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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report, Owensboro, KY

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

428 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $317.00/cwt +52.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,412/hd at 761 lb · 67 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,683/hd at 789 lb · 59 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $305.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,785/hd at 913 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 212 254
Feeder cattle 403 177 191
Slaughter cattle 23 24 53
Replacement cattle 2 11 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,906 +35.00
495 495 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,153 +38.73
565 565 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,040 -7.90
675–687 682 8 325.00–340.00 $333.16 $2,272 —
789 value added 789 59 340.00 $340.00 $2,683 —
913 value added 913 54 305.00 $305.00 $2,785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 —
830 830 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,820 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,378 +15.00
330 330 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,370 —
363 363 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,579 +32.00
363 fancy 363 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,634 —
400 400 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 +50.00
437 fancy 437 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,792 +14.00
470 470 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,786 —
505–518 512 18 335.00–353.00 $351.03 $1,797 +5.20
550–581 574 12 320.00–332.00 $330.24 $1,896 +10.24
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 +25.00
652–655 653 14 310.00–320.00 $316.43 $2,066 +31.88
743 743 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,318 +21.00
761 value added 761 67 317.00 $317.00 $2,412 —
812 812 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,444 —
1035 1035 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,174 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,404 +55.00
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 —
369 fancy 369 7 480.00 $480.00 $1,771 —
431 fancy 431 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,896 —
435 435 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,784 +8.00
485–490 488 3 370.00–390.00 $383.38 $1,871 —
502 fancy 502 11 392.00 $392.00 $1,968 —
555–596 586 12 325.00–347.00 $340.52 $1,995 -0.48
655 fancy 655 12 330.00 $330.00 $2,162 —
743 743 5 307.00 $307.00 $2,281 +17.00
840 840 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,016 -5.00
890 890 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,581 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,696 —
1115 1115 80-85% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,015 —
1200–1365 1258 80-85% 6 122.00–143.00 $132.01 $1,661 +44.01
1070–1605 1264 80-85% 4 111.00–118.00 $115.21 $1,456 +27.21
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,210 —
1110–1175 1145 85-90% 3 80.00–82.00 $81.33 $931 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,109 -7.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,268 —
1700–2240 1980 3 162.00–175.00 $168.41 $3,335 —

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–2,625.00 $2,612.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 24 260.00 $260.00 $1,867 —

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Price trend

high 500.11 low 361.42 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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