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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.98/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 581 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.58/cwt +18.58 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 577 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.00/cwt +5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 446 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 315 403
Feeder cattle 510 283 336
Slaughter cattle 59 26 56
Replacement cattle 19 6 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate 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
354–385 360 5 189.00–194.00 $192.93 $695 +12.93
448 448 6 181.50 $181.50 $813 +0.50
502 502 5 162.00 $162.00 $813 +2.00
570–585 577 35 164.50–174.00 $169.58 $978 +18.58
663–685 681 25 146.00–152.00 $146.93 $1,001 +7.93
740 740 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,036 —
823 823 12 135.00 $135.00 $1,111 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 6 173.00 $173.00 $744 —
503 503 4 161.00 $161.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 173.00 $173.00 $606 +3.80
492 492 3 164.00 $164.00 $807 —
560 560 2 152.00 $152.00 $851 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206 206 5 164.00 $164.00 $338 —
310–334 316 15 159.00–163.00 $161.87 $512 +10.87
371 371 18 159.00 $159.00 $590 +7.47
446 446 32 156.00 $156.00 $696 +5.61
463 463 6 157.00 $157.00 $727 —
520 520 20 148.00 $148.00 $770 +8.00
563–598 581 43 138.00–151.00 $146.98 $854 +8.98
656–665 658 24 128.00–142.00 $135.56 $892 +14.24
783–796 794 14 122.00–128.00 $127.15 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 156.00 $156.00 $424 —
358 358 3 141.00 $141.00 $505 +9.00
415 415 2 136.00 $136.00 $564 -4.30
475 475 2 128.00 $128.00 $608 —
502 502 7 131.00 $131.00 $658 +2.00
555–565 560 2 120.00 $120.00 $672 -11.70
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 149.00 $149.00 $581 —
462 462 3 145.00 $145.00 $670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 5 192.00 $192.00 $601 —
363–381 368 15 183.00–200.00 $195.30 $719 +16.78
443 443 30 177.00 $177.00 $784 -1.00
481 481 4 170.00 $170.00 $818 +2.00
501 501 18 163.00 $163.00 $817 +8.00
560–561 561 24 155.00–159.00 $157.17 $882 +10.17
613–643 631 5 133.00–134.00 $133.39 $842 —
716 716 10 120.00 $120.00 $859 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–325 324 4 151.00–159.00 $155.01 $502 —
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 +10.00
431–443 435 6 143.00–149.00 $146.96 $639 +1.96
495 495 2 151.00 $151.00 $747 +6.97
533 533 2 141.00 $141.00 $752 —
579 579 11 143.00 $143.00 $828 —
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852 852 7 110.00 $110.00 $937 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $720 —
1050–1325 1213 80-85% 15 70.00–78.00 $75.57 $917 —
1195–1355 1284 80-85% 4 80.00–86.00 $82.64 $1,061 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1545 1334 75-80% 4 65.00–70.00 $68.97 $920 —
1190–1635 1364 75-80% 7 74.00–80.00 $76.55 $1,044 —
1680 1680 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,344 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $676 +9.00
785–1230 1019 85-90% 5 60.00–65.00 $62.39 $636 —
970–1155 1070 85-90% 4 51.00–56.00 $53.96 $577 -2.64
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 65-75% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1920 1527 3 72.00–77.00 $74.00 $1,130 —
1705–2100 1851 4 83.00–93.00 $88.20 $1,633 —
2055 2055 1 104.00 $104.00 $2,137 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1455 1455 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —

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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.