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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.33/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 512 lb · 36 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.76/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 669 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.21/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 515 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 404 554
Feeder cattle 428 384 495
Slaughter cattle 89 14 47
Replacement cattle 10 6 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Heavy supply of slaughter cows and bulls 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
355–357 357 4 177.00–179.00 $178.50 $637 —
424 424 6 183.00 $183.00 $776 +10.00
524 524 7 166.00 $166.00 $870 +3.00
577–585 583 26 152.00–166.00 $162.80 $949 +2.89
646 646 23 155.00 $155.00 $1,001 +1.85
735 735 3 135.00 $135.00 $992 -6.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 —
430 430 1 162.00 $162.00 $697 —
475 475 2 156.00 $156.00 $741 +2.84
505–521 519 8 151.00–159.00 $158.03 $820 —
571 571 4 140.00 $140.00 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 2 171.00 $171.00 $356 —
268 268 1 177.00 $177.00 $474 —
325 325 1 169.00 $169.00 $549 +2.00
356 356 5 165.00 $165.00 $587 -1.95
413–439 433 20 159.00–162.00 $159.72 $692 -5.05
502–519 512 36 155.00–157.00 $155.33 $795 -2.06
591 591 13 149.00 $149.00 $881 -1.73
628 628 9 151.00 $151.00 $948 +9.17
650–654 652 16 144.00–147.00 $145.13 $946 +10.12
717 717 7 127.00 $127.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 152.00 $152.00 $410 —
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 —
500–526 512 9 145.00–148.00 $146.63 $751 —
595 595 4 140.00 $140.00 $833 +19.00
681 681 6 135.00 $135.00 $919 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 141.00 $141.00 $959 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 7 182.00 $182.00 $564 —
366 366 7 174.00 $174.00 $637 +6.00
436 436 5 175.00 $175.00 $763 +8.00
506–544 515 26 152.00–165.50 $162.21 $835 +0.21
599 599 15 145.00 $145.00 $869 —
658–685 669 29 128.00–134.00 $132.76 $888 +0.33
730 730 15 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 454 9 142.00–150.00 $146.40 $665 —
507–536 524 7 138.00–145.00 $142.09 $745 +6.09
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1590 1352 75-80% 7 60.50–75.00 $69.56 $940 —
1260–1550 1412 75-80% 13 80.00–86.00 $82.69 $1,168 —
1275–1905 1486 75-80% 7 88.00–100.00 $93.48 $1,389 +12.58
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $640 —
875–1345 1181 80-85% 7 65.00–71.00 $68.90 $814 —
1050–1405 1226 80-85% 8 73.00–83.00 $77.70 $953 +1.70
1165–1380 1299 80-85% 6 85.00–92.50 $88.82 $1,154 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1150 1003 85-90% 9 67.00–76.00 $71.66 $719 +7.66
875–1215 1023 85-90% 10 55.50–65.00 $59.29 $607 -4.71
1140–1190 1165 85-90% 2 78.50–80.00 $79.23 $923 +22.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1815 1650 3 75.00–88.00 $83.56 $1,379 —
1765–1780 1773 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,986 —
1420–2245 1784 7 91.00–102.00 $96.18 $1,716 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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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
1270 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —

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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.