Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.85/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 436 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.21/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 565 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.86/cwt -15.14 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 523 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 527 474
Feeder cattle 287 463 426
Slaughter cattle 34 53 48
Replacement cattle — 11 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of all classes with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 13 195.00 $195.00 $825 +15.00
513–524 523 19 160.00–171.00 $169.86 $888 —
644 644 7 150.00 $150.00 $966 -13.90
689 689 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
450 450 3 155.00 $155.00 $698 -6.00
573 573 8 144.00 $144.00 $825 -2.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 141.00 $141.00 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 184.00 $184.00 $640 +15.00
350–396 382 10 168.00–169.00 $168.73 $645 +3.73
400–446 431 9 160.00 $160.00 $690 -5.00
439 value added 439 17 172.00 $172.00 $755 —
492–496 494 12 158.00–160.00 $159.17 $786 —
505 505 12 154.00 $154.00 $778 +3.00
563 563 4 142.00 $142.00 $799 -9.25
561–571 value added 566 16 160.00–162.00 $161.01 $911 —
611 value added 611 8 151.00 $151.00 $923 —
663 663 8 130.00 $130.00 $862 -8.00
728 728 3 125.00 $125.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–281 281 5 148.00–164.00 $160.81 $452 —
421–425 422 5 147.00–155.00 $153.39 $647 +2.04
490 490 1 143.00 $143.00 $701 —
509–522 515 7 139.00–142.00 $140.70 $725 +1.70
564 564 4 138.00 $138.00 $778 +1.00
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 182.00 $182.00 $684 —
425 425 5 177.00 $177.00 $752 +0.50
511 511 9 162.00 $162.00 $828 +2.00
576–587 582 16 144.00–148.00 $145.73 $848 -2.27
709 709 9 128.00 $128.00 $908 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
383 383 2 173.00 $173.00 $663 —
472 472 3 161.00 $161.00 $760 —
545 545 1 138.00 $138.00 $752 +1.07
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 —
680 680 2 120.00 $120.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1200 1180 80-85% 2 79.00–85.00 $82.05 $968 +13.21
1165–1245 1204 80-85% 4 60.00–69.00 $64.67 $779 -13.67
1130–1360 1270 80-85% 6 71.00–76.00 $73.42 $932 -11.92
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1135 1040 85-90% 3 67.00–68.00 $67.64 $703 -10.91
955–1150 1053 85-90% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.91 $747 —
1090–1280 1191 85-90% 4 60.00 $60.00 $715 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1610 1287 75-80% 5 70.00–77.00 $74.14 $954 —
1365 1365 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $860 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 65-75% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,383 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835 1835 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,743 —
1815–1980 1898 2 105.00–108.00 $106.43 $2,020 —

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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.