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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.73/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 572 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.01/cwt ≈ $892/hd at 661 lb · 24 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.67/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 768 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 171 273
Feeder cattle 384 157 242
Slaughter cattle 14 14 20
Replacement cattle 6 — 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday Steer and bull calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. 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
405–440 423 4 173.00 $173.00 $732 -8.00
480 480 2 170.00 $170.00 $816 -17.00
507 507 7 163.00 $163.00 $826 -21.00
552–579 564 13 154.00–170.00 $159.91 $902 -10.09
611–638 628 20 151.00–156.00 $153.15 $962 +1.11
651 value added 651 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,068 —
665 665 7 144.00 $144.00 $958 —
713–744 731 20 138.00–142.00 $141.39 $1,034 +0.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495–498 498 6 151.00–164.00 $153.16 $763 +2.16
670 670 1 140.00 $140.00 $938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 167.00 $167.00 $501 -2.00
375–384 378 11 164.00–172.00 $166.95 $631 -8.75
438–443 441 8 161.00–167.00 $164.77 $727 -6.23
478–488 483 12 168.00–169.00 $168.51 $814 —
503–509 507 19 153.00–165.00 $157.39 $798 +1.39
557–588 572 49 145.00–156.00 $150.73 $862 +4.73
610–641 636 17 141.00–142.00 $141.83 $902 -4.17
654–666 661 24 130.00–141.00 $135.01 $892 —
758–782 768 22 122.00–126.00 $123.67 $950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 149.00 $149.00 $559 -1.00
452–492 482 12 138.00–150.00 $140.81 $679 -10.19
581 581 5 121.00 $121.00 $703 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 168.00 $168.00 $655 —
443 443 8 167.00 $167.00 $740 -6.00
527 527 11 162.00 $162.00 $854 -6.00
610 610 11 140.00 $140.00 $854 —
683–698 689 20 130.00–136.00 $132.43 $912 +2.43
760 760 4 118.00 $118.00 $897 —
835 835 10 118.00 $118.00 $985 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 3 148.00–160.00 $151.81 $638 +1.81
538 538 4 136.00 $136.00 $732 -14.00
597 597 6 137.00 $137.00 $818 +5.11
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 123.00 $123.00 $701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1630 1483 75-80% 2 80.00–82.00 $80.90 $1,200 -9.10
1500 1500 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,050 —
1690 1690 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,436 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $643 —
1085–1220 1153 85-90% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.41 $650 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1140 1135 80-85% 2 60.00–65.00 $62.49 $709 -6.51
1230 1230 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855–2150 2008 4 100.00–110.00 $104.28 $2,094 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1515 1515 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.