $153.00 $768 +12.00
560–565 563 4 133.00–143.00 $137.98 $777 -5.02
673 673 3 120.00 $120.00 $808 -5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 7 149.00 $149.00 $650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1350 1243 80-85% 6 58.00–72.00 $67.59 $840 -7.98
960–1440 1267 80-85% 15 74.00–84.00 $78.49 $994 -4.15
1215–1465 1393 80-85% 5 85.00–92.00 $87.94 $1,225 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1650 1415 75-80% 4 86.00–87.00 $86.27 $1,221 —
1205–1710 1464 75-80% 10 75.00–85.00 $79.98 $1,171 —
1160–1755 1473 75-80% 8 63.00–75.00 $68.22 $1,005 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1235 1017 85-90% 7 63.00–69.00 $66.40 $675 +4.01
870–1140 1040 85-90% 3 74.00–76.00 $75.29 $783 +12.90
935–1220 1047 85-90% 6 53.00–62.00 $59.24 $620 -3.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2120 1599 7 73.00–92.00 $85.68 $1,370 —
1775–2055 1915 2 104.00–108.00 $106.15 $2,033 —
2135 2135 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,455 —

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1575 1575 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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.