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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.55/cwt ≈ $959/hd at 486 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 564 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.85/cwt ≈ $951/hd at 622 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 391 421
Feeder cattle 426 351 394
Slaughter cattle 22 36 17
Replacement cattle 15 4 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. 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
260–280 269 7 200.00–202.00 $200.89 $540 —
359–380 364 12 195.00–199.00 $197.96 $721 —
465 465 5 176.00 $176.00 $818 —
488 value added 488 44 200.00 $200.00 $976 —
500 500 3 163.00 $163.00 $815 +8.00
564 value added 564 30 184.00 $184.00 $1,038 —
606–646 622 19 148.00–155.00 $152.85 $951 —
662 662 7 141.00 $141.00 $933 +0.03
763 763 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 167.00 $167.00 $701 —
500–530 515 2 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $780 -0.49
565–575 570 3 138.00–150.00 $144.70 $825 —
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 167.00 $167.00 $626 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 172.00 $172.00 $458 -4.00
308 308 2 159.00 $159.00 $490 -1.00
388 388 12 155.00 $155.00 $601 +2.79
441 441 18 150.00 $150.00 $662 +6.00
508–527 519 15 140.00–145.00 $143.04 $742 +3.38
582–597 585 15 135.00–138.00 $135.61 $793 +1.20
650–660 653 12 123.00–130.00 $125.09 $817 -5.54
707 707 3 125.00 $125.00 $884 +1.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 151.00 $151.00 $525 —
425 425 4 135.00 $135.00 $574 -4.00
457 457 3 140.00 $140.00 $640 +5.00
503–520 505 8 125.00–130.00 $129.36 $653 -5.23
578 578 8 120.00–130.00 $123.75 $715 —
668 668 2 115.00 $115.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 6 201.00 $201.00 $637 +31.00
366–369 368 16 186.00–196.00 $193.52 $712 +12.58
439 439 10 181.00 $181.00 $795 +7.00
506 506 16 155.00 $155.00 $784 -2.76
553–580 570 11 151.00–153.00 $152.29 $868 +8.65
629 629 5 129.00 $129.00 $811 —
669 669 9 128.00 $128.00 $856 -4.95
752 752 6 116.00 $116.00 $872 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
420 420 2 155.00 $155.00 $651 —
460–476 474 9 160.00–161.00 $160.89 $763 +19.89
513 513 3 149.00 $149.00 $764 +9.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 —— 5 150.00 $150.00 $747 —
585 585 —— 1 138.00 $138.00 $807 —
1510 1510 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,555 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $870 —
1205–1680 1468 75-80% 4 63.00–69.00 $65.65 $964 —
1430–1525 1478 75-80% 2 71.00–80.00 $75.64 $1,118 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1070 985 85-90% 5 43.00–47.00 $45.15 $445 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $653 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $874 —
1370 1370 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $877 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,195 —
1630–2090 1860 2 85.00–88.00 $86.31 $1,605 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1250 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,025.00–1,150.00 $1,099.47
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1575 1575 Aged (>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.