Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 479 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $175.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 359 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.36/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 542 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 235 614 584
Feeder cattle 205 522 489
Slaughter cattle 24 81 48
Replacement cattle 6 11 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test. 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
495 495 2 169.00 $169.00 $837 —
517 517 3 168.00 $168.00 $869 -4.83
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 -13.73
608 608 3 156.00 $156.00 $948 -1.00
728 728 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,077 +7.40
848 848 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 166.00 $166.00 $810 -2.98
609 609 4 149.00 $149.00 $907 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 3 141.00 $141.00 $970 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 168.00 $168.00 $454 -12.00
320 320 3 165.00 $165.00 $528 -4.00
359 359 14 175.00 $175.00 $628 —
454–497 479 16 155.00–160.00 $158.00 $757 -4.00
528–548 542 14 149.00–150.00 $149.36 $810 -2.13
563 563 3 145.00 $145.00 $816 +2.00
652–693 667 10 129.00–135.00 $132.73 $885 +2.73
723 723 4 123.00 $123.00 $889 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–445 434 3 149.00–151.00 $150.32 $652 +7.32
510–530 520 2 135.00–145.00 $139.90 $727 +10.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 7 185.00 $185.00 $522 +4.00
371 371 7 197.00 $197.00 $731 +11.00
440 440 8 189.00 $189.00 $832 +12.00
516 516 6 165.00 $165.00 $851 ±0.00
588 588 4 155.00 $155.00 $911 +3.00
672 672 3 130.00 $130.00 $874 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–370 355 6 178.00–181.00 $180.48 $641 +24.81
400–445 423 2 159.00–160.00 $159.53 $675 +3.63
511 511 6 155.00 $155.00 $792 +2.00
636 636 4 119.00 $119.00 $757 —
692 692 3 120.00 $120.00 $830 ±0.00
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 166.00 $166.00 $719 +17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $948 —
1270–1385 1328 75-80% 2 84.00–86.00 $84.96 $1,128 —
1115–1970 1425 75-80% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.64 $950 -19.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $784 —
1240 1240 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $893 +4.41
1230–1330 1280 80-85% 2 84.00–86.00 $85.04 $1,089 +6.55
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $513 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–2035 1683 2 87.00–92.00 $90.02 $1,515 —
1775 1775 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,183 —
1525–2185 1855 2 102.00–109.00 $104.88 $1,946 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00

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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
1210 1210 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 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.