Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.13/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 713 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.92/cwt ≈ $897/hd at 610 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $194.50/cwt ≈ $1,047/hd at 538 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 238 317 428
Feeder cattle 196 258 380
Slaughter cattle 37 39 33
Replacement cattle 5 20 15

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 were mostly steady. 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
437 437 3 187.00 $187.00 $817 -10.00
525 525 2 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
541 value added 541 9 195.50 $195.50 $1,058 —
671 671 7 145.00 $145.00 $973 —
703–719 713 22 143.00–151.00 $148.13 $1,056 +6.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 181.00 $181.00 $612 —
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 167.00 $167.00 $481 —
326–345 329 6 175.00–188.00 $185.73 $611 +11.73
380–395 388 8 169.00–173.00 $171.04 $664 -1.96
430 430 3 169.00 $169.00 $727 +5.47
525 525 3 156.00 $156.00 $819 +3.50
604 value added 604 9 150.00 $150.00 $906 —
615–630 625 4 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $875 —
740 740 2 120.00 $120.00 $888 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 159.00 $159.00 $493 —
361 361 4 165.00 $165.00 $596 +11.52
410 410 2 144.00 $144.00 $590 -4.00
455–493 470 5 150.00–160.00 $155.81 $732 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
564 564 4 147.00 $147.00 $829 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 184.00 $184.00 $574 —
374 374 5 187.00 $187.00 $699 -4.00
425 425 9 183.00 $183.00 $778 -6.91
456–465 457 9 180.00–184.00 $183.55 $839 —
523 523 8 172.00 $172.00 $900 +1.00
587 587 5 155.00 $155.00 $910 -9.30
625–649 646 8 136.00 $136.00 $879 -22.00
745 745 1 123.00 $123.00 $916 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 185.00 $185.00 $462 —
446 446 4 170.00 $170.00 $758 —
503–520 509 3 150.00–155.00 $153.30 $780 +3.30
578 578 3 146.00 $146.00 $844 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1600 1386 75-80% 8 70.00–77.00 $73.98 $1,025 +11.21
1395 1395 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,130 +18.23
1405–2030 1744 75-80% 4 61.00–66.00 $63.63 $1,110 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1320 1103 80-85% 4 57.00–65.50 $63.35 $699 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,040 —
1290–1375 1333 80-85% 3 70.00–75.50 $72.18 $962 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1015 910 85-90% 2 50.50–51.50 $51.06 $465 -11.49
940–1070 984 85-90% 4 61.00–64.50 $62.63 $616 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1300 1262 3 82.00–92.00 $88.02 $1,111 —
1820 1820 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,911 —
2095 2095 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,514 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1630 1630 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1430–1710 1570 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00–1,460.00 $1,421.29 —

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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.