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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.28/cwt -5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 574 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.60/cwt -10.40 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 620 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt ≈ $718/hd at 520 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 321 404
Feeder cattle 403 287 318
Slaughter cattle 40 34 64
Replacement cattle 17 — 22

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 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
366 366 7 192.00 $192.00 $703 —
415 415 3 185.00 $185.00 $768 -10.00
455 455 3 178.00 $178.00 $810 —
541 541 8 180.00 $180.00 $974 +10.14
551 551 6 173.00 $173.00 $953 —
654–655 655 12 145.00–156.00 $150.50 $986 -0.50
720–743 733 23 135.00–141.00 $138.44 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 161.00 $161.00 $604 -9.00
490 490 2 170.00 $170.00 $833 —
646 646 8 141.00 $141.00 $911 —
725 725 1 131.00 $131.00 $950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 169.00 $169.00 $566 -15.00
387 value added 387 16 183.00 $183.00 $708 —
392 392 3 169.00 $169.00 $662 +0.27
425 425 7 167.00 $167.00 $710 +7.00
497 497 12 160.50 $160.50 $798 +1.33
557–599 574 41 148.00–155.00 $151.28 $868 +9.28
601–641 620 34 130.00–144.50 $140.60 $872 —
665–670 666 21 136.00–137.00 $136.71 $910 +6.71
732 732 19 130.00 $130.00 $952 +5.00
955 955 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,089 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
520 520 23 138.00 $138.00 $718 —
770 770 5 121.00 $121.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 158.00 $158.00 $403 -2.81
315–339 334 5 154.00–159.00 $154.94 $517 —
433 433 3 150.00 $150.00 $650 -3.39
490 490 3 139.00 $139.00 $681 -4.00
568–577 574 13 129.00–140.00 $137.71 $790 -0.29
655 655 2 115.00 $115.00 $753 -13.00
708 708 2 115.00 $115.00 $814 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 129.00 $129.00 $862 —

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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 2 180.00 $180.00 $563 —
367 367 3 192.00 $192.00 $705 +10.00
451 451 8 175.00 $175.00 $789 —
512–533 526 16 154.00–161.00 $158.87 $836 -3.13
573 573 6 151.00 $151.00 $865 +5.27
618 618 2 146.00 $146.00 $902 —
663 663 16 140.00 $140.00 $928 —
760 760 2 126.00 $126.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 170.00 $170.00 $576 —
383 383 6 173.00 $173.00 $663 ±0.00
438 438 3 170.00 $170.00 $745 —
550–573 570 7 144.00–146.00 $144.28 $822 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 507 5 149.00–152.00 $150.21 $762 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1370 1200 80-85% 10 67.00–74.00 $70.04 $840 +5.37
1145–1350 1248 80-85% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.46 $817 —
1120–1525 1260 80-85% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.30 $999 +5.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1070 973 85-90% 3 68.00–74.00 $69.95 $681 —
805–1135 979 85-90% 5 60.00–66.00 $62.38 $611 —
860–1215 1030 85-90% 3 51.50–58.00 $55.80 $575 -11.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1440 1295 75-80% 2 67.00–68.00 $67.56 $875 -6.58
1180–1670 1351 75-80% 7 70.00–77.00 $73.99 $1,000 +10.99
1545 1545 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1955 1639 4 92.00–95.00 $93.09 $1,526 —
1910 1910 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,196 —
1595–2230 2000 3 96.00–100.00 $97.44 $1,949 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1215 1127 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 910.00–1,025.00 $973.36

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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
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1395–1700 1548 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,364.78 —

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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.