Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.15/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 775 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.25/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 561 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.90/cwt +13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 624 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 446 531
Feeder cattle 463 391 447
Slaughter cattle 53 47 61
Replacement cattle 11 8 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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
420 420 1 180.00 $180.00 $756 -2.00
457–494 487 17 179.00–184.00 $183.17 $892 +8.42
543 fancy 543 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,005 —
607–626 624 48 163.00–164.00 $163.90 $1,023 +13.39
736 736 7 135.00 $135.00 $994 -10.92
776 776 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,071 -1.00
820 820 8 137.00 $137.00 $1,123 -1.00
874 874 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,136 —
1028 1028 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 161.00 $161.00 $781 -1.00
555 555 2 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $813 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 179.00 $179.00 $448 —
349 349 5 169.00 $169.00 $590 +2.00
363 363 5 165.00 $165.00 $599 -4.00
443 443 1 165.00 $165.00 $731 +9.00
452 452 18 155.00 $155.00 $701 —
501 501 19 151.00 $151.00 $757 -2.00
556–590 561 61 140.00–153.00 $151.25 $849 +10.02
643 643 6 134.00 $134.00 $862 -1.48
671 671 28 138.00 $138.00 $926 ±0.00
763 763 9 120.00 $120.00 $916 -5.00
777 value added 777 64 135.00 $135.00 $1,049 —
853 853 5 117.00 $117.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 164.00 $164.00 $558 —
419–439 428 9 147.00–155.00 $151.35 $648 +0.35
501 501 4 139.00 $139.00 $696 —
568–581 577 6 137.00 $137.00 $790 +12.00
693 693 2 120.00 $120.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 189.00 $189.00 $656 —
441 441 11 176.50 $176.50 $778 -0.81
530 530 19 160.00 $160.00 $848 -9.00
568 568 6 148.00 $148.00 $841 -6.56
625–647 641 7 130.00–133.00 $130.84 $839 -9.16
705 705 1 118.00 $118.00 $832 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 156.00 $156.00 $655 —
525–545 535 4 133.00–141.00 $136.93 $733 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1335 1154 80-85% 4 66.00–70.00 $68.84 $794 +5.40
1010–1405 1203 80-85% 12 75.00–83.00 $78.34 $942 —
1245–1292 1271 80-85% 3 85.00–86.00 $85.34 $1,085 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1740 1465 75-80% 7 75.00–83.00 $79.12 $1,159 —
1430–2100 1651 75-80% 4 70.00–73.00 $71.11 $1,174 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1045 990 85-90% 3 63.00–67.00 $65.26 $646 —
940–1155 1048 85-90% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.55 $823 —
945–1230 1148 85-90% 4 56.00–61.50 $58.64 $673 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1885 1525 2 87.00–90.00 $88.85 $1,355 —
1600 1600 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,840 —
1395–1860 1621 4 92.00–101.00 $96.27 $1,561 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1140–1215 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,150.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1580–1640 1610 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.