Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $177.31/cwt -11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 434 lb · 31 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $948/hd at 758 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.23/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 573 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 235 223
Feeder cattle 391 205 182
Slaughter cattle 47 24 35
Replacement cattle 8 6 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate 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
330 330 3 191.00 $191.00 $630 —
418 418 2 182.00 $182.00 $761 —
450–496 474 10 170.00–177.00 $174.75 $828 +5.75
544 544 4 155.00 $155.00 $843 -13.00
570–583 580 4 158.00–160.00 $158.49 $919 +3.49
630–645 638 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $960 -5.49
701–728 710 6 140.00–149.00 $145.92 $1,036 -2.08
795 795 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,105 —
803 803 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 160.00–167.00 $163.43 $634 —
487 487 3 162.00 $162.00 $789 -4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 169.00 $169.00 $575 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 167.00 $167.00 $551 +2.00
381 381 17 169.00 $169.00 $644 -6.00
448 448 19 156.00 $156.00 $699 —
500 500 16 153.00 $153.00 $765 —
571–580 573 23 140.00–147.00 $141.23 $809 -3.77
620–649 646 12 132.00–142.00 $135.48 $875 —
673 673 18 138.00 $138.00 $929 +5.27
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 +2.00
758 758 26 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
437 437 10 151.00 $151.00 $660 +0.68
493 493 9 140.00 $140.00 $690 —
572 572 3 125.00 $125.00 $715 —
628 628 2 127.00 $127.00 $798 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 4 148.00 $148.00 $687 —
518 518 2 141.00 $141.00 $730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 3 180.00 $180.00 $544 —
360 360 6 185.00 $185.00 $666 -12.00
414–445 434 31 174.00–179.00 $177.31 $770 -11.69
496 496 18 164.00 $164.00 $813 —
501 501 15 169.00 $169.00 $847 +4.00
583–589 584 21 150.00–156.00 $154.56 $903 -0.44
618 618 2 140.00 $140.00 $865 —
670 670 6 126.00 $126.00 $844 -4.00
710 710 1 121.00 $121.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 160.00 $160.00 $570 -20.48
470–495 476 4 133.00–154.00 $148.54 $707 —
697 697 3 125.00 $125.00 $871 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1305 1118 80-85% 7 70.00–76.00 $72.50 $811 —
1025–1395 1168 80-85% 6 60.50–66.00 $63.44 $741 —
1310–1325 1318 80-85% 2 81.00–82.00 $81.50 $1,074 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1615 1325 75-80% 6 60.50–73.00 $67.39 $893 -17.57
1330–1815 1519 75-80% 7 75.00–82.00 $79.48 $1,207 —
1430–1730 1580 75-80% 2 89.00–90.00 $89.55 $1,415 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1190 1058 85-90% 3 60.00–66.00 $63.09 $667 —
1025–1125 1075 85-90% 2 52.50–54.50 $53.45 $575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1535 1355 2 80.00–85.00 $82.17 $1,113 —
1715 1715 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,886 —
1695–2160 1834 4 91.00–102.00 $94.13 $1,726 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1020–1105 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,115.00
1235 1235 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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.